Editing Creature from the Black Lagoon (section)

===Cancelled remakes===
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In 1982, [[John Landis]] wanted Jack Arnold to direct a remake of the film, and [[Nigel Kneale]] was commissioned to write the screenplay. Kneale completed the script, which involved a pair of creatures, one destructive and the other calm and sensitive, being persecuted by the United States Navy.<ref name="kneale">Murray 2005, pp. 154–156.</ref> A decision to make the film in 3D led to the remake being canceled by producers at [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], both for budgetary concerns and to avoid a clash with ''[[Jaws 3-D]]''.<ref name="kneale"/>

In 1992, [[John Carpenter]] was developing the remake at Universal.<ref>[[Army Archerd|Archerd, Army]] [https://variety.com/1992/voices/columns/olympics-to-cross-finish-line-in-style-1117862332/ "Olympics to cross finish line in style".] ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', July 19, 1992.</ref> He originally hired Bill Phillips to write the script, while [[Rick Baker]] was hired to create the 3D model of the Creature, but the project never got the green light. [[Herschel Weingrod]] and [[Timothy Harris (writer)|Timothy Harris]] wrote a new script,<ref name=new/> and Universal offered [[Peter Jackson]] the director's chair in 1995, but he chose to work instead on ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]''.<ref>"Recreating the Eighth Wonder". ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (3-disc Deluxe Extended Edition DVD), 2006.</ref>

In February 1996, [[Ivan Reitman]] was planning to direct the remake, but it never materialized.<ref name=new>Archerd, Army. [https://variety.com/1996/voices/columns/hiller-relieved-that-noms-weren-t-leaked-1117862860/ "Hiller relieved that noms weren't leaked".] ''Variety'', February 12, 1996.</ref> With the financial success of ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]'' remake in May 1999, the development of the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' remake was revived.<ref>Fleming. Michael. [https://variety.com/1999/biz/news/kornberg-reups-at-u-1117502363/ "Kornberg reups at U."] ''Variety'', May 20, 1999.</ref> In December 2001, [[Gary Ross]] signed on to write and produce the remake with his father, Arthur A. Ross, one of the original's writers. He told ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'': "The story my father wrote embodies the clash between primitive men and civilized men, and that obviously makes it a fertile area for re-examination".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Linder |first=Brian |title=Back to the Black Lagoon |url=https://ign.com/articles/2001/12/13/back-to-the-black-lagoon |journal=[[IGN]] |date=December 13, 2001 |access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref>

In August 2002, [[Guillermo del Toro]], a fan of the original feature, was attached to direct a remake.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Linder |first=Brian |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/366/366961p1.html |title=Del Toro to Uni's Creature Redo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019225949/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/366/366961p1.html |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |journal=[[IGN]] |date=August 7, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> He had hoped to do a story focused more on the Creature's viewpoint while also letting him have a successful romantic liaison. He later went on to turn this idea into the 2017 film ''[[The Shape of Water (film)|The Shape of Water]]'' after Universal rejected the concept.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/del-toro-talks-black-lagoon-influence-on-shape/|title=Del Toro Talks Black Lagoon Influence On "Shape" - Dark Horizons|website=darkhorizons.com|date=November 5, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> Because of these creative clashes and his commitments to many other projects, Universal dropped del Toro and hired [[Tedi Sarafian]] (credited on ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'') to write a script in March 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last=Linder |first=Brian |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/388/388806p1.html |title=T3 Scribe Penning Creature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818122010/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/388/388806p1.html |archive-date=August 18, 2012 |newspaper=[[IGN]] |url-status=dead |date=March 11, 2003}}</ref>

In October 2005, [[Breck Eisner]] signed on as director. He said to be a fan of the film: "As a kid, I remember loving Jack Arnold's original version of this film. What I really want to do is update an iconic image from the '50s and bring in more of the sci-fi sensibility of ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' or John Carpenter's ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'' (1982)".<ref>Snyder, Gabriel. [https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/u-s-creature-meets-maker-1117931280/ "U's 'Creature' meets maker".] ''Variety'', October 19, 2005.</ref> Ross said in March 2007 the Gill-man's origin would be reinvented, with him being the result of a [[Pharmaceutical drug|pharmaceutical]] corporation [[pollution|polluting]] the Amazon.<ref>Cieply, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/movies/12vill.html? "On screens soon, abused Earth gets its revenge".] ''The New York Times'', March 12, 2007.</ref>

However, the production was delayed by the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]]; as a result, Eisner instead made ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies]]'' (2010), the number-one project on his priority list. His new goal was to finish ''The Crazies'' and then begin filming ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' in [[Manaus]], Brazil, and on the Amazon River in [[Peru]]. Eisner was inspired to shoot on location by the film ''[[Fitzcarraldo]]'', and the boat set had been built. Eisner continued to rewrite the script, which was to be a summer blockbuster full of "action and excitement, but [still] scary". Eisner spent six months designing the new incarnation of the Gill-man with Mark McCreery (''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'', and [[Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Davy Jones]]' designer). The director said the new design was "very faithful to the original, but updated" and that the Gill-man would still remain sympathetic.<ref>Rotten, Ryan. [http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5919 "Exclusive: Eisner on Creature from the Black Lagoon Remake".] ''Shock Till You Drop'', May 2, 2008.</ref> In 2009, it was reported that Carl Erik Rinsch might direct a remake that would be produced by [[Marc Abraham]], Eric Newman, and [[Gary Ross]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/12/creature-to-feature-rinsch-.html?ref=ssp |title=Creature to Feature Rinsch? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822013905/http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/12/creature-to-feature-rinsch-.html?ref=ssp |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/18395 "'Creature from the Black Lagoon' Taps New Director for Revival".] ''bloody-disgusting.com''. Retrieved: March 23, 2015.</ref> however, a project featuring the ensemble had been abandoned by 2011.

In March 2012, Universal announced that a remake was in production and would simply be titled ''The Black Lagoon'' rather than ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' to distinguish between the two versions. In October, the studio hired Dave Kajganich to write the film.<ref>Kit, Borys. [https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/creature-black-lagoon-nabs-a-378629 "'Creature From the Black Lagoon' nabs a writer (Exclusive)".] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', October 12, 2012. Retrieved: March 23, 2015.</ref> The film was expected to hit theaters by May 2014 but was ultimately canceled. In 2020, Universal was considering [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]]
for a remake.<ref>{{cite news|last= Rivera |first=D.J.|title=Chris Evans Reportedly Eyed For Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/mcu-stars-reportedly-eyed-creature-black-lagoon-remake/ |newspaper= We Got This Covered}}</ref>