Wolf Man (2025 film)

Wolf Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leigh Whannell
Written by	Leigh Whannell Corbett Tuck
Produced by	Jason Blum
Starring	Christopher Abbott Julia Garner Sam Jaeger
Cinematography	Stefan Duscio
Edited by	Andy Canny
Music by	Benjamin Wallfisch
Production companies	Blumhouse Productions Cloak & Co.
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)
Running time	103 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$17.3 million[2][3]

Wolf Man is a 2025 American phycological body horror film directed by Leigh Whannell from a screenplay he co-wrote with Corbett Tuck. A reboot of The Wolf Man (1941), the film stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger. The plot follows a family man seeking to protect his wife and daughter from a werewolf, only to become infected and slowly transform into the creature. Jason Blum produces alongside his Blumhouse Productions banner.

The film was announced in mid-2014 and was to be part of the Dark Universe, a shared cinematic universe centered on the Universal Monsters. Aaron Guzikowski and David Callaham were attached to write the script. After the failure of The Mummy (2017), Universal shifted its focus to standalone films. The success of Whannell's The Invisible Man (2020) rekindled Universal's interest in the Monsters franchise. They accepted a pitch by Ryan Gosling, who was also set to star, for a new Wolf Man film with Derek Cianfrance to direct. However, Cianfrance left the project in late 2023 and Gosling dropped out of the role, remaining as executive producer while Whannell took over as director with a new cast. Principal photography occured in New Zealand in early 2024.

Wolf Man was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on January 17, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $17.3 million.