Universal and Blumhouse have lined up a release date forLeigh Whannell’sThe Invisible Manand the reimagining of the horror classic will have some fellow monster competition.The Invisible Manwill hit theaters on June 12, 2025, which was previously bookmarked for an Untitled Blumhouse Productions Project. That date puts the film up against Warner Bros.' big-budget monster brawlGodzilla vs. Kong, which is sure to stir up some box office competition with the two Big Bois of the MonsterVerse going head-to-head.
It’s an interesting move since both films are ostensibly targetting monster fans, but Blumhouse and Universal just had a huge success with the mid-March release ofJordan Peele’sUs, so it’s certainly a release date that shows a lot of confidence in the project.The Invisible Manis also set up to be a modest production in the classic Blumhouse sense.
When we last caught up with producerJason Blum, he told us the low-budget appeal was a big part of why Whannell’s pitch caught his eye:
“It was like the Blumhouse version of The Invisible Man, it’s a lower-budget movie. It’s not dependent on special effects, CGI, stunts. It’s super character-driven, it’s really compelling, it’s thrilling, it’s edgy, it feels new. Those were all things that felt like they fit with what our company does. And it happened to be an Invisible Man story, so it checked both boxes. And we responded to it because I think Leigh is just an A+ director.”
The Invisible Manis set to starElisabeth MossandStorm Reidand plot details are still under wraps at the moment. Coming off his critical hitUpgrade, Whannell will write and direct the new take on Universal’s classic monster, which also sets a new direction for Universal’s plans for their classic monsters library after their big-budget Dark Universe fizzled out withThe Mummy.
Filming onThe Invisible Manwill kick off this July in Sydney, Australia.
