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Peter Jackson turned down directing Aquaman on two occasions

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Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, revealed that he turned down the director’s job for Aquaman twice. Aquaman, directed by James Wan, turned out to be a huge success, surpassing expectations around the world and accumulating a hefty box office sum. But what would the film have been like if Peter […]

Exclusive Interview – Producer Peter Safran on Aquaman’s success, Jason Momoa and the appeal of making superhero films

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Ricky Church chats with Aquaman producer Peter Safran… At the end of 2018, the DC universe returned in full force to theatres with Jason Momoa reprising his Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League role of Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman. Not only did the film make a splash (no pun intended) at the global box office, earning […]

Blu-ray Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018. Written and Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews. SYNOPSIS: Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the […]

Patrick Wilson doesn’t think Ocean Master will be the main villain in another Aquaman movie

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Given the enormous box office success of Aquaman, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. has already set a December 2022 release date for a sequel to the highest-grossing DC movie of all time. During an interview with Syfy Wire, Patrick Wilson was asked about the future of his character Orm, and while he’s yet to […]

Aquaman producer doesn’t think there needs to be any more Justice League-style team-ups from DC

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Peter Safran, a producer for Aquaman, thinks that there is no need for future DC team-up movies in the style of Justice League. The DCEU has been a tale of two halves. WB first tried to imitate the MCU, going after big superhero team-ups, which didn’t quite pan out for them. Now, however, they have found much […]

Aquaman spinoff The Trench could come before Aquaman 2 says producer

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Peter Safran, one of the producers for DC’s Aquaman, says that spinoff The Trench could come out before Aquaman 2. There is no question that Aquaman was a rip-roaring success, pleasing audiences around the world and making bucket loads of cash in the process. WB was so pleased with the film, they are even going […]

Warner Bros. CEO discusses DC Films’ new strategy and upcoming slate

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Kevin Tsujihara, Warner Bros.’ Chief Executive, has discussed how DC has changed its movie strategy by focusing less on a connected universe. It was quite clear that in the aftermath of Batman v Superman and Justice League, DC’s connected universe wasn’t quite working out how they wanted, and was unable to quickly replicate the success of […]

Aquaman 2 gets December 2022 release date, new characters rumoured

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Having signed up screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick earlier this month, Warner Bros. and DC Films have now set a release date of December 16th 2022 for their Aquaman sequel, where they will be hoping the movie can replicate the success the first film enjoyed over the holiday period. James Wan is overseeing development on Aquaman […]

Aquaman’s James Wan offers Shazam! director advice on dealing with fan expectations

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, has offered Shazam!’s David F. Sandberg some advice on how to deal with fan expectations. When it comes to our favourite movie properties – especially superhero films – we fans get awfully excited and wanted to see and know more about the projects as soon as possible while we […]