Summary
Gargoyleswill get a live-action remake, and Disney plans to bring inAquaman 2director James Wan to assist with the live-action reboot.
Wan, who has plenty of experience working in horror films, will be joined by Gary Dauberman, who also has plenty of experience working in the horror genre. Disney picked them not only because of their background in the horror genre but because those two have worked together quite a bit on the horror films they’ve made. Their experience in the genre should helptheGargoylesreboot maintain the settingit had during its heyday.
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The Hollywood Reportergave the full details of Disney hiring Wan and Dauberman for the live-actionGargoylesseries. “Two major names in the creature feature business, Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, known for their collaborations on the hitAnnabellehorror movies, have teamed up to remake the 1990s cartoon as a live-action series for Disney+,” the Hollywood Reporter wrote. “Dauberman will write, executive produce and show run the series with Atomic Monster, the company run by Wan and Michael Clear, joining the executive producing ranks.”
Wan’s experience in horror dates back to before theAnnabellefranchise, ashe directed bothSawandSaw IIIin 2004 and 2007, respectively. He also started other horror franchises likeInsidiousandThe Conjuring. Their experience with multiple profitable franchises likely explains why Disney has let them take the reins on this one.Gargoylesresonated with fans because it dared to cross lines that the other light-hearted and family-friendly cartoons Disney would put on around the same time wouldn’t dare think of. Doing so is what made the show as good as it was. It kept up with some of Disney’s rivals during the 1990s, likeBatman: The AnimatedSeriesandX-Men.
Gargoyleswent over several pretty adult subjects for a show that was technically aimed at children, like genocide, murder, betrayal, and loneliness. There were also several twists and turns that none of the fans saw coming. Xanatos remains one of the more clever and devious villains Disney has ever conceived. The dynamic between Goliath and Demona as former-lovers-turned-enemies is one of the more fascinating and tragic subplots ever seen in a kid’s show. Hence, fans should be ecstatic to see how they revisit them if they do.
There had been rumors thatGargoyleswould be made into a movie, but given all the material that went into the show, it would have been hard to see how they could have converted that into one movie, especially since it’s aimed at children. Those who remadeAvatar: The Last Airbenderinto a live-action film learned that lesson the hard way. Luckily, Disney’s not making that mistake, and they’re also starting this all the right way by hiring two people who are more than familiar with horror.
