James Wan Developing ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Movie For Universal
deadline.comIn what would mark the first film James Wan would direct since merging his Atomic Monster banner with Blumhouse, Deadline has learned he is in early talks to potentially helm The Creature From the Black Lagoon for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures.
Wan is developing a grounded modernized retelling that leans into visceral horror while paying respect to the original classic.
Wan will produce the film under the Atomic Monster banner with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott exec producing.
EVP of Production Development Jay Polidoro will oversee for Universal. The Creature From the Black Lagoon has been a high priority for Universal since the studio revamped its monster movies strategy in 2019 to focusing on filmmaker-driven projects.
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