Director Found For Upcoming WOLFMAN Film Starring Ryan Gosling!

Last year we got word that Universal Pictures would be making a new film centered on The Wolfman and Ryan Gosling would star. Now we have word that a familiar face for Gosling will be joining him as the films director.

DEADLINE reports that Derek Cianfrance, who previously directed Ryan Gosling in the exceptional films The Place Beyond the Pines and Blue Valentine, will be reuniting with Gosling for The Wolfman!

Deadline notes, “It’s unknown what the new take on Wolfman will look like, though it is believed to be a modern take and not a period piece like the one starring Benicio del Toro.”

The original pitch, Deadline also notes, came courtesy of Gosling himself.

“Horror movies were my first love – my entry into what cinema was capable of narratively, psychologically and aesthetically. Coupled with the opportunity to collaborate with Ryan again, this is truly a dream come true. I’m thrilled and inspired to work with the good folks at Blumhouse and Universal to bring this monster back to life in our collective unconscious,” said Cianfrance.

It’s looking like Blumhouse will be spearheading the Universal Monsters revival that Universal has been trying to do for the past few years. We all remember Tom Cruise’s Mummy as well as Dracula Untold. But hey, we’re not complaining, the more monsters, the better!