James Wan has found a great deal of success in the world of horror and entered the blockbuster realm in style when he took the helm of Furious 7, a movie which would ultimately gross over $1.5 billion. The filmmaker is currently hard at work on shooting Aquaman for Warner Bros. and in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wan revealed the challenges which come with heading beneath the sea.
"It's a very technically challenging shoot to be on," he explained. "Working with water, and even the dry-for-wet sequences are very complex. Our equivalent of two people sitting around chatting in the underwater world is super complicated. You have to think about CG with the hair, and how their clothing moves, how are they floating, what kind of rig we put them on and all that stuff."
However, before you start worrying that Aquaman is going to be a movie made up primarily of special effects, the director confirmed that he's doing what he can to use as many practical effects as possible.
"That just makes it very difficult and time-sucking and time-challenging to do all of this," he continued. "So it's not an easy shoot — but hopefully it will pay off in spades down the line." Based on the way Wonder Woman has been received, Wan is obviously feeling positive about being part of the DC Extended Universe and is pleased about the positive buzz surrounding this upcoming release.
"Positivity in any way is always a good thing. So yeah, I think it's great. I think when people are happy and excited, it helps the overall cause, you know?" One of the biggest surprises in regards to Aquaman is the casting of Dolph Lundgren and while he's someone who has become best known for B-movie schlock, Wan had nothing but good things to say about his role as the villainous King Nereus.
"When I was in the process of writing this character [King Nereus] in the world of Aquaman, a friend of mine, Mike Mendez, was working with him on one of his films, and Mike was just raving about how great Dolph was. And I thought 'Oh my god, Dolph would be great for this role as well!' So it kinda came about from that roundabout way. He's a really strong actor. I don't think anyone gives him enough credit for how serious he actually takes his craft. He's taking it very seriously on this."
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