Blumhouse let out a howl at CinemaCon Wednesday, offering its first look at Wolf Man, its reimagining of the classic Universal monsters property.
Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is stalked by a dangerous predator. The film recently began production, but an early look revealed that Abbott’s character appears to be that threat.
It features creepy atmospheric shots of the family in the house in the dark. His daughter asks if they are going to die, and he says no. “That’s a lie. Everybody dies eventually,” she says. And sadly for the family, Abbot’s character returns home with a bite on his arm, suggesting he will be transforming into the Wolf Man.
Wolf Man hails from Leigh Whannell, the filmmaker who came on the seen as the star and co-writer of Saw and helped Universal rethink how it approaches its classic library of monster characters with The Invisible Man, which earned a strong $144.4 million global. He is both writing and directing the project, which for a time had Ryan Gosling set to star. It has a release date of Jan. 17, 2025 and also stars Julia Garner.
Blumhouse also revealed the creepy, intense trailer for Speak No Evil, a remake of a Danish film that stars James McAvoy. It centers on a family whose dream weekend holiday to a country house becomes a nightmare. James Watkins wrote and directed the feature, which is due out Sept. 13. It came to Blumhouse after founder Jason Blum saw the original film, Gaesterne, and became enamored with the idea of remaking it.
Blumhouse has been busy at CinemaCon, with partner Lionsgate announcing earlier Wednesday that the horror shingle would make a new Blair Witch Project movie and also help re-imagine other classic Lionsgate horror titles.
