The writer tapped to write Universal Pictures’ The Wolf Man may be a clue as to the potential tone of the Universal Monsters resurgence. THR reported today that Dave Callaham will work on the script for a new film based on the 1941 Universal movie. Callaham penned all four Expendables films, the story for Godzilla, and the pilot for Amazon’s hilarious “Jean-Claude Van Johnson”. I think it’s safe to say that tonally they’re going for fun, and have picked an intriguing writer to tackle the hairy reboot.
The studio is launching its monsters universe, a series of interconnected monster films based on its vault of classic movies, with The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. Directed by Alex Kurtzman, it is set to hit theaters June 9, 2017. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man and Bride of Frankenstein are among the classic creatures that will be included in the new universe, overseen by Kurtzman (Star Trek) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious).
Prisoners scribe Aaron Guzikowski wrote the first draft of The Wolf Man, which is being produced by Kurtzman and Morgan. The Wolf Man was a 1941 Universal film directed by George Waggner that starred Lon Chaney Jr. as a man who returns to his homeland where he is attacked and becomes a werewolf. Joe Johnston remade the film in 2010 with Benicio del Toro as the title character.
