David Bridges
James Wan is making a 3rd aqua man film. No, not a 3rd Aquaman film. A 3rd film about an individual within the water. The director of Aquaman, in addition to Noticed, Insidious, Livid 7, and extra, will produce and doubtlessly direct a remake of the traditional Common Monsters movie The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
In keeping with Deadline, Wan is “creating a grounded modernized retelling that leans into visceral horror while paying respect to the unique traditional.” So, mainly, it’ll slot in with the opposite fashionable Common Monsters remakes equivalent to The Invisible Man and the upcoming Wolf Man. Each of these are helmed by Leigh Whannell, an in depth buddy and collaborator of Wan’s who co-created Insidious and Noticed with him. The movie will fall underneath the brand new deal the place Wan’s Atomic Monster teamed up with Blumhouse over at Common.
There’s a lot to debate right here, so let’s dive in. Creature is a type of properties that, in contrast to Dracula, Wolf Man, Mummy, Frankenstein, and others, has by no means gotten a correct remake. However not for lack of making an attempt. For nearly 40 years Hollywood has been making an attempt to deliver the Creature again to the massive display screen. So, proper there, you could take this information with a grain of salt. Wan is a robust producer and gifted director, however many others have tried and failed in what he’s making an attempt right here.
It’s additionally enjoyable to contemplate this within the wider context of Wan’s flirtation with the water. After all, he made two Aquaman films however he additionally started to develop a Trench film based mostly on these movies, which really was going to be a Black Manta film. He has but to select his subsequent directorial effort, and it very nicely could also be this—but when so, to do three out of 4 studio films set underwater in a row is wild. (The wonderful Malignant being the opposite one.)
As for the Creature himself, he originated within the 1954 traditional directed by Jack Arnold. A movie that, now pushing 70 years previous, is simply as efficient as ever. Some suppose it ought to by no means be remade. Others suppose perhaps it already has, in a manner. However both manner, that is going to be an interesting journey.
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