James Wan Gets Mo’ Money, Momoa Problems; Will Direct the Aquaman Movie
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I’d love to believe that producers looked at James Wan’s resume and said something like, “Hmm…Saw, The Conjuring, Insidious, Furious 7…this guy makes good movies that make money, period.”
I suspect, Hollywood being Hollywood, that the conversation went more like this:
“Hey, who’s this Aquaman guy?”
“I dunno – some ethnic type with tattoos.”
“Like in Furious 7?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Can we get the guy who made that?”
“Yeah, he likes money.”
But maybe I’m being unfair. After all, I do very much want to see a James Wan Aquaman, probably more than any of the other DC movies announced so far. And it’s an obvious joke, but since Wan’s first big movie featured amputations, I know he can get the hook-hand bit right if he does it.
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