David Goyer continues Universal Monster Trend

Remakes, remakes, remakes! Everywhere, somebody is remaking some classic, either from the eighties or from the silver screen. Honestly, I’m kind of starting to give in and throw my hands up, cynically saying “Fine! Do whatever you want!”

There are a handful of things in this life I feel are about as perfect as you’ll get and one of them are Universal’s classic monster movies. While creature flicks involving vampires and werewolves have been far from scarce, there’s an essence that permeates throughout the various Universal classic monster flicks that cannot be found in any of the other movie monster incarnations.

Among the most revisited characters is the Invisible Man. From Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man to Chevy Chase’s Memoirs of an Invisible Man to Kevin Bacon’s Hollow Man, this transparent dude has had lots of screen time, despite not being “seen”.

David S. Goyer has announced he has finished his first draft of a remake to The Invisible Man for Universal and that the studio is apparently chomping at the bit for him to get the script finished so they can get the movie made. The word is that the “new” take on the character would make him a secret agent and we would find him infiltrating imperial Russia.

It’s difficult to say how this will all play out. Goyer is a decent writer, but is best known for developing/writing high concepts directed by others. His own personal directing experience has been limited and questionably received. With ‘The Wolfman’ remake apparently experiencing some major snags resulting in it’s release being pushed back, concerns are developing regardless of how good the trailer looks. On a related note, it’s also been revealed that a possible remake of ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ in next on the docket… talk about trying to improve perfection!

[source: Empire]