New synopsis reveals more details on Leigh Whannel’s Invisible Man reboot

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

After Universal's Dark Universe franchise crashed and burned with the failure of THE MUMMY, the studio announced that they would be charting a new course away from an interconnected universe and instead focus on bringing in creative directors with distinctive visions for the classic monsters. The first of those movies will be THE INVISIBLE MAN which will be written and directed by Leigh Whannell (UPGRADE), and the studio has released a new synopsis which sheds a little more light on what we're in for. Take it away, synopsis!

What you can’t see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale) stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character.

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer, NBC’s The InBetween), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge, Straight Outta Compton) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid, HBO’s Euphoria).

But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House) commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Well that certainly sounds intense. I'm cautiously excited. Unlike THE MUMMY, we shouldn't expect THE INVISIBLE MAN to be some big-budget blockbuster this time around, as Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum has said that it's definitely a lower budget movie. "It’s not dependent on special effects, CGI, stunts. It’s super character-driven, it’s really compelling, it’s trilling, it’s edgy, it feels new," Blum teased. "Those were all things that felt like they fit with what our company does. And it happened to be an Invisible Man story, so it checked both boxes. And we responded to it because I think Leigh is just an A+ director."

THE INVISIBLE MAN will hit theaters on February 28, 2020.