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Adaptation of The Invisible Man H. G. Wells , 1897 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Invisible Man
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A woman escapes her abusive relationship with a brilliant, unstable scientist and is told he has killed himself, leaving her a fortune. She becomes convinced that he is instead invisible, and is stalking her.

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Notes

  • Originally intended as part of the 'Dark Universe' reboot of classic monster films from Universal: after the initial Dark Universe film, The Mummy, was released to poor reviews and box-office returns, the studio cancelled the project. The rights were then obtained by Blumhouse Productions, and Leigh Whannell was contracted to write and direct a new film.

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Works about this Work

The Mind’s Eye Stephen Romei , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 February 2020; (p. 15)

— Review of The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell , 2020 single work film/TV
The Invisible Man Reboot Shifts Focus Away from Villain Towards Victim in Domestic Violence Tale Luke Goodsell , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , February 2020;

'H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man was often vulnerable to rain, fog, or falling snow, elements that would reveal his phantom shape and give him away to his pursuers.' (Introduction)

The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell's Horror Revamp, Explores the Hidden Terror of Domestic Abuse Paul Donoughue , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , February 2020;

'Dawn of the Dead is about rapacious consumerism. Invasion of the Bodysnatchers has been read as a critique of McCarthyism. And Get Out called out the hypocrisy of white progressives.

'Leigh Whannell, Australia's most successful horror movie maker, knows this. Long ago, before co-writing Saw, the gory blockbuster thriller, he was the movie geek on ABC TV's Recovery.' (Introduction)

The Mind’s Eye Stephen Romei , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 February 2020; (p. 15)

— Review of The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell , 2020 single work film/TV
The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell's Horror Revamp, Explores the Hidden Terror of Domestic Abuse Paul Donoughue , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , February 2020;

'Dawn of the Dead is about rapacious consumerism. Invasion of the Bodysnatchers has been read as a critique of McCarthyism. And Get Out called out the hypocrisy of white progressives.

'Leigh Whannell, Australia's most successful horror movie maker, knows this. Long ago, before co-writing Saw, the gory blockbuster thriller, he was the movie geek on ABC TV's Recovery.' (Introduction)

The Invisible Man Reboot Shifts Focus Away from Villain Towards Victim in Domestic Violence Tale Luke Goodsell , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , February 2020;

'H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man was often vulnerable to rain, fog, or falling snow, elements that would reveal his phantom shape and give him away to his pursuers.' (Introduction)

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