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Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man gets a Super Bowl TV spot

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A Super Bowl TV spot has been released for Blumhouse’s upcoming remake of the Universal Monsters classic The Invisible Man which gives us another at Elisabeth Moss’ Cecilia being terrorised by the unseen entity; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Invisible Man here Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a […]

Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an R-rating

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With Universal putting behind the action-heavy PG-13 approach to its Classic Monster characters after the failure of the ‘Dark Universe’, we now have confirmation that the Motion Picture Association of America has bestowed an R-rating on Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming reboot of The Invisible Man. As reported by Bloody Disgusting, the MPAA has rated the Leigh […]

2020 in Horror: A Year of Shudder, Epic Debuts, Indie Darlings, and the return of Universal Monsters

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EJ Moreno casts his eye back over the year in horror… The landscape of cinema was forever changed by 2020. From the global pandemic to streaming’s rapid growth, it seems like everything was rocked for better or worse. But something thrived in the rockiest of times, a genre that lives on the margin of indie […]

Elizabeth Banks teams with Universal for The Invisible Woman

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Universal Pictures’ revamped strategy for its library of Universal Monsters characters continues to take shape, with Variety reporting that Elizabeth Banks has signed on to direct and star in The Invisible Woman. The project is said to be based upon an original pitch by Banks, who is coming off the box office disappointment of the […]

Dexter Fletcher to direct Dracula movie Renfield for Universal

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With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]

Universal and Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man gets a first trailer

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Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer, poster and images for director Leigh Whannell’s reboot of the Universal Monsters’ classic The Invisible Man which stars Elisabeth Moss as woman who believes her recently deceased abusive ex has faked his own death when she is terrorised by an unseen force. Joining Moss in the cast is […]

Paul Feig discusses his Universal Monsters movie Dark Army

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Last month it was reported that Ghostbusters and A Simple Favor director Paul Feig is teaming with Universal Pictures for Dark Army, a monster movie which will reportedly feature a mix of new creations along with iconic characters from the Universal Monsters vault. Speaking to Coming Soon, Feig has been discussing the appeal of the […]

Universal Monsters come to Pinball FX3

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Zen Studios has announced that the Universal Monsters are coining to Pinball FX3 just in time for Halloween courtesy of the Williams Pinball: Universal Monsters Pack, featuring ‘Monster Bash’ and ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’. Check out a selection of screenshots and a trailer here… Players can reunite the creatures of the night in Monster Bash, and […]

Filming wraps on Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man

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After aborting its plans for a Dark Universe following the box office underperformance of The Mummy, Universal Studios enlisted Blumhouse Productions to bring life to another of its classic Universal Monsters with a reboot of The Invisible Man, and now director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s wrapped production on […]