At the end of this month, Universal is bringing a new version of the iconic character THE INVISIBLE MAN to the screen with the help of Blumhouse and writer/director Leigh Whannell, and they did some promoting of this franchise reboot during last night's Super Bowl.
Embedded below is a TV spot that aired during the sporting event and gives us a look at this story of a woman being stalked by an invisible maniac. Elisabeth Moss stars in the "terrifying modern tale of obsession":
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), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid).
But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) 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.
The first film in the INVISIBLE franchise was released in 1933 and was based on an 1897 novel written by H.G. Wells. It was followed by THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, INVISIBLE AGENT, THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE, and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN (which came three years after an invisible character made a cameo in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN), films that were carried not by returning characters but simply by the idea that they featured someone who could become invisible. Often there would be a character named Griffin involved in some way, and since the title character in Whannell's film is Adrian Griffin this one fits right in with its predecessors.
A co-production of Goalpost Pictures Australia and Blumhouse Productions, in association with Nervous Tick, the new THE INVISIBLE MAN was produced by Kylie du Fresne and Jason Blum. Whannell, Beatriz Sequeira, Charles Layton, Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Couper Samuelson, and Jeanette Volturno served as executive producers.
THE INVISIBLE MAN is scheduled to reach theatres on February 28th.
