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James Wan says he is to blame if Aquaman fails

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Aquaman director, James Wan, says that he will be the only person to blame if the film doesn’t succeed. When big blockbusters aren’t received well, the director doesn’t always get the blame, as many of these movies are hampered by studio interference and the director’s creative freedom hampered. However, this isn’t the case for Aquaman according […]

James Wan cut a bloody and violent shark scene from Aquaman

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, apparently had to cut a bloody shark scene from the film. With fans around the world now enjoying Aquaman in cinemas, the fun can start surrounding how different the film may have been if certain scenes hadn’t been cut. Was there anything crazy that didn’t make the theatrical release? […]

Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018. 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: The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, […]

James Wan no longer attached to Resident Evil movie reboot

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Back in May of 2017 it was announced that Saw and The Conjuring filmmaker James Wan would be teaming with Constantin Film and Screen Gems to produce a big screen reboot of the Resident Evil franchise; however, as Wan has now explained to Bloody Disgusting during a promotional interview for his DC blockbuster Aquaman, he is no […]

James Wan on why he chose to make an Aquaman movie

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As the promotional push for Aquaman continues, director James Wan has been chatting to The New York Times about the DC blockbuster, with the filmmaker explaining why he chose the oft-ridiculed King of Atlantis for his first superhero movie (having had the choice between that and The Flash), and whether he felt any pressure due […]

Aquaman director James Wan explains why he wanted to tell “a standalone story”

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While it remains firmly entrenched in the DC Extended Universe, director James Wan has revealed to Den of Geek that he deliberately set out to tell “a standalone story” with Aquaman – one that wasn’t “necessarily part of a ‘cinematic universe.’” “We’ve seen him in other films, but I really wanted to tell a standalone story,” said […]

Aquaman director James Wan wanted to reboot Blade

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, once pitched a Blade reboot. These days James Wan is busy promoting his new film Aquaman for Warner Bros. and DC, his first foray into comic book movies. But this wasn’t the start of Wan’s interest in the genre. According to Wan, in a recent interview with the Happy […]

Director James Wan is yet to sign on for Aquaman sequel

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Even before its bumper opening in China this past weekend, rumours had been circulating that Warner Bros. and DC Films are already in development on a sequel to this month’s DCEU blockbuster Aquaman. The original report stressed that plans were at the earliest stage, with Warner Bros. yet to enlist a writer, and it seems […]