James Wan seamlessly made the leap from horror movies to action blockbusters, and next up for
The Conjuring and
Fast 7 helmer is DC Comics adaptation
Aquaman. Starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, not much is known about the character or movie as of right now, but the filmmaker has shed some light on how he picthed his take on the property to Warner Bros. in an interview with
MTV News.
"A big part of it was me telling them what potential I saw in this character," Wan explained about his take on the iconic hero.
"As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world. There’s something cool about that. I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people’s expectations away. Like, ’Oh, you thought he was going to be a wimpy character? No no no.’ It’s going to be so cool."
With
Aquaman set to be released in 2018, the character will get first have a chance to shine in
Justice League next year. Asked how that will have an impact on his current plans, Wan added:
"There’s Justice League that happens before it, so I have to be respectful to that But in a lot of ways… it’s a continuation but there are origin elements as well — and that’s the story that I’m excited to tell."
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