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The Creature from the Black Lagoon has not seen a new on screen rendition since 1956. That means this year marks 60 years since a film about the character has been released! Today I am going to talk about the upcoming Creature from the Black Lagoon remake and why it is one of the most anticipated films of the new Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe. First off, a little bit about the creature and the remakes journey to fruition.
On March 5th, 1954 director Jack Arnold released a film that would go on to become one of Universal Studios legacy horror classics. Universal has had a superior history of popular horror creations, starting with The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1923, The Phantom of the Opera in 1925, Dracula and Frankenstein both in 1931, The Mummy in 1932 and The Invisible Man in 1933 to note a few of the popular choices. It wasn't until nearly 20-30 years later that The Creature would join the ranks of the Universal Classic Monsters.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon tells the story of a scientists search for a fossil connection between land and sea animals, only things take a turn for the worse when our lead actors discover this creature is not ancient history just yet. The Creature was originally played by actor Ricou Browning, who acted as the Gill- Man in the water scenes due to his past with water shows, and by Ben Chapman, who notably played the Gill-Man on land sequences.
Ben Chapman was a former Marine, and was selected to play the Gill-Man due to his large stature. Unlike Browning who played The Creature in water scenes, Chapman was more commonly used in promotion of The Creature for numerous events. As you can see in the picture, The Creature costume, essentially the water version, wasn't so efficient looking but, for the time, was notably intriguing.
Originally, the idea of a remake has been thrown around since 1982 with John Landis pushing it. The original remake script was eventually cancelled due to the idea of 3D being used, but did feature the use of two creatures rather than one. In 1995 the idea of a remake resurfaced but was passed upon by Peter Jackson who was in pursuit of the King Kong remake we received.
After many different people had worked on the script and ideas for the remake, things seemed to have faded for the creatures future. After all this time, work is once again underway on creating a proper remake for the legendary Creature from the Black Lagoon. Scarlett Johansson is being considered for the lead role of the film, and Jeff Pinker (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) is currently writing the script. While it may be many years until this film rejoins the Universal horror film universe, the 60 year long journey will likely leave us with a very dark retelling of a story that many of recent generations truly never knew.
That's all we have for our first Universal Monsters article, continue to read our blog for the latest updates on this horror universe and keep an eye out for our next article on The Mummy remake arriving next year! Stay relevant with the most detailed information on upcoming movie news and rumors by reading our blog, and as always, don't forget to Crave Cinema!
On March 5th, 1954 director Jack Arnold released a film that would go on to become one of Universal Studios legacy horror classics. Universal has had a superior history of popular horror creations, starting with The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1923, The Phantom of the Opera in 1925, Dracula and Frankenstein both in 1931, The Mummy in 1932 and The Invisible Man in 1933 to note a few of the popular choices. It wasn't until nearly 20-30 years later that The Creature would join the ranks of the Universal Classic Monsters.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon tells the story of a scientists search for a fossil connection between land and sea animals, only things take a turn for the worse when our lead actors discover this creature is not ancient history just yet. The Creature was originally played by actor Ricou Browning, who acted as the Gill- Man in the water scenes due to his past with water shows, and by Ben Chapman, who notably played the Gill-Man on land sequences.
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Originally, the idea of a remake has been thrown around since 1982 with John Landis pushing it. The original remake script was eventually cancelled due to the idea of 3D being used, but did feature the use of two creatures rather than one. In 1995 the idea of a remake resurfaced but was passed upon by Peter Jackson who was in pursuit of the King Kong remake we received.
After many different people had worked on the script and ideas for the remake, things seemed to have faded for the creatures future. After all this time, work is once again underway on creating a proper remake for the legendary Creature from the Black Lagoon. Scarlett Johansson is being considered for the lead role of the film, and Jeff Pinker (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) is currently writing the script. While it may be many years until this film rejoins the Universal horror film universe, the 60 year long journey will likely leave us with a very dark retelling of a story that many of recent generations truly never knew.
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