Invisible Man filmmaker Leigh Whannell has found the second star for his Blumhouse and Universal Pictures werewolf thriller, Wolf Man: Julia Garner has been confirmed to star opposite Christopher Abbott in the upcoming film.

Garner will play a mother whose family is being terrorised by a lethal predator, while Abbott will play the father. It marks a reunion for the pair, who previously worked together in the 2011 drama Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene – which also happened to be Garner’s first acting role.

Whannell directs Wolf Man from a script he co-wrote with Corbett Tuck, as well as Dumb Money’s Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. Plot details are being kept top secret, but the story will reportedly focus on a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator. The 1941 original film told the story of Larry, a man who returned to his Welsh ancestral home from the United States upon learning of his brother’s passing. It’s there that, when he tries to save a rural girl named Jenny from a werewolf attack, he gets bitten by the supernatural creature and starts a life-changing transformation.

Julia Garner is best known for her television work, having won three Emmys for her performance in crime drama Ozark, as well as receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work in Inventing Anna.

Wolf Man will release in cinemas on October 25th, 2024.