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Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus in Aquaman

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It looks like we have another action movie legend joining the comic book movie club, as it has just been revealed that Dolph Lundgren is joining the cast of Aquaman as King Nereus. King Nereus is relatively new to the Aquaman mythos, making his first appearance in 2013. He is the king of Xebel, as well the kingdom’s […]

Cinematographer Don Burgess to shoot Aquaman

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With Aquaman gearing up to go into production in Australia, director James Wan has revealed that he will be reuniting with The Conjuring 2 cinematographer Don Burgess on the 2018 DC solo movie, with Wan posting the following to Twitter: https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/833515193770520577 Burgess is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, whose extensive C.V. includes Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast […]

Temuera Morrison in talks to play Aquaman’s father

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The last couple weeks have seen several actors join James Wan’s Aquaman, and now The Hollywood Reporter has said that Moana‘s Temuera Morrison – best known for playing Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clone and Revenge of the Sith – is being courted to star in the film as Aquaman’s father, Thomas […]

Saw: Legacy adds Laura Vandervoort and Hannah Anderson, release set for October

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Saw: Legacy, the next instalment of the Saw franchise, is coming and much sooner than expected. Variety has announced that Smallville and Bitten actress Laura Vandervoort and Shoot the Messenger’s Hannah Anderson are set to star in the horror sequel, and not only that, but the film was secretly shot last November for an October 27th, 2017 release date. This is surprising […]

Patrick Wilson excited to work with James Wan and Jason Momoa on Aquaman

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Earlier this week, Watchmen actor Patrick Wilson was cast as Ocean Master – the half-brother of Arthur Curry – in the upcoming Aquaman solo film. His casting reunites him not only with the DC Extended Universe (he was the voice of the President of the United States in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice), but with The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 director […]

Willem Dafoe to reprise Justice League role in Aquaman

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It shouldn’t come as any surprise, but it has now been confirmed that Willem Dafoe will reprise his role as Nuidis Vulko in James Wan’s Aquaman. Dafoe will make his introduction as Aquaman’s royal science advisor next year in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The news was confirmed by Dafoe himself in an interview with The Guardian. Speaking […]

James Wan talks Aquaman, says he’s the Wolverine of the Justice League

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During an appearance at the Television Critics Association summer press tour to promote the upcoming TV remake of MacGyver, IGN caught up with James Wan, and naturally talk quickly turned to Wan’s next feature film project Aquaman. Wan discussed working with Zack Snyder to define the character in Justice League, as well as his thoughts […]

James Wan says the Mortal Kombat reboot is still “cooking away”

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We’ve not heard much from Aquaman and The Conjuring 2 director James Wan since he was announced as the new producer of the Mortal Kombat reboot, but he has finally broken his silence. “It’s still cooking away,” Wan told IGN. “With that particular project, that’s a really cool property that I loved growing up as a […]

Will Beall writing Aquaman script

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Aquaman is once again changing writers as Will Beall (Gangster Squad) has been hired to write the script the Atlantean King, per The Hollywood Reporter. However, Beall will apparently be working off a very detailed treatment written by none other than director James Wan and DC Comcs scribe and executive Geoff Johns. Johns is currently overseeing […]