James Wan’s ‘Aquaman’ Will Tackle Origin Story And Have Ties To ‘Justice League’
Many questions persist as to how Wan will approach the story of Arthur Curry and a recent interview with MTV News has (for the time being) shed a little more light on the issue of Wan’s version of the Atlantean King as well as the question of the character’s origins.
“There’s Justice League that happens before it, so I have to be respectful to that. But in a lot of ways… it’s a continuation but there are origin elements as well — and that’s the story that I’m excited to tell.”
Though there isn’t a lot in that statement to help define exactly what Wan’s vision entails in terms of an origin story, the director did speak about his fondness for Aquaman as a sort of underdog character, and the opportunity his upcoming film will provide in bringing something altogether unexpected to life.
“A big part of it was me telling them what potential I saw in this character. As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world. There’s something cool about that. I love the idea of being the underdog, coming in with a take on this underdog character and completely blow people’s expectations away. Like, ’Oh, you thought he was going to be a wimpy character? No no no.’ It’s going to be so cool.”