--- title: Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's Invisible Man Reboot description: Ed Solomon (Men in Black) is writing the script canonical: https://time.com/4215187/johnny-depp-invisible-man-reboot/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-10T08:33:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:17.766Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's 'Invisible Man' Reboot og:description: The new project is based on the HG Wells novel og:url: https://time.com/4215187/johnny-depp-invisible-man-reboot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7649410222a7d798/69887cede20a874694a8f763/gettyimages-508507624.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3480 og:image:height: 1958 og:image:alt: GettyImages-508507624 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's 'Invisible Man' Reboot twitter:description: The new project is based on the HG Wells novel twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7649410222a7d798/69887cede20a874694a8f763/gettyimages-508507624.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's _Invisible Man_ Reboot > Sponsored content. 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But the actor had some real news to dish about too — his engagement._ by [Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Feb 10, 2016 8:33 AM UTC  Johnny Depp attends the Maltin Modern Master award tribute during the 31st Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 4, 2016. Johnny Depp attends the Maltin Modern Master award tribute during the 31st Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 4, 2016. Rebecca Sapp—Getty Images by [Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Feb 10, 2016 8:33 AM UTC Johnny Depp is joining Universal’s burgeoning monster universe. The actor has signed on to star in _The Invisible Man_, the studio’s latest offering being developed by producers Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. It is unclear where the movie stands in terms of development. There is no director attached at this stage. The studio has a writers room with elite scribes, overseen by Kurtzman and Morgan, who are tackling reboots of the entire line of Universal’s classic monsters; sources say Ed Solomon, best known for writing _Men in Black_ and _Now You See Me_, is writing _Invisible Man._ The new project is based on the HG Wells novel that was famously adapted into the 1933 black-and-white classic starring Claude Rains. Like most of Universal’s monster movies, the story is tinged with tragedy. In the original pic, Rains played a chemist who uses a dangerous drug to turn invisible. The transformation leaves him jealous, paranoid and psychotic and leads to a killing spree. The movie spawned several sequels. In more recent times, Universal tried to get remakes going with David Goyer and Imagine Entertainment. By nabbing Depp, one of the biggest stars on the planet, and already having Tom Cruise starring in its reboot of _The Mummy_, Universal is signaling to all it is thinking big and betting big with its monster universe. [_This article originally appeared on The HollywoodReporter.com_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/johnny-depp-star-universals-invisible-863603) ## Transcript For your late night highlight, Johnny Depp stopped by The Late Show. Just minutes after David Letterman announced his retirement from the show. Johnny joked that he was going to announce his own retirement that night. But said David completely stole the spotlight with his announcement. But the actor had some real news to dish about too, his engagement to actress Amber Heard, and the giant rock he gave her. You have an engagement ring. I do. I have a female engagement ring. It was too big for my girl. Really. [ LAUGH ] Yeah. It's a grown man wearing a woman's engagement ring. [ LAUGH ] It looks fine. Because it fit. News of the happy couple's engagement broke back in January when a sneaky paparazzi spotted Amber trying to hide that monster sparkler. But Johnny didn't officially confirm anything until earlier this week. No word on when Johnny and Amber plan to head down the aisle, or why they don't just get that ring resized for her. Thanks for watching. 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