But maybe that whole discussion is immaterial.
“Definitely I’m aware of everything that’s happening around me.
I use the analogy that I’m living in a house that’s getting renovated, right.
“But that’s the beauty about Aquaman 2 and Aquaman 1.
I’ve always designed these two films to be within their own world.
“Mera obviously is a massive character in the comic book, right, in the Aquaman world.
And so we obviously want to be respectful to the character of Mera as well.
That’s the bottom line.
Wan also joked that his emphasis on Arthur and Orn stems from his gig directing Furious 7.
“I learned about family from Fast and Furious, you guys,” Wan quipped.
“The family aspect in this was something that was very important for me.
And we have Vin [Diesel] to thank for that.”
What’s the deal with Black Manta and his new Black Trident?
“My plan with the first movie was always to kind of set up the relationship with him.
He was kind of like a glorified side character in the first one.
That something bigger, Wan said, has changed this man in a significant way.
Could Aquaman be the exception?
“The Jason Momoa story as Aquaman definitely has more places to go,” Wan said.
Given the situation at DC, it’s hard to figure what this might mean, story-wise.
“We do have something important to say.
Not just in the US, but everywhere around the world.
We definitely don’t want to get there and not be able to reverse it back.
So that is obviously another big theme.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom swims into movie theaters on December 20.
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