Wolf Man Interview: Leigh Whannell Says Dune 2 Stole One of Their Ideas

After a harrowing and successful take on Universal Pictures' The Invisible Man, writer-director Leigh Whannell wasn't confident he wanted to take on another Universal Monster so soon. Fortunately, producer and Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum used his "Jedi mind trick" on the filmmaker, and the wait for Wolf Man is nearly over.

Having learned a thing or two from his first adaptation, Whannell tells Collider's Perri Nemiroff he opted to leave what fans know to the original. "Just divorce yourself from the law and from the expectations of people," he says. "Try to just make a story that is good unto itself." This mindset freed up space for him and co-writer and partner Corbett Tuck to develop a story that allows Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner to breathe a new life into Wolf Man.

In this one-on-one, Whannell shares why he was reluctant to take this project on initially, as well as why he had a change of heart. He also talks about how the finished film changed from the original script, how he and cinematographer Stefan Duscio (The Invisible Man) crafted the perfect wolf vision, and reveals the surprising scene that proved to be the biggest challenge.

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