{"id":28335,"date":"2025-01-16T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T03:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28335"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:23:52","slug":"wolf-man-director-leigh-whannell-video-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28335","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wolf Man\u2019 : Exclusive Interview with Director Leigh Whannell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, \u201cSaw\u201d and \u201cInsidious,\u201d Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with <\/span><b><i>Insidious: Chapter 3<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller <\/span><b><i>Upgrade<\/i><\/b><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2020, Whannell\u2019s <\/span><b><i>The Invisible Man<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, Whannell is back with <\/span><b><i>Wolf Man<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a different take on the werewolf movie, first made famous with Universal\u2019s <\/span><b><i>The Wolf Man<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 1941. This version stars Christopher Abbott as Blake, a San Francisco writer, who returns to his childhood home in Oregon with his wife and daughter (Julia Garner, Matilda Firth) after he learns of his father\u2019s death. On their way to clear out his father\u2019s old cabin, their moving truck goes off the road, leading to an incident where Blake is attacked by a fierce beast\u2026 and soon, he begins to transform into something else himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spoke with Leigh over Zoom from Australia, an interview you can watch above, where we spoke about how the film came about, casting the three main roles, designing the look for the main creatures, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also watch <i>Cinema Daily US&#8217; <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/reviews\/wolf-man-video-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video review of <\/a><\/span><b><i>Wolf Man<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28306\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster.jpg\" alt=\"Wolf Man\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster-768x1216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster-970x1536.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WolfManPoster-696x1102.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leigh Whannell<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Jason Blum<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blumhouse Productions, Ground Control, Motel Movies, Waypoint Entertainment, Universal Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Universal Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> R (Violence|Some Sexuality|Language)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Horror<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> English\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> January 17, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 1 hours, 43 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can watch the trailer below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"kAw4PH2IQgo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wolf Man | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAw4PH2IQgo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, \u201cSaw\u201d and \u201cInsidious,\u201d Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller Upgrade. In 2020, Whannell\u2019s The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster. 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