Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man the Talbot family crypt to open the grave of Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), seeking valuables buried with him, on the night of a full moon. During the robbery, the thieves remove the wolfsbane buried with Talbot, and he is awakened from death by the full moon shining on his uncovered body. Talbot reflexively grasps the arm of the grave robber with a fur-covered hand, as the other thief flees. Talbot is found by police in Cardiff later in the night, with a vicious head wound (administered by his father at the end of "The Wolf Man"), and taken to
The Wolf Man (1941 film) remake performing below expectations at the box office, Universal chose not to produce a sequel. Universal's 2012 film "" was originally planned as a spin-off from "The Wolfman" but was ultimately unrelated. Universal announced that it would reboot their Universal Monsters properties as part of their "Dark Universe", with Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan attached to develop the structure of the shared universe. In November 2014, Universal hired Aaron Guzikowski to write the shared universe's reboot of "The Wolf Man". In June 2016, Deadline reports that Dwayne Johnson may star as the character. In October 2016, it was reported that