"Wolf Man" Reboot Imminent

One week after it was revealed that Universal Pictures has set a mystery Universal Monsters property for release April 21, 2017 comes word, via Deadline, that the studio is courting Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners, Contraband) to write a rebooted take on The Wolf Man.

Universal’s original The Wolf Man was directed by George Waggner and released in 1941. Starring Claude Rains and Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role, the film was followed by four semi-sequels, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943, House of Frankenstein in 1944, House of Dracula in 1945 and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein in 1948. Universal later attempted a reboot, The Wolfman, in 2010.

Already announced for Universal’s upcoming monster slate is The Mummy, set to be directed by Alex Kurtzman from a script by Jon Spaihts. “Fargo” executive producer Noah Hawley is also said to be scripting a mystery project while another title previously rumored was a reboot of the “Van Helsing” franchise, with Tom Cruise attached to the title role.

There’s no telling whether or not this new take on The Wolfman will grab that 2017 placeholder date, but it should be noted that the franchise will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2016.

"Conjuring 2" And "Insidious Chapter 3" Finalise Release Dates

Though the horror franchises for The Conjuring and Insidious find themselves at Warner Bros. Pictures and Focus Features respectively, they still share produces on Blumhouse Productions and James Wan, who also directed the original films in each franchise. Now both horror sequels have new release dates. First, as we recently heard, Warner Bros. was able to coax James Wan into directing The Conjuring 2 again, which means the film wasn’t going to meet the 2015 release date and would arrive sometime in 2016. Now, according to Box Office Mojo, the film has been set for release on June 10th, 2016. 

In addition, Insidious: Chapter 3 was previously slated to arrive at the end of May, but it has now been pushed back one week to hit theaters on June 5th, 2015. The newest chapter in the terrifying horror series is written and directed by franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell. This chilling prequel, set before the haunting of the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl (Stefanie Scott) who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.