Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man reboot gets a more detailed synopsis

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, and writer/director Leigh Whannell are deep into production on their reboot of the classic property THE INVISIBLE MAN, which is set to reach theatres on February 28, 2020. Six months out from that release, a full synopsis has arrived online.

We previously heard that Elisabeth Moss stars in the film as 

Cecilia, who receives the news of her abusive ex-boyfriend’s suicide, and begins to rebuild her life for the better, but her sense of reality is put into question when she begins to suspect her deceased lover is not actually dead.

We also know that Oliver Jackson-Cohen is playing the title character, Adrian Griffin,

a billionaire sociopath who made his money by developing an invisibility suit for the Department of Defense.

Now here's the new synopsis to flesh things out a bit more: 

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.

Sounds good to me, and I like that this isn't just a remake of any previous Universal INVISIBLE movie or another adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel that inspired the original film. Whannell is telling his own story of an invisible man.