The Wolf Man (1941 film) rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A handsomely told tale with an affecting performance from Lon Chaney, Jr., "The Wolf Man" remains one of the classics of the Universal horror stable." Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it "One of the finest horror films ever made". In his review, Maltin praised the film's make-up effects, atmospheric music, and Chaney's performance. The Wolf Man is the only Universal monster to be played by the same actor in all his 1940s film appearances. Lon Chaney Jr. was very proud of this,
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