Whannell: No Plans For “Invisible Man” Sequel

Filmmaker Leigh Whannell is currently in cinemas with the “Wolf Man” movie, his second go at a reinvention of a classic Universal monster.

The first was 2020’s “The Invisible Man,” which transformed the premise into a domestic abuse thriller with sci-fi overtones. That film scored rave reviews, strong box-office, and ended pretty succinctly.

However the possibility of a sequel is there if they wanted to pursue it. Speaking with THR to promote Wolf Man, Whannell says any possibility of a sequel is pretty much over, as he values the first film having a definitive ending:

“An ending is the hardest thing to do in screenwriting. It’s the holy grail of screenwriting, and I revere movies with great endings…

I love that note that the film ended on, I can’t imagine gluing more story onto that. Sequels are mostly driven by the economics of Hollywood. ‘We scored, we did well, and let’s do it again. Let’s get them back there.’ And I’ve been a front-row viewer of that [ie. Saw and Insidious].

I was so happy with Invisible Man’s ending that I just don’t feel the artistic need to go forward with it. The financial need is something different. The studio might look at that and say, ‘Well, we feel like it should keep going because we want to make more money.’ But on an artistic level, I’m like, ‘That’s a nice closed door there. Let’s just leave it closed.'”

It’s not clear what Whannell plans to do following “Wolf Man” which has received mixed reviews. “Wolf Man” is in cinemas this weekend and on track for a $12 million debut.

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