New THE FLY Movie Set In The Same Universe As David Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Horror Classic In The Works

New THE FLY Movie Set In The Same Universe As David Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Horror Classic In The Works

Though details are sparse, director Nikyatu Jusu is set to helm a new movie set in the same universe as David Corenberg's body-horror classic, The Fly...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 05, 2024 06:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Via FearHQ

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

A new movie set in the same universe as David Cronenberg's '80s body-horror masterwork, The Fly, is in development.

Deadline reports that Nikyatu Jusu is set to write and direct the project for 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment. The movie is not expected to be a reboot or a direct sequel, and there's no word on casting (Jeff Goldblum is unlikely to return, but Geena Davis might be a possibility).

Jusu garnered acclaim for her work on 2022's Nanny, and also has a sequel to George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead in the works with The Walking Dead‘s LaToya Morgan penning the script.

“The original version of Night of the Living Dead is still so resonant to this day,” said Jusu when the project was first announced. “Every era has the zombie that it needs and right now, zombies reflect the ways that humans treat each other and show us who is truly the monster.”

Jusu is also working on another horror project for Monkeypaw and Universal, but a title has yet to be announced.

Cronenberg’s The Fly is still widely viewed as one of the most groundbreaking and influential sci-fi horror films ever made. Itself a loose remake of the 1958 film starring Vincent Price, the story follows scientist Seth Brundle (Goldblum), whose experiments with teleportation take a terrifying turn when a housefly enters his machine, accidentally fusing his DNA with that of the insect's.

The resulting mental and physical transformation is truly disturbing to behold, as "BrundleFly" gradually loses his last semblance of humanity, ultimately attempting to force his pregnant girlfriend (Davis) to teleport with him so they can be together in the same body as one not-so-happy family.

Chris Walas’ groundbreaking practical effects won him an Academy Award for Best Makeup.

A sequel, The Fly II, came out in 1989, but Cronenberg was not involved and the movie received negative reviews.

What do you make of this news? Check out the trailer for The Fly below, and let us know what you think of the prospect of a new movie set in the world established in Cronenberg's film in the comments section.

When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/5/2024, 6:59 AM
So, “The Fly III”? #JusticeForStoltz
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/5/2024, 9:03 AM
@Lisa89 - I've been hashtagging #ReleaseTheStoltzCut of BTTF since 1985 and that was really hard to do with 1980s internet.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 11/5/2024, 7:08 AM
I am 20 undecillion % against this, Which is how much Google owes Russia, a number exceeding 30 zeros And far far far beyond the whole world’s GDP (for taking all their content down on YouTube). I am well aware that The Fly I grew up watching was a remake, but so was The Blob. And they were both masterpieces that need no more remakes. 200 undecillion. It will keep going until this movie Burns in development hell. 2 dodecahedron or something. Your move, Hollywood.
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 11/5/2024, 7:25 AM
So is Wayne World set in the same universe at The Terminator?
MahN166A
MahN166A - 11/5/2024, 9:00 AM
@HammerLegFoot -

#QuestionsThatRequiresAnAnswer
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/5/2024, 9:07 AM
@HammerLegFoot - yes. And so is Last Action Hero and Hot Shots Part Deux. And Aliens (Arnie was a Cyberdyne systems model and Bishop was a Hyperdyne systems model).

And now thanks to current technologies like internet, the cloud, phone networks, AI, algorithms, analytics, etc. our own universe is also the same universe.
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 11/5/2024, 9:14 AM
@ObserverIO - GOd I use to love Last Action Hero. That killer use to creep me out as a kid
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/5/2024, 9:21 AM
@HammerLegFoot - That reaper guy? Holy [frick] that guy was chilling to the bones
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McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/5/2024, 8:50 PM
@ObserverIO - Michael Rooker?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/6/2024, 4:08 AM
@McMurdo - No, I think it was the guy who played the main gangster in Robocop 2, the one they ultimately turned into Robocop 2 at the end.
LSHF
LSHF - 11/5/2024, 7:52 AM
It's all connected!
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 11/5/2024, 9:23 AM
So basically it's The Fly 3....which is a good idea in my opinion. So, why can't they just say that !?!
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 11/5/2024, 9:40 AM
This filmmaker has endorsed A.I., so not interest anything she is working on.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 11/5/2024, 9:43 AM
This clown likes and has used AI in movies. Movie will be shit.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 11/5/2024, 9:50 AM
Cronenberg's the fly is one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made. Instead of trying to ride on his coattails, I wish a director had the balls to pull some other B, 50s sci-fi movie and find the Nugget that makes it great, making it relevant for contemporary audiences
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/5/2024, 8:50 PM
@Izaizaiza - preach
AgentSmith
AgentSmith - 11/5/2024, 11:49 AM
Anyone else miss the old school trailer voice over guy in trailers today? "In a world...." At one point in my youth, I wanted that job.

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