This past week delivered a first look at Patrick Wilson’s villainous Orm / Ocean Master from Warner Bros. and DC Films’ next superhero offering Aquaman, and now director James Wan has given us some insight into the character and his motivations in the film during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“He’s kind of an eco-warrior,” said Wan. “He’s got a very clear gripe with the surface world, which has been polluting his oceans for centuries. And that’s something for me – I’m sure for you too – that’s very easy to understand. If somebody was just constantly polluting our air and ruining how we lived.”
“Patrick is such a talented actor and a chameleon as well, he can disappear into any role,” he continued. “Orm’s got a soft spot for his brother who lives on the surface world and if anything just wants him to rule Atlantis and the world together, but his brother doesn’t see it that way. A lot of the clashes they have stem from their different upbringings. So I didn’t want to cast a typical villain actor.”
We’ll presumably get our first look at Wilson’s Ocean Master in action next month when the first trailer for Aquaman is unveiled at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
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Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
Aquaman is directed by James Wan (The Conjuring) and stars Jason Momoa as the titular hero, reprising his role from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, along with Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master, Willem Dafoe as Dr. Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry, Ludi Lin as Murk, Michael Beach as Jesse Kane, Randall Park as Otis Dhanji as a young Arthur Curry and Graham McTavish in an as-yet-unrevealed role.
