Leigh Whannell, the horror mastermind behind movies like Saw, Insidious, Upgrade, and The Invisible Man, is set to terrify audiences with his new take on the classic Universal horror film, The Wolf Man. Whannell has taken to social media to clarify that the images from Halloween Horror Nights, a popular theme park event, do not represent the actual movie. In fact, he called the event’s Wolf Man costume and makeup “not scary at all.”
The director spoke to Comic Book during New York Comic Con 2024 and addressed the images of the wolfman creature that were posted online. Whannell said:
“First of all, we’ve got Arjen Tuiten doing the makeup and he’s a genius, the level of makeup that he can do. It’s kind of like, without spoiling anything, it’s like comparing a costume at Spirit Halloween to Rick Baker’s makeup.
“There’s a level of lighting and artistry. I can confidently tell you that the Halloween Horror Nights Wolf Man they had running around is not much like what we have going.”
Let’s hope he is being honest, because that costumed goon looked like ass.
Arjen Tuiten, the makeup effects designer in Whannell’s reboot, is no stranger to the business. He already won an Academy Award for his work in Wonder, but his education is what’s most important right now: Tuiten began in the industry under the supervision of Dick Smith, Stan Winston and Rick Baker.
Wolf Man is a modern retelling of the 1941 classic film starring Lon Chaney Jr. In this version, Blake moves with his family to his childhood home in Oregon. After a bite, his wife and daughter witness his transformation during a full moon. The film stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, and Matilda Firth.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film worldwide, as they hold the rights to the Universal Classic Monsters catalog, which includes Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the creature from the Black Lagoon.
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