Johnny Depp, owner of cool hats and glasses, will bring his stylish and theatrical flair to Universal’s Invisible Man. Deadline reports the actor is set to star in the reboot’s titular role as a researcher who, if in line with H. G. Wells’s original character, will turn himself irreversibly invisible, develop a comparable penchant for wide-brimmed headwear and dark-colored specs, and ultimately become a terror. The site notes nothing of a helmer or timeline, but producers Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan are reportedly getting things going in a writers room. (THR says Men in Black’s Ed Solomon could be the main scribe.) The project is definitely part of the studio’s initiative to reboot a slew of classic monster flicks in what the trades are describing as a Marvel-esque shared universe — recall the similar Mummy business. But it’s also possibly part of a secret campaign to repurpose Depp’s most important shades: the Willy Wonka ones. (Gone but not forgotten.)
