David Goyer’s ‘Invisible Man’ Still Developing; Now With ‘Sherlock Holmes’-esque Tone
Posted on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
One of the most-exploited pulp characters in film history is the Invisible Man, inspired by an 1897 story penned by H.G. Wells. The 1933 The Invisible Man directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains remains the most enduring screen vision of the character, but there are dozens of other films that either adapt Wells’ story or are heavily inspired by it.
The next might be from the pen of David Goyer (Man of Steel, plus the Blade and Christopher Nolan Batman films) who announced his version in 2007. He now says his script is inspired by the pulpy action/comedy tone of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. Read More »
