Johnny Depp will no longer appear in Universal’s reboot of The Invisible Man, a source tells TheWrap.
Leigh Whannell, the director of Insidious: Chapter 3 and Upgrade, has signed on to direct the remake of The Invisible Man, which Universal Pictures is developing based on the classic monster movie character, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Whannell will also produce alongside Jason Blum for his Universal-based Blumhouse Productions.
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Depp had originally joined the project back in February 2016 as part of Universal’s planned Dark Universe based on its classic monster movie characters. The franchise kicked off with Tom Cruise in “The Mummy” and was also meant to star Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as planned movies for “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man” and others.
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Leigh Whannell, the director of Insidious: Chapter 3 and Upgrade, has signed on to direct the remake of The Invisible Man, which Universal Pictures is developing based on the classic monster movie character, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Whannell will also produce alongside Jason Blum for his Universal-based Blumhouse Productions.
Also Read: Universal Landed a Wide Range of Hits, From 'Jurassic World' to 'Halloween'
Depp had originally joined the project back in February 2016 as part of Universal’s planned Dark Universe based on its classic monster movie characters. The franchise kicked off with Tom Cruise in “The Mummy” and was also meant to star Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as planned movies for “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man” and others.
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- 1/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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