Did you know there are presently about eight potential Frankenstein movies in the works at various Hollywood studios? Yup, well yesterday, one of these films. One of those films took a monster step closer toward becoming a reality.
Deadline has learned from sources that Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy will direct the classic remake based on Mary Shelley’s misunderstood creature. Levy is now officially bringing us Frankenstein back to the big screen.
Now "Which Frankenstein?" you deserve a cookie for paying attention. As we've previously reported, there are now as many as eight different movies based on Mary Shelley's scientist and reanimated monster currently in develoment, but Levy is apparently staying in-house to work on the script written by Max Landis. Fox wants to fast-track the film so that they can get a jump start on all of the other similarly themed movies and is interested in having Levy be the man to take their project through production. Levy's newest film, Real Steel, is set to be released on October 7th.
Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy will direct a movie based on Mary Shelley’s misunderstood creature, according toVariety. The trade says Levy beat out Paul Greengrass and David Yates to earn the gig. He’ll work from a screenplay written by Chronicle scribe Max Landis, son of director John Landis.
Levy is able to take on the assignment because his planned remake of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage has been put on hold for the time being. As we reported, the director islobbying hard to cast Will Smith in the lead role of a scientist who is reduced to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a diplomat. It’s unclear why Fox would balk at the idea of casting Smith in anything, let alone a sci-fi action thriller with Levy, a proven talent, at the helm. Then again, maybe they saw Wild Wild West or maybe Smith isn’t interested because the third Men In Black is coming out next year. Maybe Levy can accomplish two goals in one film by somehow bringing Smith with him to this new Frankensteinproject. Smith has yet to try horror over the course of his lengthy and extremely successful career. Is it time the Fresh Prince gave Frankenstein some thought?
Deadline has learned from sources that Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy will direct the classic remake based on Mary Shelley’s misunderstood creature. Levy is now officially bringing us Frankenstein back to the big screen.
Now "Which Frankenstein?" you deserve a cookie for paying attention. As we've previously reported, there are now as many as eight different movies based on Mary Shelley's scientist and reanimated monster currently in develoment, but Levy is apparently staying in-house to work on the script written by Max Landis. Fox wants to fast-track the film so that they can get a jump start on all of the other similarly themed movies and is interested in having Levy be the man to take their project through production. Levy's newest film, Real Steel, is set to be released on October 7th.
Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy will direct a movie based on Mary Shelley’s misunderstood creature, according toVariety. The trade says Levy beat out Paul Greengrass and David Yates to earn the gig. He’ll work from a screenplay written by Chronicle scribe Max Landis, son of director John Landis.
Levy is able to take on the assignment because his planned remake of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage has been put on hold for the time being. As we reported, the director islobbying hard to cast Will Smith in the lead role of a scientist who is reduced to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of a diplomat. It’s unclear why Fox would balk at the idea of casting Smith in anything, let alone a sci-fi action thriller with Levy, a proven talent, at the helm. Then again, maybe they saw Wild Wild West or maybe Smith isn’t interested because the third Men In Black is coming out next year. Maybe Levy can accomplish two goals in one film by somehow bringing Smith with him to this new Frankensteinproject. Smith has yet to try horror over the course of his lengthy and extremely successful career. Is it time the Fresh Prince gave Frankenstein some thought?
