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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

April 19, 2024 John Squires Leigh Whannell, Matilda Firth, Movies, Wolf-man

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025. Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger. The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie […]

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‘Wolf Man’ Movie from Universal and Director Leigh Whannell Moves into 2025

March 29, 2024 John Squires Leigh Whannell, Movies, Wolf-man

Filming kicked off just a couple weeks ago on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which had been ambitiously dated for release on October 25, 2024. As it turns out, however, a Halloween 2024 release was a bit too ambitious. THR reports that Wolf Man will howl its way […]

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Filming Has Begun On Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie for Halloween 2024

March 17, 2024 John Squires Leigh Whannell, Movies, Wolf-man

In the wake of The Invisible Man back in 2020, Leigh Whannell is reteaming with Universal and Blumhouse to direct a new take on the Wolf Man, and filming has begun! Check out Blumhouse’s official announcement tweet below. Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) has been cast in the titular role, we recently learned. Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man will howl its way into theaters on October […]

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Sorry Billy, Donnie Wahlberg Wins ‘Dead Silence’ [Halloweenies Podcast]

January 16, 2024 Michael Roffman Dead Silence, Donnie Wahlberg, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Podcasts

The Halloweenies take a quick post-summer vacay to Raven’s Fair to discuss James Wan‘s 2007 supernatural horror film, Dead Silence. Together, they discuss Wan’s bleached-out style, the muddled mythology, Donnie Wahlberg‘s scene-stealing performance, and, naturally, 2010’s Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Note: This episode was recorded in September 2022. Stream the episode below or subscribe […]

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‘Wolf Man’ – Julia Garner Joins the Cast of Leigh Whannell’s Next Universal Monsters Movie

January 5, 2024 John Squires Julia Garner, Leigh Whannell, Movies, universal monsters, Wolf-man

Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man) is headed back into the world of the Universal Monsters with a new take on Wolf Man, and Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel) has just signed on. The Emmy-winner will star alongside Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) in the film for Blumhouse and Universal. Wolf Man will howl its way into theaters on October […]

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‘Saw’ Is the Beginning of a Franchise, a Subgenre, and a Powerhouse Horror Team [Halloweenies Podcast]

September 5, 2023 Michael Roffman James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Podcasts, Saw

Rise and shine, listeners. You’re probably wondering where you are. I’ll tell you where you might be. You might be listening to the last podcast you ever hear. Up until now you simply sat in the shadows watching others live out their lives. But what do voyeurs see when they look into the mirror? Now, […]

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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ – Patrick Wilson Talks Scare Crafting and Shifting the Movie’s Original Storyline [Interview]

July 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro In the Mouth of Madness, Insidious, Insidious: The Red Door, Interviews, John Carpenter, Leigh Whannell, Movies, Patrick Wilson

The horror franchise’s original cast is back in Insidious: The Red Door, playing in theaters now and directed by and starring Patrick Wilson. In the film, “To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before.” Wilson, who also pulled […]

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The Boulet Bros. Chime in On ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

July 10, 2023 Trace Thurman Barbara Hershey, Horror Queers, Horror Queers Podcast, Insidious, Insidious 2, insidious chapter 2, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, Patrick Wilson, Podcasts, Rose Byrne

Cisgusting. We spent June discussing genderfluid dinosaurs, evil weaves and queer-coded hitchhikers, and we’re kicking off July with a discussion of the Sleepaway Camp of it all in James Wan‘s 2013 sequel Insidious: Chapter 2. Insidious: Chapter 2 sees Renai (Rose Byrne) and Josh (Patrick Wilson) Lambert recovering from their showdown with evil spirits that possessed their […]

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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including a Glorious ‘Onyx the Fortuitous’ Movie Poster

May 5, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid, Evil Dead II, Killer Collectibles, Leigh Whannell, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, The Further, Upgrade

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Upgrade 4K UHD from Scream Factory Upgrade will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 4 via […]

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‘Dead Silence’ – 6 Things We Learned from the New 4K Ultra HD Release

March 28, 2023 Alex DiVincenzo Dead Silence, Home Video, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies, scream factory

After firmly establishing themselves as filmmakers to watch with the expected success of Saw in 2004, director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell reunited for Dead Silence. It would be the first of two Wan films to underperform in 2007, followed by Death Sentence. While he would go on to prove himself as a true […]

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Leigh Whannell in Talks to Direct ‘Green Hornet’ Movie for Universal

June 23, 2022 John Squires Green Hornet, Leigh Whannell, Movies

In the wake of 2020’s The Invisible Man, Universal is reportedly looking to reunite with Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) for The Green Hornet and Kato, a film Whannell is in talks to direct. Deadline reports this afternoon that David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Stir of Echoes) wrote the script, and if Whannell officially signs on to direct […]

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James Wan Celebrates 11 Years of ‘Insidious’ and Shaking the “Torture Porn” Label

April 1, 2022 John Squires Insidious, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies

Today, April 1, 2022, marks ELEVEN YEARS since the release of James Wan‘s Insidious, Wan and writer Leigh Whannell‘s third horror collaboration in the wake of Saw and Dead Silence. Much like Saw several years prior, Insidious proved to be a massive hit at the box office, further catapulting Wan’s career and launching a franchise that […]

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‘Insidious 5’ – That Trailer Floating Around Is Fake But the Fifth Movie Is Filming This Spring

February 3, 2022 John Squires Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 5, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies, Patrick Wilson

There’s a fake trailer for Insidious 5 that’s been floating around on YouTube these past several weeks, and it’s something we’ve been asked about many times now. That trailer is completely fake, alas, because the upcoming fifth movie hasn’t actually even begun filming yet. That being said, Insidious: Chapter 5 is very much in the […]

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Tom Fitzpatrick Shares Surprisingly Sweet Memories of Playing the Bride in Black in the ‘Insidious’ Sequels [Mask of Insanity]

November 4, 2021 Jason Jenkins Exclusives, Insidious, insidious chapter 2, Insidious: Chapter, Interviews, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Mask of Insanity, Movies, Tom Fitzpatrick

Welcome to Mask of Insanity, a recurring feature which will find the men and women behind some of the most indelible slashers and monsters in the genre chatting about the craziest times they’ve had behind latex or resin. These tales will allow readers insight into the wild world of horror filmmaking, while hopefully providing fans with […]

Jason Blum Updates on the TV Series Adaptation of Leigh Whannell’s ‘Upgrade’

October 13, 2021 John Squires Jason Blum, Leigh Whannell, TV

Blumhouse Television and UCP are adapting Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi thriller Upgrade into a television series for Whannell to potentially direct, we had learned last year. The series, which Whannell co-created and will executive produce along with showrunner Tim Walsh (Treadstone, Chicago P.D., Shooter), picks up a few years after the events of the film and broadens the universe with an […]