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The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Directed byJames Wan
Based onCreature from the Black Lagoon
by William Alland
Produced byJames Wan
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Creature from the Black Lagoon in an upcoming American horror film directed and produced by James Wan. The film is a contemporary retelling of the 1954 film of the same name produced by William Alland.

Production

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There have been numerous attempts to remake the 1954 film since the early 1980s. The proposed remake has gone through different phases of development by different writers and filmmakers.[1]

John Landis (1982)

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In 1982, following the success of his film An American Werewolf in London (1981), writer-director John Landis became interested in developing a remake of the film with the original film's director Jack Arnold. Landis had reached out to Arnold to return for the project as its director, and British writer Nigel Kneale was commissioned to write the screenplay. Inspiration for the new film according to Kneale, was inspired by the main characters Lennie and George from John Steinbeck's 1937 novella Of Mice and Men. The screenplay contained more comedic elements, and centered on a pair of creatures, one destructive and the other peaceful, being persecuted by the United States Navy. A decision to make the film in 3D led to budgetary concerns and Universal Studios wanting to avoid a clash with Jaws 3-D, which was in development at the time. The project was ultimately canceled by the producers.[1][2]

John Carpenter (1992-1993)

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In 1992, Universal president Tom Pollack offered John Carpenter the option to direct a remake of one of the studio's earlier films, with Carpenter choosing Black Lagoon as his next project.[3][4] Carpenter hired Bill Phillips to rewrite Kneale's script,[a] and Rick Baker was brought on to design the 3D model of the Gill-man.[1][4] Phillips' script centers around a marine biologist and a small crew of scientists who venture into the Amazon River to study its diverse aquatic life. The invasive methods of the scientists catch the attention of the mysterious Creature, who begins to pick off the researchers one by one.[1]

Ultimately, the project was never green-lit.[1][4]

Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris (1994-1995)

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Writers Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris worked on a separate draft.[6] Universal offered the director's chair to Peter Jackson in 1995, though he turned down the offer in favor of working on King Kong (2005).[1][7] After Jackson passed on the project, Ivan Reitman entered early talks to direct though it never materialized.[6] Following the financial success of Stephen Sommers' 1999 remake of The Mummy, the project was revived.[8] It was announced in 2001 that Gary Ross had signed on to write and produce it with his father, Arthur A. Ross, one of the original writers.[9] The project never moved forward and was believed to be scrapped.

Guillermo del Toro (2002-2003)

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Guillermo del Toro, a fan of the original, was attached to direct a remake in 2002.[10] With creative clashes and his commitments to many other projects, Universal dropped del Toro[b] and hired Tedi Sarafian to write a script in March 2003, before the project fell apart.[10]

Breck Eisner and Carl Erik Rinsch (2005-2011)

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Dave Kajganich (2012-2014)

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Alex Kurtzman (2017-2019)

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Development

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It was announced that James Wan was collaborating with Universal to reboot the studio's Universal Monsters,[12] though no updates were given, and the project was thought to be scrapped. In August 2024, a modern retelling of the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon was being developed for Universal Pictures at Atomic Monster. Wan was in negotiations to produce and direct the film.[13][14]

References

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Footnotes

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Notes

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  1. ^ John Kenneth Muir erroneously reports in his book on Carpenter that the script was Neale's.[5]
  2. ^ Del Toro would develop his original concept for his planned remake into the 2017 film The Shape of Water.[11]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Accardo, Brian (October 5, 2023). "A Timeline of Every Failed Attempt to Remake Creature From the Black Lagoon". MovieWeb. Valnet Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Murray 2017, pp. 240–242.
  3. ^ Archerd, Army (July 30, 1992). "Olympics to cross finish line in style". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Lambie, Ryan (January 16, 2017). "Whatever Happened to John Carpenter's Creature From The Black Lagoon?". Den of Geek. DoG Tech LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Muir 2015, p. 41.
  6. ^ a b Archerd, Army (February 12, 1996). "Hiller relieved that noms weren't leaked". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 30, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Morton 2005, pp. 316–329.
  8. ^ Fleming, Michael (May 21, 1999). "Kornberg reups at U". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 30, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Linder, Brian (December 13, 2001). "Back to the Black Lagoon". IGN. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Linder, Brian (August 7, 2002). "Del Toro to Uni's Creature Redo". IGN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Franklyn, Garth (November 15, 2017). "Del Toro Talks Black Lagoon Influence On "Shape"". Dark Horizons. Dark Futures Pty. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  12. ^ McNary, Dave (March 6, 2020). "James Wan Teams With Universal for Monster Movie". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 12, 2024). "James Wan Developing Creature from the Black Lagoon Movie for Universal". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
  14. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (August 12, 2024). "'Creature From the Black Lagoon' Remake in the Works From James Wan". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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