Aquaman's James Wan Comments On Suicide Squad And Batman V Superman Negative Reviews
Suicide Squad continues to be a commercial success as it gets closer to wrapping up its second [...]
Suicide Squad continues to be a commercial success as it gets closer to wrapping up its second full week in theaters, but the reviews haven't been as kind as consumer's wallets.
It's par for the course for DC and Warner Bros. at this point, as their previous tent-pole film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice also received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, and yet still brought in over $872 million dollars. With all the negative publicity, fans could easily assume that the other film's in DC's slate would feel even higher pressure to get theirs right.
Director James Wan, who is at the helm for the upcoming Aquaman movie, isn't jumping the gun, though, and is keeping focused on what will make the character great and resonate with audiences (via Collider).
"I just try to focus on mine, I try to focus on the positive. I focus on what I think I can create the best character, create the best story and make the best movie. That's all you can do. I try to listen to what's going on around me, and I think it' important but at the end of the day, I have to be the one to make those decisions."
The vision is uniquely his, but Wan is still crafting Aquaman to fit into the universe that Snyder, Geoff Johns, and Warner Bros. have created.
"Up until recently, I've just been super busy wrapping up all things The Conjuring 2 related, and then promoting Lights Out. Now that that's out of the way, I can finally focus on everything Aquaman related. It's been good. It's been really creatively diving myself – no pun intended – into the world of Aquaman and taking that on board, and seeing the world that Aquaman is now a part of, with Justice League coming up, and taking that and respecting that world that everyone has collectively created. It's about honoring that world, but also, at the same time, making my own movie, as well. That's very important for me."
Aquaman is scheduled to claim his throne on July 27th, 2018.
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