With Universal gearing up to launch its Classic Monsters universe, Deadline is reporting that the studio is looking to bring Dwayne Johnson into the fold, with the actor rumoured to be wanted for the lead in The Wolf Man.
The Wolf Man was released in 1941 and starred Lon Chaney, Jr. as the titular werewolf, with Chaney going on to reprise the role in four sequels, making him the only Universal Monster to be portrayed by the same actor in all of his 1940s movie appearances. The film was remade by Joe Johnston in 2010, with Benicio del Toro starring as Lawrence Talbot.
Should Johnson sign on to the project, he would join Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) as The Mummy and Russell Crowe (The Nice Guys) as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, both of whom will appear in next year’s Mummy reboot.
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Originally published June 24, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
