When James Wan turned Aquaman into a billion dollar box office hit, safe to say he got some more pull for the sequel. Not only will is a more horror-centric spin-off happening centered around the Trench sequence of the first film (And an animated event series), but it seems Wan is letting his roots in the genre come out a little more in the direct sequel. Before Aquaman, Wan was best known for with films like The Conjuring and Saw (Both of which have gone onto to become long term franchises). It was for this reason that, revealed in a tease for the DC FanDome event (See the schedule for it here) that's happening next weekend, the company’s official Twitter account shared an excerpt of James Wan answering fan questions that will be a part of the Aquaman panel. One of these questions was if Wan plans to bring any “horror touches” to the sequel. And his answer is yes, with the follow-up set to dig deeper into Atlantis’ darkest depths:
“I would say yes. Just like the first movie had a touch of my horror sensibility in it, in regards to the Trench sequence, I would say there’ll be a little bit of that in this next one. I think it’s something that’s a big part of who I am, and it just naturally comes out in these kinds of films.
And especially a movie like Aquaman, you know where the story takes place in these underwater worlds that can be very scary. So naturally, my love for the horror genre just means that I latch myself to these scenes and try to give them a little bit more of my scary sauce.”
The film is currently set to hit theaters December 16, 2022, a release date the film has held even before the pandemic, despite pre-production (Which was set to begin this year) being delayed as a result of it. Stay tuned!
Not a fan of the scary sauce, eh.
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@Brittany: If I had to guess, it’s pretty much going to be on par with the Trench sequence from the first film. Probably some creepy horror creature designs but I doubt WB will let Wan make it much more than that at the risk of scaring off some younger audiences. Not that that stopped anyone from watching “Joker”. Truth is, if it has the fan base I feel it does, people will see the sequel no matter what.
Interesting? No sure how I feel about that. I liked Aquaman but am not really a horror movie kind of gal. Saw and the Conjuring are both on my “hard pass” list so I’m not sure if I’ll appreciate the extra horror being added. Plus, let’s be honest I’m only watching for Jason 🤷🏾♀️.