The waters have been pretty choppy for James Wan’s blockbuster DC sequel Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, and now the director has once again spoken out about the much-publicised reshoots.
With the DC restructure, high-profile box-office failings, and the Amber Heard and Jason Momoa stories plaguing the sequel’s journey to the big-screen, it must have been a relief for Wan to address something as normal as reshoots on major blockbuster, and that’s exactly what he did whilst speaking with Empire Magazine.
On the reshoots, Wan told the publication that “We probably did seven or eight days, which is nothing for a movie of this size. It was just spread out because it’s so hard to get your actors back once you’ve finished the initial shoot.”
When it comes to the other noise surrounding Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, he reassured fans that what they’ll see is “the movie I want to make”, adding “I’m a pretty private person. I don’t get on social media and have fights, but it’s difficult because this narrative has emerged that is not the reality. The noise is fun to write about, and it gets clicks, but people don’t know the truth.”
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has the unenviable task of ushering out the end of the Snyderverse-era of DC’s big-screen output in the wake of Shazam!, The Flash, and Blue Beetle‘s box-office batterings, this despite being the sequel to the cinematic universe’s most successful film in 2018’s $1.15 billion grossing original.
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Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time, Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family and the world from irreversible destruction.
All returning to the roles they originated, Jason Momoa plays Arthur Curry/Aquaman, now balancing his duties as both the King of Atlantis and a new father; Patrick Wilson is Orm, Aquaman’s half-brother and his nemesis, who must now step into a new role as his brother’s reluctant ally; Amber Heard is Mera, Atlantis’ Queen and mother of the heir to the throne; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is Black Manta, committed more than ever to avenge his father’s death by destroying Aquaman, his family and Atlantis; and Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, a fierce leader and mother with the heart of a warrior. Also reprising their roles are Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus and Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom arrives in cinemas on December 20th.
