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The Invisible Man
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Teaser poster
Directed byLeigh Whannell
Written byLeigh Whannell
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStefan Duscio
Edited byAndy Canny
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27) (Australia)
  • February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) (United States)
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

The Invisible Man is an upcoming 2020 American-Australian science fiction psychological horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The film is a very loose modern adaptation of the novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and a remake of the 1933 film adaptation of the same name. It stars Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid and Harriet Dyer.

Development of a new Invisible Man film began as early as 2007, when David S. Goyer was hired to write the screenplay. The project was announced to be revived as part of Universal's shared cinematic universe in 2016, intended to consist of their classic monsters, with Johnny Depp cast as the titular role in the film, with Ed Solomon writing the screenplay. After The Mummy was released with negative critical reception and box office returns lower than expectations, the studio halted all projects in development. The studio changed their plans from a serialized universe to films based on individualized story-telling, and the project reentered development. The project was announced to be a co-production between Blumhouse Productions, Nervous Tick, and Goalpost Pictures, while Universal Pictures serves as distributor. Whannell serves as director and writer. Filming began in July 2019 and wrapped in September 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

The film is scheduled to release in the United States on February 28, 2020, by Universal Pictures.

Premise

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid).

But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax.

As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

— Universal Pictures

Cast

Production

Development

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]

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] The film was planned as part of Universal Pictures' modern-day reboot of Universal Monsters, called Dark Universe. The series of films, which began with The Mummy, was to be followed by Bride of Frankenstein in 2019. Franchise producer Alex Kurtzman stated that fans should expect at least one film per year in the shared film universe.[4] 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 storytelling and moving on from the shared universe concept.[5][6][7]

In January 2019, Universal announced that all future movies based on the characters, would focus on standalone stories as opposed to inter-connectivity.[8] Successful horror film producer Jason Blum, founder of production company Blumhouse Productions,[9] had at various times publicly expressed his interest in reviving and working on future installments within the Dark Universe franchise. The film is set to be written and directed by Leigh Whannell and produced by Blum, but it would not star Depp as previously reported.[10][11]

Casting

In March 2019, Elisabeth Moss entered early negotiations to star as one of the main characters,[12] with official casting the following month.[13] Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, and Harriet Dyer later joined the cast,[14][15][16] with Oliver Jackson-Cohen cast in the titular role.[17]

Filming

Principal photography began on July 16, 2019 and wrapped on September 17, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.[18][19]

Release

The film is due to release on February 28, 2020.[20] It was originally scheduled to open on March 13, 2020 before moving up.[21]

Future

In November 2019, it was announced that a spin-off film centered around the female counterpart to Invisible Man was in development. Elizabeth Banks will star in, direct, and produce The Invisible Woman, based on her own original pitch. Erin Cressida Wilson will write the script of the reboot of the female monster, while Max Handelman and Alison Small will serve as producer and executive producer, respectively.[22]

References

  1. ^ "David S. Goyer Directing The Invisible Man Before Magneto". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  2. ^ "David S. Goyer's 'Invisible Man' Remake Is Still Alive". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  3. ^ Jr, Mike Fleming; Jr, Mike Fleming (2016-02-10). "Johnny Depp To Star In 'The Invisible Man' At Universal". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  4. ^ "Alex Kurtzman says monster movie fans should get one Dark Universe film a year". metro.co.uk. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (November 8, 2017). "Universal's "Monsterverse" in Peril as Top Producers Exit (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Universal's 'Monsterverse' in Peril as Top Producers Exit (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. November 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dark Universe: the undignified death of a cinematic universe". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  8. ^ ‘Invisible Man’ Finds Director, Sets New Course for Universal’s Monster Legacy (EXCLUSIVE)
  9. ^ Cunningham, Todd (July 20, 2014). "Blumhouse Signs 10-Year Production Deal With Universal Pictures". The Wrap. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Spawn Producer Jason Blum Interested In Reviving Dark Universe". 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin; Kroll, Justin (2019-03-01). "Elisabeth Moss Circling Universal's 'Invisible Man' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-04-12). "Elisabeth Moss Officially Boards Universal-Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  14. ^ 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.
  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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-07-12). "Blumhouse & Universal Find Their 'Invisible Man' In Oliver Jackson-Cohen". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  18. ^ Perry, Spencer (2019-07-16). "Production Begins on New The Invisible Man". Comingsoon. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  19. ^ Whannell, Leigh (2019-09-17). "Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Wraps Production". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 22, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Will Emerge Two Weeks Earlier – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  21. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (May 20, 2019). "Blumhouse's 'The Invisible Man' Sets March 2020 Release Date". The Wrap. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  22. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 26, 2019). "Elizabeth Banks to Direct, Star in Invisible Woman for Universal". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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