Five years ago, Leigh Whannell did the impossible: He made the Invisible Man into a truly terrifying modern monster. Instead of the mad scientist forced to wear dorky headgear, Whannell’s Invisible Man was an abusive ex-boyfriend who used his technology to torment the woman who left him. It was an ingenious update on a dated character that also inadvertently kickstarted the “horror as trauma” subgenre.

Now, Whannell is back to update another Universal Monster with Wolf Man, a taut, claustrophobic little thriller that gives a body-horror-inspired makeover to the famous cinematic werewolf introduced in Curt Siodmak’s 1941 film The Wolf Man. While not as revolutionary as Invisible Man was, it’s a rock-solid thriller that makes the most of its 103-minute runtime.

The list of who has appeared in Marvel movies and TV shows is so long, it can be difficult to keep track. Remember when Jude Law was in Captain Marvel? What about John C. Reilly in Guardians of the Galaxy? It’s gotten to the point where even the actors themselves can’t quite remember what movies they’ve appeared in.

But those behind the camera remember, and almost two decades later, a forgotten character from the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is coming back for an upcoming Disney+ series. But how will that work, and, more importantly, how is it possible?