AQUAMAN & THE LOST KINGDOM Details Outline Original Plan For Willem Dafoe's Vulko

AQUAMAN & THE LOST KINGDOM Details Outline Original Plan For Willem Dafoe's Vulko AQUAMAN & THE LOST KINGDOM Details Outline Original Plan For Willem Dafoe's Vulko

We recently got confirmation that Willem Dafoe's Vulko will not appear in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and we may now know the original plan for the character in James Wan's DC Comics sequel...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 21, 2023 05:09 AM EST

Most of the main cast members from the original Aquaman are set to reprise their roles for the upcoming sequel, but Willem Dafoe will not be among them.

Director James Wan recently confirmed that the Spider-Man: No Way Home star would not be back as Arthur Curry's childhood mentor, Nuidis Vulko.

"Willem is not in this one, no," Wan told EW in an interview. "Part of the reason was because his schedule did not work out for us. But what that allowed me to do was expand on Atlanna's role. Atlanna in this one ultimately becomes Arthur's advisor. Because Arthur's not from this world, she helps him better understand the world and the politics of how things work."

We had previously heard that Vulko was actually going to be killed-off in Aquaman 2, and scooper MTTSH has now outlined the original plan for the character.

It doesn't sound like Vulko was ever going to show up on screen, but, at one point, he was reportedly going to get a somewhat ignominious send-off with a single mention that he'd fallen victim to some kind of virus that tore through Atlantis.

The first full trailer for the DC Comics sequel dropped last week. Have another look below, and let us know what you think in the comments section.

"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, no, after w 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."

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AmazingFILMporg - 9/21/2023, 5:06 AM
Dafoe didn't want any part of the 🎪.





His agent deserves a raise🙋
imnotadoor - 9/21/2023, 12:05 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - they also wouldve had to put Snyder in the credits
AmySabadini - 9/21/2023, 1:37 PM
@imnotadoor - Why?
Highflyer - 9/21/2023, 5:17 AM
That sounds horrible.
TheLobster - 9/21/2023, 5:29 AM
Oof glad they cut that
ProfessorWhy - 9/21/2023, 5:48 AM
I still can't believe he was in the first one. Maybe he had a gambling problem or something
dorritosaur - 9/21/2023, 5:50 AM


OLD MAN NAMOR?!
Scarilian - 9/21/2023, 6:18 AM
[frick]ing underwater Covid killed him?
MosquitoFarmer - 9/21/2023, 6:21 AM
I am neither happy nor sad that this didn't happen. But the fact that it didn't happen is a suitable fact.
FireandBlood - 9/21/2023, 6:32 AM
I swear we never hear anything good about these movies now. None of these guys give af anymore, and they wonder why they’re making less.
Forthas - 9/21/2023, 6:48 AM
Given the amount of time between the two Aquaman films...five years, Defoe NEVER had any free time? Heck nowadays they just use a CGI face and have actors record their lines. I think that is what happened in The Flash with Faora. It looked like they pasted Antje Traue's face onto a CGI body.
ThorArms - 9/21/2023, 11:41 AM
@Forthas - More like a choice was made between him and his agent.
TheOtherOn - 9/21/2023, 9:18 AM
Dafoe was like, tell me again you are including even a single word mentioning my character?

Order66 - 9/21/2023, 10:02 AM
Who gives a shit. One more movie and this universe is officially over.
dragon316 - 9/21/2023, 10:21 AM
His movies are werid with weird endings light house , trapped few others
slickrickdesigns - 9/21/2023, 10:37 AM
Dafoe abandoned ship before the titanic that is the DCEU sinks to its lowest.
Hopefully they recast him in the role he was meant for…

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