The Invisible Man
Oliver Jackson - Cohen has joined the cast ofThe unseeable Manreboot . After back - to - back failed attempts to relaunch its Greco-Roman monster motion picture universe , Universal is taking a unlike glide path with itsInvisible Manre - imagining . The studio apartment has partnered with Blumhouse on the moving-picture show and has Leigh Whannell ( who get his commencement cowriting the originalSaw ) writing and directing what ’s described as a depleted - budget , character - driven take on the prop . With product slated to get underwaythis month , Whannell is currently in the last stages of putting the motion-picture show ’s casting together .
Universal had originally recruit Johnny Depp to star inThe Invisible Manreboot , back when the picture show was part of the since - abandoned Dark Universe that 2017’sThe Mummywas meant to start . However , the role player did n’t formally give the projectuntil Whannell was announced to directnear the commencement of this twelvemonth . Several month later and it appears that the latter has finally get back on his own ( very visible ) leading man .
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According toTHR , Jackson - Cohen will playThe Invisible Manin the approaching re - conceive of . Armie Hammer and Alexander Skarsgårdwere rumored to be Universal ’s top choices for the part back in March , but it seems that Jackson - Cohen ’s breakout turn in Netflix’sThe Haunting of Hill Houseseries last yr was enough to win the studio apartment over .
While Jackson - Cohen ’s acting vocation hold up back much further thanHill House , it was his carrying into action as the recovering drug addict Luke Crain that really put his name on the mapping . The worker demonstrate a real knack for playing sympathetic characters with a sorry side on the show , and the skill should serve him well on his next major project . Indeed , it ’s been account that Whannell ’s Invisible Man is a scientist who invents invisibleness technology that he uses to convince those close to him - include , the ex - lady friend ( Elisabeth Moss ) he clapperclaw - that he committed self-annihilation . However , over time , Moss ' character begins to suspect the truth and reach out to a supportive , but questioning cop and single father ( Aldis Hodge ) for aid .
In a separate interview withTHRin April , Moss describedThe Invisible Manreboot as"a really feminist story of female authorization and a victim sort of overcoming something " . Both Moss ' description and the reported details trace up well with Whannell ’s most recent workplace ; his hand for 2017’sInsidious : The Last Keyalso focalize on victims confronting their monstrous abusers , while last year ’s acclaimed sci - fi thrillerUpgrade(which he both drop a line and point ) similarly explored themes about engineering being misused . Between that and his casting choices , Whannell ’s take onThe Invisible Mancontinues to sound very promising so far .
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Source : THR
