Aquamanis heading back out to sea.
Just like a previous movie he worked on, this one is also about family.
“I learned about family fromFast & Furious,” jokes Wan, who also directed 2015’sFurious 7.
Jason Momoa in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’.Warner Bros. Pictures
“I’m going to kill Aquaman and destroy everything he holds dear,” Black Manta declares.
“I’m going to murder his family and burn his kingdom to ash.”
“I always pitched this to everyone from the get-go,” he said.
Arthur rides a giant seahorse in ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics
“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.
We’ll leave it at that.”
“I’ve never been shy of leaning into the weird,” Wan says with a smile.
“Every movie I’ve made has been pretty weird.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomwill hit theaters Dec. 20.
For more, readEW’s exclusive report from the set.
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