James Wan Shares a Chilling Update on Call of Cthulhu Movie

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Here we go again — another day, another classic horror update from director James Wan. If you‘ve been keeping tabs on his long-gestating adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft‘s Call of Cthulhu, the bottom line is: the project is still alive… just barely, and it‘s not even close to hitting theaters anytime soon.

'Call of Cthulhu': Still Lurking in the Shadows

Wan recently chatted with ScreenRant and threw a small bone to anyone still hoping his take on Lovecraft‘s primordial squid god might become reality. According to Wan, he‘s still trying to make Call of Cthulhu happen — it‘s one of those personal passion projects that just won‘t die. The catch? These Lovecraftian movies are expensive undertakings, and getting financing for stories about cults that worship ancient sleep-deprived monsters is, predictably, a hard sell. If you‘ve heard Guillermo del Toro talk about his own struggles to make At the Mountains of Madness, you know this pain runs deep in horror circles.

Wan puts it this way:

So, yes, the Call of Cthulhu movie is not dead, but don‘t hold your breath for a release date, either. In case you‘re foggy on the plot: Lovecraft‘s original story follows a guy who gets wrapped up in the mysteries of a doomsday cult obsessed with the tentacled entity Cthulhu (who‘s pretty much the patron saint of cosmic horror).

What Else Is James Wan Up To?

While he‘s nursing that Lovecraft itch, Wan isn‘t exactly short on work. Here‘s what‘s landing on his plate right now:

• The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (Remake): Last month, Wan signed on to direct an English-language remake of the 2019 Korean thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil for Paramount Pictures. Quick summary: a cop and a crime boss form a squirmy alliance to hunt a serial killer, and, as you might expect, the whole thing is packed with backstabbing and action.
• Saw Reboot: After Blumhouse scooped up the rights to Saw from Twisted Pictures, the studio roped Wan and Leigh Whannell — who started the franchise and then mostly left after Saw III (which, yes, was twenty years ago) — back into the room. Blumhouse head Jason Blum says Wan will be 'hugely involved' in the reboot, but Wan himself seems actually excited to return, calling it a 'significant creative return' and promising something both familiar and unexpected for long-time fans.

So even if Call of Cthulhu is stuck in development limbo, Wan isn‘t exactly slowing down. But if you want cosmic horror on the big screen — sorry, you‘ll have to wait a little longer for Cthulhu to rise.

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