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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
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The Mind’s Eye
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 February 2020; (p. 15)
— Review of The Invisible Man 2020 single work film/TV -
The Invisible Man Reboot Shifts Focus Away from Villain Towards Victim in Domestic Violence Tale
2020
single work
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— 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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The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell's Horror Revamp, Explores the Hidden Terror of Domestic Abuse
2020
single work
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— 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)
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The Mind’s Eye
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 February 2020; (p. 15)
— Review of The Invisible Man 2020 single work film/TV -
The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell's Horror Revamp, Explores the Hidden Terror of Domestic Abuse
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)
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The Invisible Man Reboot Shifts Focus Away from Villain Towards Victim in Domestic Violence Tale
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)
Awards
- 2021 shortlisted British Fantasy Awards — Film / Television Production
- 2020 winner Bram Stoker Awards — Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
- 2020 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Screenplay
- 2020 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film
