The classic Universal monster is getting a modern twist.
, Wan will serve as a producer on the movie, while he is also in “early talks” to direct the monster flick.
It would be the first project he’s attached himself to direct since his production company Atomic Monster merged with Blumhouse. focused on a prehistoric water-breathing humanoid monster, along with a group of scientists trying to study him. Julie Adams starred alongside Richard Carlson as the woman who caught the Gill-Man’s eye, while Jack Arnold was the director for the classic black and white feature.
The likes of John Carpenter, Ivan Reitman, Guillermo del Toro and more have all tried to revive the Creature from the 1980s onwards, with Universal also looking at the idea as part of its Dark Universe monster movies in the 2010s., it's believed he will pursue a grounded and modernied retelling which will learn into visceral horror, while still paying respect to the classic.
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