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Rumor: People Walked Out Of ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ Test Screenings Because Black Manta Slays The Hero’s Baby Son

September 21, 2023

We knew it could be like The Silver Age and that Black Manta could ultimately win, but that appears to be what James Wan is going for with Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. Sources claim an aspect of this era we pr...

‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ Director James Wan Describes Current State Of DC: “I’m Living In A House That’s Getting Renovated”

John F. Trent

September 18, 2023

Movies

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom director James Wan recently described the current state of DC as "a house that's getting renovated." Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Warner Bros. ...

Rumor: Warner Bros. Not Marketing ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ “Because They Know It’s Bad, They Know It’ll Lose Money”

John F. Trent

September 8, 2023

Movies

A new rumor claims that Warner Bros. Discovery is not marketing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom because the company knows the movie is bad and believes it will lose them money. Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Patri...

Report: ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ Underwent Third Set Of Reshoots Due To Issues With “Story Clarity”

JB Augustine

July 25, 2023

Movies

The past few DC movies, especially The Flash, have been spotlighted and called out for their rashes of reshoots that ultimately did nothing to improve the final product. Reshoots are accounted for in the averag...

James Wan Discusses How Deeply The Reset of The DC Universe Affected ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’: “I’ve Had to Make Adjustments All Along The Way”

JB Augustine

June 9, 2023

Movies

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is finally coming out at the end of this year, but though the oceans have been rough for its journey, the movie isn’t quite as lost at sea as it may seem. That said, the director Ja...

Disney Developing Series Based On Original ‘King Kong’ With James Wan And ‘The Lord Of The Rings: Rings of Power’ Writer Stephany Folsom Producing

JB Augustine

August 29, 2022

Television

We are in for more King Kong content in a new series that has nothing to do with Legendary's MonsterVerse and will attempt to return to the character's Depression-era roots. Source: King Kong (1933), RKO Ra...

DC Films President Walter Hamada Denies Amber Heard’s Claim Her Role in Aquaman 2 Was “Pared Down”

JB Augustine

May 27, 2022

Celebrity, Movies

Head of DC Films Walter Hamada countered Amber Heard’s recent claim that Mera’s part in the script of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was “pared down” to the point she was nearly cut from the film. Source: Aqu...

Gay Aqualad Series Produced By Charlize Theron Coming To HBO Max

JB Augustine

April 20, 2022

Television

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The world of Aquaman is set to expand in film and TV with the addition of a live-action Aqualad series coming to streaming and it has an unexpected executive producer. Source: Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. ...

Aquaman Director James Wan Reveals The Trench Spinoff Was Secretly A Black Manta Solo Project

JB Augustine

October 26, 2021

Movies

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Aquaman franchise director and producer James Wan has admitted that The Trench, one of DC Films' recently canceled movies, was a covert bait and switch related to the King of Atlantis' sworn enemy. Source: ...

Jason Momoa Says Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Has a Lot of Comedy

JB Augustine

September 29, 2021

Movies

2018's Aquaman was pretty lighthearted compared to the Snyderverse films that introduced us to the DCEU's resident King of Atlantis, but its more jovial tone might have been nothing compared to what the sequel,...

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