In an age full of remakes and endless sequels, you might think that Hollywood is out of ideas. One of the latest re-make projects stems from a classic character that’s no stranger to the silver screen – The Invisible Man. Before you dismiss this effort as another recycled project, there is something to be said for re-envisioning and updating a classic character such as this for modern times and a modern audience.

According to the LA Times, writer/ director David S. Goyer (The Man of Steel, Dark Knight) aims to re-envision the H.G. Wells 1897 classic, The Invisible Man, in the same fashion as what director Guy Ritchie did for Sherlock Holmes in 2009 to “broaden the mythology” and achieve [a similar] aesthetic with spectacular visual effects akin to Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy.

Goyer explains his plan of approach to The Invisible Man like this:

 “It’s a period film but it’s period like Downey’s Sherlock Holmes, It’s period but  it’s a reinvention of the character in the sort of way that Stephen Sommers exploded The Mummy into a much bigger kind of mythology. That’s kind of what we’ve done with The Invisible Man.”

Goyer is working with Universal Pictures to develop the project, having recently presented pre-visualizations to the studio that “they were very happy with.” The project is currently in amidst the casting process so we’ll keep an eye out for this project as it develops (pun intended!)