James Wan’s Live-Action Reboot Of Disney’s Cult Classic Fantasy Series Is Dead

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James Wan's Disney cult classic fantasy series reboot is no longer moving forward.

As a prolific director, writer, and producer, James Wan's horror franchises include Insidious, Saw, and The Conjuring. In addition to these franchises, his production company, Atomic Monster, has worked on M3GAN, Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, Osgood Perkins' The Monkey, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, and Backrooms. He is also known for directing Jason Momoa's Aquaman, which grossed $1.152 billion worldwide, and its sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

At Fan Expo Chicago 2026, Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman shared with ComicsOnline that Wan's live-action reboot series is "dead." He acknowledged that Atomic Monster had a license to develop the show for Disney+ while clarifying that he does not know if there are any plans for the franchise to continue in animation. Check out Weisman's comments below:

Well, I know the live-action side of it is, uh, the Atomic Monster had the license to develop a live-action Gargoyles for Disney+, and that’s dead. I have no idea about animation, but there are no current plans for live-action.

Weisman created the cult classic animated fantasy series that ran for three seasons from 1994-1997, which was centered on gargoyles that find themselves in modern-day New York City and secretly defend it at night. In 2023, it was announced that a live-action reboot was in early development by Annabelle writer Gary Dauberman and Wan's Atomic Monster. Dauberman had also worked with Atomic Monster on Annabelle: Creation, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home, Salem's Lot, The Nun II,

The live-action Gargoyles reboot would have focused on Goliath, the final member of a heroic race of gargoyles. After being freed from a curse that turned him into stone for hundreds of years, he would have worked to solve past mysteries while protecting present-day New York City with the help of a police detective named Eliza Maza.

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