Warner Bros. Aggressively Developing ‘Aquaman’
Looks like Warner Bros. and DC have plans for Aquaman that extend beyond an appearance inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceand the Justice League film that will follow it. WB has ordered two separate scripts for anAquamanmovie, which are being written byWill Beall(Gangster Squad) andKurt Johnstad(300: Rise of an Empire).
THRhas the report. The idea is to do a dual-track development, where both writers work on different scripts in the hope that one will turn out particularly well. (We’ve heard of this before, as in the case of the development of aBad Santasequela few years ago.) These won’t be for two movies, though there’s always the chance that elements of the script that doesn’t end up being the dominant one could be folded either into the first movie, or a theoretical sequel.
We know thatJason Momoaisset to playAquaman, though Warner Bros. has yet to officially confirm or announce that casting.
Zack Snyder recently called in to a Detroit radio showto talk about the character. He said,
You guys were disparaging, a little bit, Aquaman…I don’t want to give anything away about the movie or anything like that but Aquaman has some cool abilities. People are like, “Oh what? Does he talk to animals? Cause that seems like what he does. Or fish?” The cool thing with Aquaman is his Trident. So you have to realize that could cut the flesh of Superman if they came in contact. That’s a thing that’s in the canon. He’s super strong cause of course he can exist at these super deep depths so when he comes up here he’s crazy strong. Anyway, not to say he’s in my movie or anything like that but he has the potential to be bad ass, that’s all I’m saying.
While those who’ve read Geoff Johns' recent run on Aquaman will be happy to know that a real film is in development, this particular approach doesn’t inspire much confidence. It says “we need a script, and we need it now,” rather than suggesting that producers are running with any one rock-solid idea. That’s not to say this won’t work out, but I’d rather hear that WB is gung-ho on a single take for the film.
The studio has several untitled superhero release dates set, with the next three being August 18, 2025 and June 23 and Jun 10, 2025. Any of those three dates could be forAquaman. We have a good idea that one of the 2017 dates will beJustice League, and had heard that some of those untitled filmswould be revealedsoon. It’s a good bet thatAquamanwill be among the official reveals. No director has been announced for the film.
