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Claude Rains as Jack Griffen and Gloria Stuart as Flora Cranley in THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933).
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Goyer Sees New INVISIBLE MAN

By: News Editor
Date: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Source: Variety

Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have hired David Goyer to write and direct THE INVISIBLE MAN.

The "new take" on H.G. Wells' story, will center on a British nephew of the original Invisible Man. Once he discovers his uncle's formula for achieving invisibility, he is recruited by British intelligence agency MI5 during WWII. The film is being thought of as a sequel.

Brian Grazer will produce.

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GentlemenDeath • Jun 14, 2007, 12:31am •

This could be good. I am to the point that reamkes do not even bother me anymore, which could be a good thing or a bad...do not care though...

But having goyer attached could make this better. I like him as a writer and not to sure about his direction....given the fact that the third Blade was just plain horrible..

narpin • Jun 14, 2007, 03:43am •

Goyer's attachment makes this a must see. I just hope it get's the backburner after SuperMaxx. I'm more interested in that.

Goyer's an excellent writer, and Blade Trinity proved he's a great director, too!

TheDarkRaven • Jun 14, 2007, 05:54am •

I'd agree, Swansong, most of Goyer's stuff is either really great, like Dark City, or truly lackluster, like Blade Trinity.

I think he needs to direct a few more things before we get a good grip on his ability behind the camera. I'm not huge on the invisible man concept, though. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

AlpineWoods • Jun 14, 2007, 08:42am •

I haven't seen the original Invisible Man movie in years. I remember
the special effects, which were high tech for its time. But this new movie sounds like it might be good, and if David Goyer is both writing and directing, it should be good.

monkeyfoot • Jun 14, 2007, 09:28am •

This story has been done numerous times since the original Wells story is public domain (like Frankenstein and Dracula). I don't mind remakes of iconic characters being re-interpreted at all and this sequel idea sounds really good. It has alot of potential and can have a different atmosphere than other invisible movies like Hollow Man and Memoirs of an Invisible Man.
But yeah, narpin, I want him to start on Supermaxx before he even shaves this morning.
Geek trivia note: Gloria Stuart in the above photo with Rains played the elderly Rose in Cameron's Titanic.

Whiskeymovie • Jun 14, 2007, 11:26am •

I like the Invisible Man and all of its off-shoots/remakes.....I really liked the one with Chevy Chase from the early 90s and loved the Hollow Man. I like Goyer's writing, but Balde: Trinity sucked. The Invisible was actually pretty good, so lets hope he jjust keeps getting better and better.

narpin • Jun 14, 2007, 11:43am •

Blade Trinity did NOT suck. It was the best of the three. Blade II sucked!

CappyMorgan • Jun 14, 2007, 12:17pm •

narpin are you really DG? I know we have the little pun of "sucking" for a vampire movie, but Blade Trinity was really and truely terrible. By far, the worse film in that series. It was Ghost Rider bad.

wessmith1966 • Jun 14, 2007, 12:40pm •

Goyer's all over the place these days, and while I like his writing, I'm not sure about his directing skills. I do like the premise though, so maybe he'll put a good movie together.

mlaforcer • Jun 14, 2007, 02:25pm •

Are you out of your mind? Blade 2 rocked and blade 3 sucked it all up to high heaven...LOL@you NARPIN...

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