Christopher Abbott opens up about ‘gross' scene in ‘Wolf Man'

Christopher Abbott, an American actor, sat down for an interview with Mama's Geeky, where he discussed a particular scene in Wolf Man.

He stars as the titular monster alongside Julia Garner as well as Matilda Firth, and has to bite down on his bloodied leg and arm in several scenes.

"There's a lot of sugar in that blood stuff," he explained, "There's one scene ... where I'm gnawing on my leg. It was gross but it was kinda delicious. Like, the blood is sugar, and I think — I swear to God, I think the bone part was, like, white chocolate or something like that. Something with white chocolate on it."

The actor added, "I mean, it's not like I want it, but it wasn't horrible.”

Admitting that he laughed when he saw himself in the getup, he continued, "It's scary and all that stuff, but it's so ridiculous.”

Discussing the preparation for the role, Abbott revealed, "Research-wise, it’s the first time I’ve had to research more National Geographic–type stuff than other movies. There’s different levels as the process is happening. There’s maybe 80 percent human, 20 percent animal, and then that shifts."

Elaborating, "So to track how a human would react to something as opposed to an animal; a human reacts one way, if it feels ill or if it’s scared, as opposed to how does an animal act, how, if it feels ill, all its little levels.”

The film comes from the mind behind Invisible Man, Leigh Whannel, and it follows the main character who inherits a farmhouse in Oregon after the passing of his father.