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Funko SDCC Exclusives Wave 3: DC Comics! Plus: James Wan!
One needs only to look up the chrome Batman's or Infinity War chrome Pops to see what everyone will be clamoring for on the show floor. Also getting an exclusive Pop is Aquaman director James Wan! Funko always brings a director Pop with them to SDCC, and with Aquaman taking the spotlight in a big way[...]
James Wan Confirms 'Aquaman' Trailer Debut at #SDCC
Aquaman director James Wan just confirmed via Twitter the longstanding rumor that the first trailer for the film would be shown during San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) next month. https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/1007729495355211776 This confirmation comes after footage for the film was shown during both CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April and CineEurope last week. The Entertainment Weekly issue that just dropped has some[...]
The Nun Poster
Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzD9zGcUNrwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: THE NUN – Official Teaser Trailer [HD] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzD9zGcUNrw) Filmmaker James Wan, director of the record-setting horror hits "The Conjuring" and "The Conjuring 2," explores another dark corner of that universe with "The Nun." Directed by Corin Hardy ("The Hallow"), the new fright-fest is produced[...]
DC Universe Develops Swamp Thing Series, Delays Metropolis
Heading the project is James Wan's Atomic Monster and is looking for a 2019 premiere. Swamp Thing is being written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman and focuses on CDC researcher Abby Arcane as she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond[...]
Tommyknockers Film on the Way from James Wan and Universal
The film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, will be directed by James Wan of The Conjuring fame. The book was turned into a television series in 1993 starring Jimmy Smits and Marg Helgenberger The book is not one fans or King himself are very fond of, with King once saying about[...]
Roy Lee and James Wan Want to Make 'The Tommyknockers' With Larry Sanitsky
It is also a tale about the eternal power of love and the grace of redemption." It's unclear how much of the proposed project is already in motion, THR says that The Conjuring producer/director James Wan and IT producer Roy Lee are already part of the deal This also includes their production companies Atomic Monster and Vertigo. The story (stop[...]
insidious: the last key
New to the series, director Adam Robitel lacks original series-helmer James Wan's ability to create an atmosphere of nuanced dread Everything leads to jump-scare after jump-scare, not giving anything time to unnerve you as a viewer I also think this film sets some kind of record for forced twists that fail to shock anyone You[...]
aquaman
Our commenters are always complaining about our penchant for posting "unnecessary" pics of shirtless men in our articles, but we think we can all stand abreast on the idea that this time it's totally relevant to the story. "It's going to look very different, it will feel very different — aesthetically, tonally, story-wise — it's my[...]
Why Casting Jason Momoa As Aquaman Was A "Stroke Of Genius"
Now the solo Aquaman movie is filming and the director James Wan recently talked to The Wrap about the production and the "stroke of genius" it was to cast Momoa. "Momoa is not a guy that you would go up to and make fun of," Wan told TheWrap "I really think you immediately remove any of[...]
'Demonic': James Wan's Long-Awaited Horror Flick To Air On Spike TV
News coming out of Bloody Disgusting: James Wan's long-idling horror flick, Demonic to finally be released in the U.S…on Spike TV. This flick has been sitting on the shelf for quite some time, having finished production before the summer of 2013 While beloved director Wan is the producer on this film, it does have Captain America and The Purge: Anarchy's Frank Grillo and Prisoners and A History of[...]
Aquaman
Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con today, attendees were treated to brief footage from James Wan's Aquaman From Bleeding Cool's live coverage of the event: Jason Momoa (Aquaman) just ran through the hall with a trident! Footage from Aquaman screening now…with concept art that looks amazing! We saw some brief brief footage[...]
Amber Heard's Mera Costume Looks Straight Out Of The Comics
Director James Wan has tweeted out a new image of Amber Heard as Mera in the upcoming Aquaman movie He costume looks like it's right out of the comic books. Aquaman will be in theaters December 21, 2018, and also stars Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko and Nicole Kidman[...]
'Power Rangers' Star Ludi Lin Joins 'Aquaman'
The movie is being directed by James Wan and stars Jason Mamora, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Temuera Morrison It's also the first major role for Lin after Power Rangers which debuted in March Summary: Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom[...]
Aquaman Release Date Pushed Back… Merry Christmas
This being the date that Avatar 2 was originally slated to be released. The James Wan directed Aquaman movie stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Temuera Morrison, Willem DaFoe and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II This will be the third go around for Momoa as Arthur Curry, having cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of[...]
I Would Really Like To Have Aquaman Director James Wan's Job Right Now
facing colder temps and a fair amount of snow this week, Aquaman director James Wan has been busy elsewhere  "This ain't Skull Island." his instagram posts say, and in fact one might think it looks closer to Wonder Woman's Paradise Island  But no, these photos of warm, expansive coastlines, islands, and calm stretches of ocean[...]
Aquaman Gets Forrest Gump / Spider-Man Cinematographer
Aquaman director James Wan tweeted out yesterday that the movie has picked Don Burgess to be the cinematographer Burgess has worked on a slew of amazing films including Forrest Gump, Castaway, Spider-Man, Source Code, 42, Contact and the Book of Eli He most recently worked with Wan on the Conjuring 2. Aquaman is expected to start[...]
Patrick Wilson Will Be Villain Ocean Master In Aquaman
James Wan's film is probably the hardest upcoming DC films to get right for the fact it focusing on…well, Aquaman, who has been the butt of many geeky jokes. The film just took a huge step though if this report is to be beleived Deadline are reporting that Patrick Wilson has been cast as the lead villain[...]
'Aquaman' Gets A Release Date
Deadline has reported that Aquaman starring Jason Momoa and directed by James Wan will hit theater October 5th, 2018 in 3D and IMAX. Deadline has reported that Aquaman starring Jason Momoa and directed by James Wan will hit theater October 5th, 2018 in 3D and IMAX. Deadline has reported that Aquaman starring Jason Momoa and[...]
Aquaman's New Screenwriter Has Been Here Before
Beall was first attached to the project two years ago, but now that James Wan (The Conjuring) has come on board, Beall is back and working from an outline created by the director Jason Momoa is playing Arthur Curry / Aquaman. Beall, who was teamed with Kurt Johnstad on the first pass, left the project to[...]
Warner Bros Turn Lights Out This Summer
We have a trailer for an upcoming horror movie called Lights Out opening later this summer. From producer James Wan (The Conjuring Franchise) comes a tale of an unknown terror that lurks in the dark When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind Growing up, she was never really sure of what[...]
New Trailer For The Conjuring 2 Creeps Out Of WonderCon
It looks like it has that James Wan spook house feel to boot too. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHw32DSTIvYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Conjuring 2 – Main Trailer – Official Warner Bros UK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHw32DSTIvY) While I perhaps was not bowled over by the first film, I seem to remember liking it plenty enough, so,[...]
Furious 7 James Wan To Direct Aquaman
Warner Bros has announced that James Wan (Furious 7) will helm the Jason Momoa starring Aquaman film Wan will also supervise on the script by Kurt Johnstad (300: Rise Of An Empire), while Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder and Zack Snyder will produce Roven has this to say: James is not only a great storyteller but can[...]