Aquaman is coming out to be a huge hit, and the film has already made more money in China than Captain America: Civil War did. As it turns out, director James Wan could have nearly directed the Flash movie instead, but decided to work with Arthur Curry. Wan talks about his decision to go underwater instead of exploring the Speed Force.
Talking to the New York Times, Wan explained:
I felt the Flash had been done before. It had been on TV twice at that point. The one that had not been done was Aquaman. I realized, wow, his character resides in this crazy, big world, and I could do something very interesting with it. I look up to people like Spielberg, Cameron, Lucas, John Carpenter. I'm a fan of genre filmmaking, naturally. So I thought I could make "Aquaman" a genre film, meaning a horror monster movie. DC basically said, yes, you can make Aquaman versus sea monsters if that's what you want.
I have to say, Wan did exactly just that with this movie. Though I wasn't really a fan of some of the dialogue, the film absolutely shines when it comes to visuals. The sequences with the Trench and the scene where Arthur retrieves the trident were absolutely horrific, but the world of Atlantis is also jaw-droppingly beautiful.
Meanwhile, the Flash movie has been taking forever to get off the ground. Amidst a several directors quitting the job, the movie has also taken a delay. At best, we could be getting Flash in theaters sometime in 2022. So much for a film that was supposed to come out earlier this year.
For now, catch Aquaman in US theaters Dec. 21.
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