David Lowery and Michael Bay Team Up for Paranormal Horror Film THE FISHERMAN
David Lowery and Michael Bay are joining forces for a new film project. The filmmaker behind A Ghost Story, Pete’s Dragon, and The Green Knight is teaming up with the director best known for explosive blockbuster spectacle to bring a terrifying new paranormal horror story to the big screen.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lowery and Bay are developing a film adaptation of John Langan's acclaimed horror novel The Fisherman, a book that has built a passionate following since its release in 2016.
If you've been wanting to see another horror movie that leans into eerie folklore and cosmic nightmares instead of jump scares alone, this is one to keep an eye on.
The story centers on Abe and Dan, two widowers who form an unlikely friendship while fishing together in upstate New York as they try to cope with devastating personal loss.
Their search for peace eventually leads them to the mysterious Dutchman's Creek, a secluded place rumored to give people the chance to see loved ones they've lost.
That hopeful idea quickly spirals into something far more horrifying when the men come face-to-face with the mysterious Fisherman, pulling them into a nightmare that blends grief, supernatural terror, and ancient forces beyond human understanding.
Langan's novel earned praise upon release and took home the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. Horror fans have long celebrated it for its chilling combination of cosmic horror and folk horror, making it one of the genre's most respected modern novels.
Lowery feels like an inspired choice to tackle material like this. While many movie fans know him from A Ghost Story, his filmography is filled with visually striking and emotionally rich projects.
Most recently, Lowery completed work on Mother Mary, the musical drama starring Anne Hathaway, Hunter Schafer, FKA Twigs, and Alba Baptista. He also spent time in the Star Wars universe, contributing to episodes of Skeleton Crew.
Bay, meanwhile, continues to juggle an eclectic slate of projects. Along with developing this horror film, he's working on a Universal war movie inspired by Operation Epic Fury.
Of course, he's still best known for the Transformers franchise, and he's also attached to direct Invisible Narratives' upcoming Skibidi Toilet movie, which remains one of the stranger projects currently in development.
The pairing of Lowery and Bay is certainly unexpected, but that's part of what makes this project so intriguing. Lowery has a gift for creating atmospheric, emotionally driven stories, while Bay has decades of experience delivering large-scale cinematic spectacle.
It'll be interesting to see how those very different filmmaking styles come together for a supernatural horror story like The Fisherman.
There's currently no release date attached to The Fisherman, but horror fans have plenty of reasons to be excited to see how this unsettling story makes the jump from page to screen.