UPDATE: The embargo has lifted on “Wolf Man” and reviews are decisively mixed; 49 on Metacritic and 58% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s now time for Whannell to break away from IP filmmaking and give us something original. He can’t just bury his talents like this.
EARLIER: Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Man” which had an ultra-low budget of $7M, raked in close to $144M at the box-office in 2020. It became one of the great success stories of the decade, and cemented Whannell has a go-to director for genre filmmaking.
Here comes word that Whannell’s latest Blumhouse horror cheapie, “Wolf Man,” coming out on Friday, was made for only $25M. The review embargo still hasn’t lifted on “Wolf Man” — it’s not as accomplished a work as ‘Invisible Man’ — but it should easily be making its money back at the box-office.
Current projections have “Wolf Man” earning a $20M opening. As mentioned, reviews are still not out yet, but I would expect them to be decent enough. There’s also barely any other competition for “Wolf Man” this weekend, unless you believe SZA’s directorial debut, the R-rated Keke Palmer starring “One of Them Days,” will be causing some waves.
Marvel's "Ghost Rider" just hired one of the best cinematographers working today. Linus Sandgren will serve as DP on Shawn Levy's MCU flick, and, most notably, the project will be shot on film.