Producer David S. Goyer provides an update on The Blob remake. The first ever version of this horror classic was released in 1958. Starring Steve McQueen, this B-horror film focused on an alien life form that consumes everything in its bath and continuously grows.
The Blob was later remade into a 1988 body horror film directed by Chuck Russell and starring Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith. Early last year, a new remake horror film was announced to be in development by Warner Bros. The film will be directed by David Bruckner of the Hellraiser remake fame.
While in an interview with Comicbook.com, The Blob producer Goyer shared a significant update on the remake film’s progress. He began by explaining that some major changes were being made to The Blob, including changing the antagonistic substance’s point of origin from space to “something that is made in the lab.”
To make that transition, Goyer and Warner Bros. are in a “research and development” phase of their project. This includes pouring resources into figuring out the best “Blob effects” and more. He also said that the new film will include the Blob taking over a movie theater. Check out the full quote from Goyer below:
First of all, the last one was done in the ’80s and there’s been mᴀssive technological advancements. One of the decisions we made is, instead of the Blob coming from space, it’s something that is made in the lab. If you think of horror as a cautionary tale or reflecting contemporary fears … there was a lot of fear about Sputnik and space when the first Blob came out. A lot of things going on right now – the use of AI and gene editing and the slippery slope of all that work entails – that is our approach to this film. I am also excited because the story unfolds in not-quite real time, but over the course of a single day. It’s great. We are just doing some research and development right now. Warner Bros. gave us some money to do some R and D research on Blob effects.
What This Means For The Blob Remake
Goyer provides an interesting argument about the classic horror film, speaking to the issues of the time. In the ’80s, those issues primarily involved “fear about Sputnik.” As a result, making a terrifying and all-consuming substance originate from outer space would make a lot of sense.
Now, Goyer is transitioning that fear to being something more human-made. He now likens the Blob figure to “the use of AI and gene editing.” This will be a unique way for Goyer and his team to address current fears without risking being too on-the-nose like other AI-based plots, such as M3GAN.
Goyer also gives some insight as to how the modern-day version of The Blob will interact with the work of its predecessors. The movie theater scene is one of the most important moments from the first film, and he calls this new version of the story “self-referential.” This implies that the movie could pay even further homage to the horror entries that came before it.
Our Take On The Blob Remake News
The Blob remake is coming out during a time when more and more horror reboots are being produced. In the last decade, these remakes have included The Invisible Man and Wolf Man.
It is good to hear that Goyer and his team want to do something different with The Blob. The risk in any of these remakes tends to be repeating the same tired plotlines. From the sounds of it, Goyer will avoid this fate by updating The Blob to align with modern fears and sensibilities.
