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Wolf Man, Leigh Whannell, and the Universal Monster Problem

Leigh Whannell's January 2025 Wolf Man cost about $25 million and grossed about $36 million globally. The film is not the disaster the numbers suggest. The strategy around it is.

Marcus Vell·7 May·7 min

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Wolf Man, Whannell's Domestic Horror Bet

Leigh Whannell's follow-up to The Invisible Man arrived in January through Blumhouse and Universal. It is a smaller, stranger film than the one the marketing sold, and the smaller film is the better film.

Marcus Vell·5 Mar·7 min