Star Wars' Jango Fett Actor In Talks To Join Aquaman
Star Wars’ prototypical Bounty Hunter may soon join another franchise as actor Temuera Morrison [...]
Star Wars' prototypical Bounty Hunter may soon join another franchise as actor Temuera Morrison is in talks to join Aquaman.
Morrison played Jango Fett and a plethora of Clone Troopers in the Star Wars prequel series. They also dubbed his voice over Boba Fett's lines in subsequent re-releases of the Original Trilogy.
The actor would join director James Wan and actors Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, and the recently announced Yehya Abdul-Mateen.
Morrison would play Aquaman's father, with Nicole Kidman also in talks to join the production to play the mother.
Morrison is currently featured in the Disney animated film Moana, voicing the title character's father Chief Tui.
Aquaman is the next DC Comics movie on the Warner Bros. production schedule. Filming is expected to begin in April 2017.
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[h/t] The Hollywood Reporter
Aquaman is being directed by James Wan, from a screenplay written by Will Beall, based on a story treatment created by Wan and Geoff Johns. In addition to Momoa as Aquaman and Abdul-Mateen as Black Manta, Aquaman also stars Amber Heard as Aquaman's wife, Mera, and Patrick Wilson as Aquaman's treacherous brother, Orm the Ocean Master.
Aquaman is scheduled to open in theaters on July 27, 2018.
