In the midst of DC’s restructuring, there is still one last film to be released from the previous configuration of that universe: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Now that James Gunn and Peter Safran are the new directors of the division, it is logical to wonder if either had an influence on the final product of this production. AND James Wan, director of Aquaman 2confirmed that James Gunn had some influence on the film.
In interview with Entertainment Weekly,Wan Clarified that Aquaman 2 It is, first of all, his film. Reports from past months, published in The Hollywood Reporterspoke of James Gunn’s important participation in the production of the film, particularly regarding re-recordings.
And although Wan does not deny that Gunn has been present, he is emphatic in stating that the final decisions of what we will see on screen came from him.
“I know James. [Gunn] for a long time, okay? We are filmmakers [involucrados en el cine] horror, so I’m definitely open to ideas. But at the end of the day, [Aquaman y el Reino Perdido] “It’s my movie.”
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And now we have to wonder, ¿Aquaman Is it part of this new universe led by Gunn and Safran? Wan acknowledges that the changes that the DC universe has gone through have not gone unnoticed; However, he makes it clear to us that Aquaman It has always been conceived as its own entity, not affected by what happens in other films from the studio.
“Obviously, I had to be aware. “If I live in a house and the house is being renovated around me, it’s hard for me not to notice, because the roof is missing, right?” Wan says. “The beauty of this film, this world of Aquamanthe thing is From the beginning we always said that we were our own separate universe. My goal was always: If we could make a spin-off of the universe of the Seven Kingdoms, that would be my dream. So whatever we do won’t be affected by all that. [los cambios]all that noise.”
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Are you excited about the new movie? Aquaman? The film arrives in Mexican cinemas on December 20.