Editing Creature from the Black Lagoon (section)

===Reboot===
Universal Pictures, beginning as early as 2014, began developing a shared universe of [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]] modern-day versions of their classic [[Universal Monsters]], with the studio having various films in different stages of development. The series began with ''[[The Mummy (2017 film)|The Mummy]]'' (2017) and was intended to be followed by the remake of ''Bride of Frankenstein'' in 2019 prior to the critical and commercial failure of ''The Mummy''. ''The Creature from the Black Lagoon'' was a remake also intended to be developed within the reboot with a story written by [[Jeff Pinkner]] and a script written by [[Will Beall]]. In June, Kurtzman revealed that the Gill-man in this film would be from the Amazon,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemablend.com/news/1667260/where-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-monster-comes-from-in-universals-dark-universe|title=Where The Creature From The Black Lagoon Monster Comes From In Universal's Dark Universe|date=June 6, 2017|publisher=Cinema Blend}}</ref> but on November 8, Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan moved on to other projects, leaving the future of the ''Dark Universe'' even further in doubt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alex-kurtzman-chris-morgan-exit-universal-monsterverse-1055854|title=Universal's "Monsterverse" in Peril as Top Producers Exit (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Couch|first2=Aaron|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> In January 2019, the ''Dark Universe'' film series was officially scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2019-01-25|title='Invisible Man' Finds Director, Sets New Course for Universal's Monster Legacy (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-finds-director-invisible-man-studios-monster-legacy-1203117708/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Variety|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125181231/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-finds-director-invisible-man-studios-monster-legacy-1203117708/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2024, it was announced that [[James Wan]] was in talks to direct a remake of ''Creature from the Black Lagoon''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2024-08-12 |title=James Wan in Talks to Direct 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' Remake |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-wan-in-talks-to-direct-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1235972293/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Sean Tretta was reported to be set to write the screenplay based on a treatment by Wan, Rafael Jordan, and Bryan Coyne.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2024/09/atomic-monster-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-sean-tretta-1236103522/|title= Atomic Monster & Universal’s ‘The Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Sets Sean Tretta To Write|date= September 30, 2024|access-date= September 30, 2024|first= Anthony|last= D'Alessandro|work= Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>