--- description: Ed Solomon (Men in Black) is writing the script title: Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's 'Invisible Man' Reboot image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7649410222a7d798/69887cede20a874694a8f763/gettyimages-508507624.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Johnny Depp to Star in Universal's _Invisible Man_ Reboot by [Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2016 8:33 AM CUT  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](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2016 8:33 AM CUT 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. 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