MOVIE | Wolf Man has Leigh Whannell return home to unveil movie

MOVIE | Wolf Man has Leigh Whannell return home to unveil movie – Leigh reunited with family and friends for the premiere in his local hometown Melbourne, followed by the Sydney premiere at IMAX last night.

The premiere was also attended by his wife and Wolf Man co-writer Corbett Tuck, and local Australian cast members Benedict Hardie and Zac Chandler.

The master of horror took the opportunity to connect with his enthusiastic fans, signing autographs and posing for photos.

What if someone you loved became something else?

From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man.

Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma).

But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

The film co-stars Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale), Ben Prendergast (The Sojourn Audio Drama) and Benedict Hardie (The Invisible Man), with newcomer Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly (Shortland Street) and Milo Cawthorne (Shortland Street).

Wolf Man is directed by Whannell and written by Whannell & Corbett Tuck. Whannell’s previous films
with Blumhouse include The Invisible Man, Upgrade and Insidious: Chapter 3.

The film is produced by Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum p.g.a., and Ryan Gosling (The Fall Guy, Lost River) and is executive produced by Leigh Whannell, Beatriz Sequeira, Mel Turner and Ken Kao. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse present a Gosling/Waypoint Entertainment production, in association with Cloak & Co: Wolf Man.

Director/Executive Producer/Writer: Leigh Whannell

Writer: Corbett Tuck

Producer: Jason Blum

Producer: Ryan Gosling

Executive Producer: Bea Sequeira

Executive Producer: Mel Turner

Executive Producer: Ken Kao

Cast: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie, Ben Prendergast, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly and Milo Cawthorne

Wolf Man – in cinemas 16 January, 2025

Media Release – Universal

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