James Wan is going back to the world of horror before starting work onAquaman 2. The upcominguntitled secret horrorproject is for New Line Cinema and it’s from a screenplay Wan co-wrote with Ingrid Bisu. The story details are being kept under wraps for the time being, which is understandable. Wan will produce the movie through his Atomic Monster banner along with Michael Clear. This is pretty exciting news for horror fans who have been waiting to see what Wan’s next project was going to be.
The “untitled secret horror” movie fromJames Wanwill reportedly shoot in Los Angeles this fall and after work wraps up on the post-production process, it is believed the director will launch right into the pre-production ofAquaman 2. Wan took a bit of a break after his exhaustive work on the firstAquamanmovie, which is now the highest grossing DC movie of all time. At the time, the director stated he was waiting for the right script to come along before jumping headfirst into a sequel.
Aquamanstar Jason Momoa recently revealed that a story is in place for the sequel and he is behind it 100%. The actor has been working with writers to get the story just right and previously admitted Warner Bros. was into the ideas he was pitching forAquaman 2. As for how much ofMomoa’s ideas will end up in the final cutremains to be seen, but he is pretty positive DC fans are going to love it and promises his beard will be back too. Along withAquaman 2, we also know that James Wan will serve as a producer onAquamanspin-offThe Trench, which is a monster movie about the terrifying creatures that live deep in the ocean as seen in the first DC outing for the King of Atlantis. That movie doesn’t yet have a director, but we’re pretty sure that’s not the secret horror movie being alluded to here.
James Wan co-created theSawandInsidiousfranchises, along with New Line Cinema’sThe Conjuring Universe, which has grossed over $1.8 billion globally. The director is known for his horror movies and has helped bring them to a new modern era. While there is barely any information about his secret project right now, it is clear there will be a lot of pressure on the director to deliver the goods when the movie hits the big screen. Regardless, Wan is more than likely very confident in the story he has created with Ingrid Bisu and is ready to get to work on it very soon.
There is no release date set for James Wan’s upcoming “untitled secret horror” movie, but it seems likely that it will pop into theaters next fall since production is reportedly getting ready to start this fall. For now, we’ll just have to wait and see what kind of scares Wan is going to go for this time around before heading back to work onAquaman 2with Jason Momoa. Both Wan and Momoa were eager to get the Arthur Curry story right on the big screen and to give the character more respect than he has been given in the past. From the looks of things, they accomplished what they set out to do.Varietywas the first to report on the secret James Wan horror movie.
