Aquaman Director on DC Film's Watery, Complicated Shoot

The superhero film hits theaters next December.

By Jordan Sirani

Aquaman Director James Wan says the upcoming DC film's underwater setting has made for a "very technically complicated shoot."

Wan spoke about the difficulties of filming Aquaman with The Hollywood Reporter, saying both the water and dry-for-wet sequences are "very complex." He listed things like "CG with the hair, and how their clothing moves, how are they floating, what kind of rig we put them on," as some of the challenges.

Adding to the difficulty is Wan's desire to make minimal use of CGI, opting to shoot with actors as often as possible, which he says makes filming "very difficult and time-sucking and time-challenging." Despite the various challenges, Wan hopes his efforts will "pay off in spades" once the movie is completed.

The Furious 7 director also commented on the performance of Dolph Lundgren, who joined the cast in April as King Nereus. "He's a really strong actor," said Wan. "He's taking it very seriously on this film."

Aquaman, which takes place after the events of this year's Justice League, is scheduled to hit theaters December 21, 2018.

For more on the Jason Momoa-led superhero film, check out IGN's recap of the Aquaman footage shown at Comic-Con 2017.

Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter at @jdsirani.

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