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103 on Patrick Wilson joined 'Aquaman' without reading a script, against his agent's advicePatrick Wilson and director James Wan have collaborated many times over the years. So when they were working on The Conjuring 2 and Wan mentioned he'd like Wilson to play Ocean Master in Aquaman, it was a pretty quick "yes". Even though Wilson's agents didn't seem thrilled about their client joining a movie that didn't…
HBO's Watchmen series is starting to look like a DCEU reunion! Just days after Batman v Superman's Jeremy Irons was cast in a lead role, Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has joined the cast as well. No details on what character Abdul-Mateen II will be playing in Watchmen were released. In…
Aquaman is featured on the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly magazine. They just shared new looks at Aquaman, Mera, and Queen Atlanna, and now we have our first look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who plays the villain Black Manta. Entertainment Weekly says this is a "prototype", so perhaps there will be another version in…
Voice looping, or ADR (Automated Dialog Replacement), is the process of re-recording dialogue by the original actor after the filming process to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes (thanks, Wikipedia!). With that definition out of the way, on to the news... Aquaman director James Wan shared a photo of Black Manta actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays the villain Black Manta in Aquaman, and GQ Australia caught up with the actor to talk about next year's big DC movie. Abdul-Mateen II talks about the scale of Aquaman, what he thinks the fans will think, and bulking up to play Black Manta. Check out the Aquaman portion of the…
In late January it was reported that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was "in talks" to play Black Manta in Aquaman. Fellow DC Films actor The Rock congratulated Abdul-Mateen a few days later on February 3rd, but the role wasn't officially confirmed... until now! Abdul-Mateen finally replied to The Rock's February tweet this morning, confirming that he will be…
Earlier this week we learned that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was offered the role of Black Manta in Aquaman, and his friend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson just welcomed him to the DC Films Universe! "Congrats brotha. Couldn't happen to a better dude. Welcome to the club," Johnson wrote on Twitter this morning. Johnson, who will play…
The rumors were true! In addition to Ocean Master, Black Manta will be a villain in Aquaman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, newcomer Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks for the role. THR says that an official offer went out yesterday and the parties are now in talks. Assuming Abdul-Mateen II accepts, it looks like…
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