What Mostow did say off camera is that Universal still has the rights and that it is in active development. "He said the big hang-up is getting the script right and they haven’t cracked it yet. He said making a great super-hero movie ...
Might We See Jonathan Mostow's Sub-Mariner Movie Soon?
Even more Marvel movies? Of course! Though we haven't heard much about Sub-Mariner in a long time. It was first announced way back in 2006, but since Universal owns the rights, it's their little feature, and it won't be a part of the Marvel Universe that Marvel Studios is developing on their own. Collider caught up with Surrogates director Jonathan Mostow recently and coaxed him into talking about the status of the project off camera, because his response on camera was pretty bland: "Well Sub-Mariner is sort of, like all things Marvel, in a shroud of secrecy. It's a project I've been developing, and we'll see what happens."
