The Invisible Man (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Leigh Whannell |
| Written by | Leigh Whannell |
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| Cinematography | Stefan Duscio |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Language | English |
The Invisible Man is an upcoming 2020 American psychological science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. It is a very loose modern adaptation of both the novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and a reboot of the 1933 film adaptation of the same name. The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge and Harriet Dyer.
The film is scheduled to release in the United States on February 28, 2020, by Universal Pictures.
Premise
After her abusive ex-boyfriend commits suicide, naïve Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) begins to rebuild her life for the better. However, her sense of reality is put into question when she begins to suspect her former boyfriend is not actually dead as she had thought.
Cast
- Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass, a young woman who is haunted by her abusive ex-boyfriend.
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Adrian Griffin / The Invisible Man, Cecilia's abusive ex-boyfriend who commits suicide and haunts her in an invisible form.
- Storm Reid as Sydney, a young teenager and Cecilia's neighbor.
- Aldis Hodge as James, Cecilia's friend and Sydney's dad.
- Harriet Dyer as Cecilia's sister.
- Benedict Hardie
- Amali Golden as Annie
- Sam Smith
- Anthony Brandon Wong
- Zara Michaels
- Bianca Pomponio as Office Worker
Production
Goyer project
Development of a new Invisible Man film began as early as 2007, when David S. Goyer was hired to write the screenplay.[1] Goyer remained attached to the project as late as 2011 with little-to-no development on the film.[2]
Dark Universe project
In February 2016, the project was announced to be revived as a part of Universal's shared cinematic universe, intended to consist of their classic monsters. Johnny Depp was cast as the titular role in the film, with Ed Solomon writing the screenplay.[3]
However, once The Mummy was released with negative critical reception and box office returns that were deemed by the studio as less-than-expected, changes were made to the Dark Universe to focus on individual story-telling and less connection from film to film.
Whannell project
By January 2019, Blumhouse Productions joined the project as a co-production company. Leigh Whannell was hired to write and direct, with Depp no longer involved with the film.[4]
In March, Elisabeth Moss entered early negotiations to star as one of the main characters,[5] with official casting the following month.[6] Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, and Harriet Dyer later joined the cast,[7][8][9] with Oliver Jackson-Cohen cast in the titular role.[10]
Filming
Filming began on July 16, 2019 and wrapped on September 17, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.[11][12]
Release
The film is due to release on February 28, 2020.[13] It was originally scheduled to open on March 13, 2020 before moving up.[14]
References
- ^ "David S. Goyer Directing The Invisible Man Before Magneto". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "David S. Goyer's 'Invisible Man' Remake Is Still Alive". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Jr, Mike Fleming; Jr, Mike Fleming (2016-02-10). "Johnny Depp To Star In 'The Invisible Man' At Universal". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Kroll, Justin; Kroll, Justin (2019-01-25). "'Invisible Man' Finds Director, Sets New Course for Universal's Monster Legacy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Kroll, Justin; Kroll, Justin (2019-03-01). "Elisabeth Moss Circling Universal's 'Invisible Man' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-04-12). "Elisabeth Moss Officially Boards Universal-Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-05-10). "Universal-Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Adds 'A Wrinkle In Time' Star Storm Reid". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-06-19). "Blumhouse & Universal's 'The Invisible Man' Adds 'Straight Outta Compton' & 'Clemency' Actor Aldis Hodge". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-06-20). "Harriet Dyer, Star Of NBC's 'The InBetween', Joins Blumhouse-Universal's 'The Invisible Man'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-07-12). "Blumhouse & Universal Find Their 'Invisible Man' In Oliver Jackson-Cohen". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (2019-07-16). "Production Begins on New The Invisible Man". Comingsoon. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ Wallace, Mark. "Richard Fuller wins the North East Bedfordshire Conservative selection". Twitter. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 22, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Will Emerge Two Weeks Earlier – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (May 20, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Sets March 2020 Release Date". The Wrap. Retrieved August 20, 2019.