‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ Remake Still Going Forward

It would take a novel the size of War and Peace to cover all the behind-the-scenes drama behind getting a ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ remake done. Â  The last we heard, the film was being directed by Breck Eisner (‘Sahara’) and was tentatively scheduled for release sometime in 2010.

Collider recently spoke with Gary Ross. Â  On top of being the producer and screenwriter for the remake, he’s also the son of Arthur A. Ross, who wrote the screenplays for the original ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ and the 1956 follow-up, ‘The Creature Walks Among Us’. Â  Gary had some interesting information regarding the film’s status.

“It’s not going to be campy. It’s not a reference to what the original was. It’s not reverential that way. Â  We take it seriously. We found some scientific underpinnings for it which my dad actually found in the original. He based it on a lungfish he found around that time, a lot of that was his. We’re not approaching it in a campy, retro sort of way.”

When asked if the film had a director, Ross simply stated, “That hasn’t been decided yet.” Â  Ross also went on to say that the film will be going for scares and that he hopes to have filming start sometime next year.

What do you think? Â  Are you looking forward to a ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ remake? Â  Who would you choose as the director? Â  Let us know by commenting below.

Source: Collider