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The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell on reviving a horror classic

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Director Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, which serves as a reimagining of the 1933 original of the same name, is set to be released this month and will shift the focus away from the titular character and towards his former girlfriend who is the target of his terror. Although Whannell is attempting to the reinvent the […]

Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets a new trailer

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With just three weeks to go until Leigh Whannel’s horror The Invisible Man arrives in cinemas, another trailer has been released for the upcoming reimagining of the Universal Monsters classic which stars Elisabeth Moss as a woman who is terrorised by an unseen entity who she believes to be her supposedly deceased abusive ex-boyfriend; watch […]

The Invisible Man gets an IMAX poster

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Earlier this week we seen a TV spot for Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man, and now a new IMAX poster has been released for Leigh Whannell’s reimaging of the Univeral Monsters classic which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Invisible Man here Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy […]

Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man gets a Super Bowl TV spot

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A Super Bowl TV spot has been released for Blumhouse’s upcoming remake of the Universal Monsters classic The Invisible Man which gives us another at Elisabeth Moss’ Cecilia being terrorised by the unseen entity; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Invisible Man here Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a […]

Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an R-rating

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With Universal putting behind the action-heavy PG-13 approach to its Classic Monster characters after the failure of the ‘Dark Universe’, we now have confirmation that the Motion Picture Association of America has bestowed an R-rating on Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming reboot of The Invisible Man. As reported by Bloody Disgusting, the MPAA has rated the Leigh […]

Elizabeth Banks teams with Universal for The Invisible Woman

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Universal Pictures’ revamped strategy for its library of Universal Monsters characters continues to take shape, with Variety reporting that Elizabeth Banks has signed on to direct and star in The Invisible Woman. The project is said to be based upon an original pitch by Banks, who is coming off the box office disappointment of the […]

Dexter Fletcher to direct Dracula movie Renfield for Universal

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With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]

Director Alex Kurtzman intended The Mummy to be a Tom Cruise movie that felt “different and interesting”

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The Mummy is officially in theaters, and is currently being mummified by critics (apologies for that). Many reviews have stated that the The Mummy is simply a series of mind-numbing action set-pieces strung together into a feature-length film. Worst of all, reviews have stated that Tom Cruise actually seems bored in the movie. That’s right. Tom Cruise… […]

Universal still wants Dwayne Johnson and Angelina Jolie for its Dark Universe

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It looks like Dwayne Johnson is still a contender to play The Wolfman for the Universal Studios’ Dark Universe. According to THR, the studio is looking at the actor very closely, as well as Angelina Jolie for the Bill Condon-directed Bride of Frankenstein. Now, this isn’t exactly breaking news: rumors of Johnson’s involvement stem all the way […]