Editing The Incredible Shrinking Man (section)

==Aftermath==
Arnold commented on science films made after ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'', saying that since his films were financially successful, AIP and Japanese studios developed similar productions, which he felt lacked in atmosphere or morals and were just stories about monsters.{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=207}} These included ''[[The Amazing Colossal Man]]'' and ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]''.<ref name="Grant" /> Arnold was unable to sell a sci-fi story after these films began appearing and went to England to create ''[[The Mouse That Roared (film)|The Mouse That Roared]]'', which he felt was a fantasy film that still had a deeper meaning to it.{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=207}}{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=208}} Arnold later declared ''Mouse'' as his favorite picture and that he thought "almost as much of" it as ''The Incredible Shrinking Man''.{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=208}}

Arnold spoke about the film later in life after watching a revival screening, saying he was happy that audiences enjoyed the film and that they "got all the nuances that I put in. It was a joy to me, just to watch their reaction to the film."{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=73}} Matheson discussed the film in an interview in John Bronsan's ''Horror People'', where he declared he only enjoyed the film after his son pointed out the film's story structure, specifically that "it didn't have the usual story line, the usual happy ending. Actually it had no particular story line, it was very [[Picaresque novel|picaresque]], it just wandered on."{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=402}} Matheson re-iterated his enjoyment in ''[[Cinefantastique]]'', finding himself able to appreciate the film with subsequent watches, finding the visuals as "truly remarkable" and that Arnold created "quite a mood in the film."{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=402}} The film was selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-09-250/|title=Michael Jackson, the Muppets and Early Cinema Tapped for Preservation in 2009 Library of Congress National Film Registry|date=December 30, 2009|website=Library of Congress|access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref>

===Proposed sequels and remakes===
[[File:Richard Matheson (crop).jpg|thumb|alt=Photographic head shot of Richard Matheson| [[Richard Matheson]] wrote a follow-up and was developing a new adaptation of his book in 2013.]]
Matheson scripted a [[sequel]], titled ''The Fantastic Little Girl''.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=406}} The film has Louise Carey certain that Scott is still alive. She returns home and finds herself shrinking and is injected with a new cure.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=407}} The script also featured Scott in his microscopic world where he encounters strange eel-like creatures.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=407}} The script was 43 pages long and described as inferior compared to the original film by author Bill Warren.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=407}} Matheson said that, since the original film made "a lot of money", he was unsure why the sequel was not developed past the script stage.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=407}} The script in its entirety was published in the 2005 book ''Unrealized Dreams''.{{sfn|Warren|2009|p=407}} The reluctance for a home media re-release was due to Universal's intention for a pseudo-sequel. This included [[John Landis]] developing, writing and directing ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Woman]]'', which was cancelled after the budget was found to be too high. It was later revived by [[Jane Wagner]].{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=73}} Arnold said he "hated" ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'',  declaring the special effects weak and adding there was "no point of view...the major fault is that it's not a comedy even though they tried so hard to make it funny".{{sfn|Reemes|2002|p=73}}

In 2003, Universal and [[Imagine Entertainment]] attempted a remake, with [[Eddie Murphy]] to star and [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]] to direct.<ref name="afi" /><ref name="hwr-2013" /> Following this, other directors were attached, including [[Peter Segal]] and [[Brett Ratner]], with Murphy still slated to star in a comedic remake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratner-talks-shrinking-man-109593|website=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Brett Ratner in talks for 'Shrinking Man'|first=Borys|last=Kit|access-date=March 18, 2018|date=April 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318064519/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratner-talks-shrinking-man-109593|archive-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref>

The source material rights lapsed by 2012 and were purchased by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref name="hwr-2013" /> A new adaptation of ''The Shrinking Man'' was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son [[Richard Christian Matheson]].<ref name="hwr-2013">{{cite web|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title=MGM Rebooting 'Shrinking Man' With Author Richard Matheson and Son Writing (Exclusive)|date=February 13, 2013|last=Kit|first=Borys|access-date=March 18, 2018|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mgm-rebooting-shrinking-man-richard-421168|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216040615/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mgm-rebooting-shrinking-man-richard-421168|archive-date=February 16, 2013}}</ref> The Mathesons commented that the new adaptation would modernise the story and reflect on advancements such as [[nanotechnology]].<ref name="hwr-2013" /> The elder Matheson died on June 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10142010/Richard-Matheson.html|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|title=Richard Matheson|access-date=March 18, 2018|date=June 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202120514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10142010/Richard-Matheson.html|archive-date=December 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Los Angeles-based producer Patrick Wachsberger of Picture Perfect Federation was in France developing a French remake in 2023 starring [[Jean Dujardin]].{{sfn|Wiseman|2023}}{{sfn|Keslassy|2023}}