The director says the Poor Things actor’s schedule “unfortunately did not work out for us.”
Thejust-released trailer forAquaman and the Lost Kingdomfeatures the return of pretty much every major character from 2018’sAquaman.
The trailer even features Topo, the drumming octopus from the first film!
Willem Dafoe in ‘Aquaman’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
DirectorJames Wanexclusively confirms to EW that Dafoe will not be appearing in his sequel.
“Part of the reason was because his schedule did not work out for us.
But what that allowed me to do was expand on Atlanna’s role.
Atlanna in this one ultimately becomes Arthur’s advisor.
“I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go,” Wan told EW.
“The firstAquamanwas Arthur and Mera’s journey.
The second movie was always going to be Arthur and Orm.
So, the first was a romance action-adventure movie, the second one is abromanceaction-adventure movie.”
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