(There was a silent movie released in 1924 called The Wolf Man, but the title is the only thing it shares in common with the others.)
The 1941 version starred Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man, a role he would reprise for four sequels.
There have been two Wolf Man movies released over nearly 80 years.
Judging by the THR article, it sounds like this new version will have more in common with the 1941 movie, although considering that 2017’s The Mummy will be set in the present day, it’s possible that The Wolf Man will also be a contemporary tale.