James Wan’s Aquaman 2 is nearing the end of pre-production and is scheduled to begin shooting in early 2021. The sequel to the 2018 smash has been in the pipeline for a while and there’s been a lot of speculation as to who will star in the film, much of it centered upon Amber Heard reprising the role of Mera. But now we’re hearing that she may have to share screen-time with another underwater superheroine.
Leaker Grace Randolph is reporting that director James Wan is currently searching for an Asian actress to play a new character in the movie. This is likely to be for the role of ‘Dolphin’, a prominent comic book heroine and Arthur Curry’s sometime lover.
First introduced in 1968, Dolphin was once a regular human girl who accidentally fell overboard from a cruise ship. She was assumed to have drowned, but was actually abducted by mysterious beings who used her to test aquatic genetic modifications. By the time they’ve finished, she’s lost all memory of being human and escapes the lab in a feral state. Over the course of her story she gradually reclaims her humanity with the help of the Atlanteans and other heroes.
Adding credence to this rumor is that Aquaman was a huge hit in China, pulling down about $300 million of its $1.15 billion take in that territory alone. Warner Bros will be eager to repeat that success, so they may see incorporating a popular Asian actor into the cast as a way to keep Chinese audiences engaged.
With the shoot beginning soon we’ll have confirmation on this sooner rather than later. One other wrinkle to this story is the continued rumors that Warner Bros want to have a contingency plan in place if Amber Heard loses some of her ongoing legal battles with Johnny Depp. If a series of judges rule against her Aquaman 2 may undergo some last-minute rewrites to make her character less of a focus. If Dolphin is waiting in the wings that process would be a heck of a lot easier.
Aquaman 2 will hit theaters on December 22, 2022.
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