Wolf Man and The Invisible Man both hail from director Leigh Whannell and Universal Studios but are they in the same universe?

The 2025 horror flick Wolf Man has recently hit the big screen and fans are wondering if it is connected to the 2020 movie, The Invisible Man. A remake of the 1941 eponymous gothic horror classic, Wolf Man,

The Invisible Man’ director Leigh Whannell transforms the ‘Wolf Man’ into a story of a guy trying to avoid turning into his father.

The writer-director was partially inspired by a close friend who died of ALS, but ultimatley lost a scene involving the affliction: "That's definitely one that hurt when I took it out."

Leigh Whannell's "The Invisible Man" is the perfect watch ahead of catching "Wolf Man" in theaters this weekend

This weekend sees the latest in a new generation of “Universal Monster” movies with Wolf Man. Director Leigh Whannell previously struck gold with his adaptation of The Invisible Man and while his new film isn’t receiving quite the response from critics, it’s still poised to be a solid hit, thanks to a less than blockbuster budget.

I was so happy with Invisible Man’s ending that I just don’t feel the artistic need to go forward with it,” he tells THR. “The financial need is something different. The studio might look at that and say,

The 'Invisible Man' writer-director talks about tackling another Universal horror icon for a horror movie reflecting the anxieties of COVID.

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Wolf Man was called 'pulse-pounding' and 'terrifying' in first reactions, but the Rotten Tomatoes score leaves little to be desired as Leigh Whannell's reimagining of George Waggner's 1941 film currently has an underwhelming score of 56% on review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes.

Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell has addressed his decision to move on from The Invisible Man sequel, The Invisible Woman, and opens up on why Ryan Gosling didn't star in his latest monster

Leigh Whannell, the director of the Hollywood film The Invisible Man, has said that he is not interested in making a sequel. Despite acknowledging the potential financial success of such a project, he is content with the original film's ending.