After aborting its plans for a Dark Universe following the box office underperformance of The Mummy, Universal Studios enlisted Blumhouse Productions to bring life to another of its classic Universal Monsters with a reboot of The Invisible Man, and now director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s wrapped production on […]
Blumhouse’s Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an official synopsis
After the failure of The Mummy to usher in a new shared Dark Universe for the classic Universal Monsters characters, Universal Pictures opted to go back to the drawing board, handing Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions the keys to the vault of horror with a reboot of The Invisible Man from director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). Now […]
Oliver Jackson-Cohen is Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man
Upgrade director Leigh Whannell and horror powerhouse Blumhouse plan to bring back the classic Universal Monster movie The Invisible Man, and we now have our titular character. Oliver Jackson-Cohen, a highlight from Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, will take on the iconic role. He joins previously cast Elisabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, and […]
Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man adds Aldis Hodge
Hidden Figures and City on a Hill actor Aldis Hodge has signed on to the cast of Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming Universal Monsters remake The Invisible Man, Bloody Disgusting has revealed. This latest take on the classic H.G. Wells tale is being directed by Leigh Whannell (Upgrade), and marks the first post-Dark Universe project from Universal […]
Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set for March 2020 release
Universal Pictures has announced that Blumhouse Productions’ reimagining of the classic Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man will materialise in cinemas in March 2020. The project was announced back in January following Universal’s decision to abandon its Dark Universe plans, the studio having previously tapped Johnny Depp to star in a version which would have […]
Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man adds Storm Reid
A Wrinkle in Time actress Storm Reid has signed on to star alongside Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) in director Leigh Whannell’s (Upgrade) upcoming Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man. The Blumhouse-produced movie is separate from the previously planned Dark Universe entry which was to be headlined by Johnny Depp, and is said to be […]
Elisabeth Moss joins Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man
UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Elisabeth Moss has finalised her deal to join Blumhouse Productions and director Leigh Whannell’s (Upgrade) Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man. Original story follows… Reports are circulating that Elisabeth Moss (Us, The Old Man & the Gun) is in early talks for a lead role in the upcoming retelling […]
Armie Hammer debunks Batman and The Invisible Man rumours, casts doubt on Call Me By Your Name sequel
Over the past couple of months, one of the names that has cropped up frequently with regards to Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Batman vacancy is that of Armie Hammer – an actor who, coincidentally, was previously cast as the Dark Knight back in 2007 for the ultimately aborted Justice League: Mortal movie. Last month, […]
Rumour: Armie Hammer and Alexander Skarsgard top The Invisible Man shortlist
As Blumhouse continues its preparations for the Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man, That Hashtag Show is reporting that director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has narrowed his casting search for the title role, and no – it’s not John Cena. According to the site, Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) and Alexander Skarsgard (The Hummingbird Project) […]
Jason Blum discusses Blumhouse’s Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man
After abandoning its ambitions to launch a shared ‘Dark Universe’ with the Tom Cruise-headlined reboot of The Mummy, Universal Pictures has switched up its strategy for the classic Universal Monsters properties, moving away from plans for an interconnected universe and handing the keys to The Invisible Man to Blumhouse Productions and writer-director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). […]