H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man is set to gather nuts in May once again as Sony are looking to produce a remake of the classic story. Tracking Board are reporting that Sony will be working with The Divergent Series producers Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick under their Red Wagon Entertainment banner with Lucas Wiesendanger and Nick Cortese as executive producers.
The Invisible Man first debuted on cinema screens with Universal under the same name in 1933 directed by James Whale (Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein). The movie has since become part of Universal’s Monster Classics and the character spawned several sequels including The Return of The Invisible Man with Vincent Price. The character and idea has also been used as inspiration for other movies including Chevy Chase’s The Invisible Man, 1992’s Memoirs of The Invisible Man and Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man starring Kevin Bacon.
Sony’s The Invisible Man will not be a part of Universal’s shared Monster Universe, which set to kick off with The Mummy next year. This will then be followed by Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon and, presumably, The Invisible Man.
Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick are also the duo behind the successful adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and are also looking to remake Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, simply titled Jekyll, which is being written by Justin Haythe (The Long Ranger).
Originally published April 22, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
