ROTTEN TOMATOES: Breck Eisner Goes from "Sahara" to "Black Lagoon"

Breck Eisner Goes from "Sahara" to "Black Lagoon"

by Scott Weinberg | October 20, 2005

Breck Eisner made his debut with last April's "Sahara" for Paramount, and he'll soon be helming Universal's remake of "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Gary Ross ("Pleasantville") will produce and contribute the first draft of the screenplay.

Breck Eisner is, of course, son of former Disney head Michael Eisner, but there's a lesser-known (and more interesting) trivia tidbit regarding this project. The original "Creature" was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Arthur A. Ross ... who is the father of Gary Ross. (How often does a son get to pen a remake of his own father's screenplay?)

From Variety: ""As a kid, I remember loving Jack Arnold's original version of this film," Eisner said. "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' or John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' "

(The) original introduced Gill Man, who terrorized archaeologists exploring in the Amazon. Plans for the update call for shooting in the U.S. as well as a Central or South American location."

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bmoviebuff writes:
on Oct 20 2005 01:38 PM

Borrowing a line from Darth Vader here but Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
There goes the film I wanted to do.

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pota1967 writes:
on Oct 21 2005 10:55 AM

Maybe you could do "Creature From The Blue Lagoon"

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bmoviebuff writes:
on Oct 21 2005 12:57 PM

In reply to this comment (#826888)
Or I could call it Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Unbastardized Remake

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Ashron writes:
on Oct 23 2005 09:13 AM

Well, if Gary Ross is writing the screenplay, it stands a chance of being good.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Nov 22 2006 05:11 AM

I loved the original "Black Lagoon" and think, as well as hope, that the remake will do it justice.

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