Blumhouse Shares First Full Wolf Man Trailer

With the cinematic Dark Universe fortunately in Common’s distant rear view mirror at this level, new movies updating the studio’s Common Monsters characters are actually one thing horror followers look ahead to—due to a brand new period of standalone movies kicked off with Leigh Whannell’s 2020 Invisible Man. His next project in that realm arrives early subsequent yr, updating traditional werewolf story Wolf Man for 2025, and the trailer was simply unveiled at New York Comedian Con.

Christopher Abbott (Poor Issues) performs the title character, who heads to the agricultural dwelling in Oregon the place he grew up when he inherits it from his presumed-dead father. Determined to avoid wasting his marriage, he convinces his spouse (Julia Garner of Condominium 7A, Ozark, and subsequent yr’s The Incredible 4: First Steps) to convey their younger daughter (Matilda Firth) for a go to. As soon as they arrive, in keeping with the movie’s official synopsis, the household is “attacked by an unseen animal and, in a determined escape, barricade themselves inside the house because the creature prowls the perimeter. Because the night time stretches on, nevertheless, Blake begins to behave unusually, remodeling into one thing unrecognizable, and Charlotte can be compelled to determine whether or not the phobia inside their home is extra deadly than the hazard with out.”

It’s not talked about, however you possibly can guess there was a full moon within the sky when this went down.

What strikes us most concerning the trailer is the seclusion. This wolf man isn’t going to be working round killing folks. It appears as if the film is extra Garner’s than Abbott’s as she protects her daughter from her altering father. Additionally, you get the sense that the wolf man transformation is far slower and extra methodical than what we’re used to. It may, in truth, be a pleasant large chunk of the film earlier than we get to see the complete factor. In brief, this can be a very particular, new-looking wolf man—and we’re very enthusiastic about it.

Oh, and who else acquired big-time Jurassic Park vibes there originally? You don’t put a car in a tree except you’ve acquired one thing particular and Whannell could have that.

The remainder of the solid consists of Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, and Benedict Hardie; it’s directed by Whannell and written by Whannell and Corbett Tuck, and Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. Wolf Man hits theaters January 17. Test again later at this time for a brief interview with Whannell concerning the trailer and the movie.

Further reporting by Germain Lussier

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