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Patrick Wilson will return in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom to play Orm, Arthur Curry's half-brother to whom the hero fought for the throne of Atlantis in the first film. Speaking with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis on the occasion of the Moonfall promotion, Patrick Wilson offered some insight into the much-anticipated sequel.
Although the actor kept his lips sealed on the plot details of the film, Wilson said the sequel has some "crazy" fighting sequences and explained how the success of the original prompted James Wan to make the sequel. See what Wilson said below:
“The movie is going to be a blast, we had so much fun making it, I'll say it. James established what he wanted to do with the first one, it was clearly a success, and it was like, 'Okay, now let's push it.' [Laughs] So every silly little moment, sincere moment, the moment of action, set pieces are amazing. , the stunts were crazy. The sequences of the fight scenes are crazy and just fantastic ”.
Everything you need to know about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Jason Momoa is expected again as the hero in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the sequel to the film that positively revived the fortunes of the DC cinematic universe. In the sequel, directed once again by James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring), Patrick Wilson will also return as Ocean Master, Amber Heard, who will return as Mera, Dolph Lundgren who will once again be King Nereus, the father of Mera, and again Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, who we saw reappear in the post-credit scene of the first film.
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Wan's recurring collaborator, will write the screenplay for the film, while the director and Peter Safran will co-produce. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released in US theaters on December 16, 2022.