Nikyatu Jusu—who directed the overcooked 2022 folk-horror tale “Nanny”—is working on a new version of David Cronenberg’s “The Fly,” via Deadline. Jusu’s film will be “set in the universe of [Cronenberg’s] film,” and won’t be a straight remake. Jusu will direct and pen the script.
Deadline suggests that Jusu’s “The Fly” is being sped up due to a renewed interest in body horror—courtesy of this year’s “The Substance.” A few years ago, we had learned that Nusu was also going to direct a “Night of the Living Dead” sequel — though there’s been no recent update on that project.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s sacrilege to even touch Cronenberg’s “The Fly,” which is a near-perfect film, and maybe the greatest thing Cronenberg has ever given us. The 1986 film had a scientist (Jeff Goldblum) self-testing his own teleportation device, but unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect.
Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.