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James Wan in Talks to Direct ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ Remake

Jack Arnold, who directed many a sci-fi classics in the 1950s, helmed the 1954 Universal movie that was released in 3D.

James Wan, the creator of the Saw and The Conjuring horror franchises, is developing a new take on the classic Universal monster property and is in early talks to direct the feature project. It was the among the last of the Universal’s great monster movies, combining an entrancing mix of horror, tragedy, and romance, and introduced audiences to the unique Gill-Man, aka The Creature who is the last of his kind. Jack Arnold, who helmed sci-fi classics such as The Incredible Shrinking Man, directed the movie that featured Julie Adams as the woman who caught the Creature’s eye.

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