Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (10031851j) James Wan LA Premiere of "Aquaman", Los Angeles, USA - 12 Dec 2018

Universal has been trying (and failing) to get their monster movie universe off the ground for a few years now, bringing James Wan on board could be just the thing the mad scientist doctor ordered.

Just as a recap let’s review the horror movies James Wan has under his belt: Saw (2004), Saw III (2006), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), The Conjuring (2013), The Nun (2018).

Suffice it to say James Wan has the credentials to do this and to do this well.

Universal fumbled the bag when Guillermo del Toro wanted to do The Creature from the Black Lagoon and they couldn’t agree on the vision for the movie…so he took his things and went on to make “The Shape of Water” without them. I guess they showed him.

Hopefully, Universal has learned from this and will let these creative and talented directors do what they do best.

Universal Pictures is teaming with “Aquaman” director James Wan on a horror/thriller inspired by Universal’s monster legacy.

Details of the untitled project are sparse. Wan is set to produce the project, and a director has not yet been set. Friday’s announcement comes a week after the better-than-expected debut of the Universal’s “The Invisible Man,” a modern-day version of the studios’ 1933 movie of the same name. Other Universal monster titles of that era include Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Source: Variety