Johnny Depp Picks Up Role in The Invisible Man Reboot

By Maryann Yin 

Johnny Depp 200 (GalleyCat)Johnny Depp will star in The Invisible Man reboot. In the past, the Academy Award-nominated actor (pictured, via) has taken on roles in several literary-themed movies such as Alice in Wonderland, Chocolat, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The story for this film adaptation comes from H. G. Wells’ classic science-fiction book. According to Variety, “the film is currently without a director or writer but is part of the studio’s new classic monster universe initiative spearheaded by Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.”

Deadline reports that “Universal’s first foray into the character was a 1933 adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel that starred Claude Rains as a scientist who universal-the-invisible-man-posterfinds a way to become invisible.” Click here to download a free digital copy of The Invisible Man.