The latest remake of the HG Wells tale offers a timely feminist spin – but it’s lacking in thrills, writes Nicholas Barber. The Invisible Man is considered to be a member of the original Universal Monsters, along with The Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and … Film Review: ‘Invisible Man’ is a cunning if empty remake. By JAKE COYLE February 26, 2020 GMT. With Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge. The Invisible Man plot: what’s going to happen in this remake? The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell.It follows a woman who believes she is being stalked by her abusive and wealthy boyfriend even after his apparent suicide. Blumhouse and Universal announced that Emmy winner Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale, Us) is set to star in the remake of the 1933 horror classic The Invisible Man from writer-director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade).The new take on the film will hit cinemas a little less than a year from now on March 13th, 2020. When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax.
As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove … With Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge. 1 of 8. This image released by Universal Pictures shows Elisabeth Moss in a scene from "The Invisible Man." AP – Unravelling the dusted bandages of HG Wells’ classic 1897 science-fiction novel, writer-director Leigh Whannell has refashioned The Invisible Man as a bracingly modern #MeToo allegory that, despite its brutal craft, rings hollow. So, when The Invisible Man was teased for a remake it was a little perplexing. The Dark Universe may be dead, but the horror movies are not and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man is the latest film to hold a candle to that. She ultimately deduces that he has acquired the ability to become invisible. Wells novel and its 1933 film adaptation — and despite the character’s title billing — this invisible man is a distant secondary character. When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. The Invisible Man falls to the floor and dies of his wounds. (Mark Rogers/Universal Pictures via AP) 1 of 8. Directed by Leigh Whannell. By Nick Johnston on February 28, 2020. Cecilia unmasks The Invisible Man, revealing him to be Tom.
New plot details for The Invisible Man remake have just materialized online, along with some new casting news. In a departure from the original H.G. Universal. Jake Coyle.
‘The Invisible Man’ Review: A remake that ranks as must-see horror. Directed by Leigh Whannell. March 7, 2020. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to … ‘Invisible Man’ is a cunning if empty remake. Universal Studios has tried twice to launch a shared universe starring classic movie monsters - first with 2014's Dracula Untold and again in 2017 with the release of Tom Cruise's The Mummy remake. Universal's The Invisible Man remake recruits producer Jason Blum and Upgrade director Leigh Whannell; Johnny Depp is currently no longer attached. Adrian is found tied and walled up in his house when a SWAT team storms his place.