How Aquaman Director James Wan Reminds Willem Dafoe of Sam Raimi

Willem Dafoe recently compare working with director James Wan onAquamanto his experience with Sam Raimi on the originalSpider - Manfilm , and he think the two filmmakers have a peck in common . Dafoe has had a long and divers vocation working both in lowly - budget artistic production films as well as full-grown - budget glasses ( including his nefarious portrayal of the Green Goblin in Raimi’sSpider - Man ) . This is a trend Dafoe has continued to apply even today , with the actor recently co - star in Netflix ’s eminent profile manga adaptationDeath Noteas well as nabbing a supporting function in Wan ’s much anticipatedAquamanfilmas Nuidis Vulko .

Dafoe has certainly crop with his share of directors throughout his career , each with their own unique vision and style in how they come on filmmaking . grant to him , however , when it comes to the level of ebullience show from a managing director while make a film , Wan and Raimi are very much likewise in this regard .

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During an interview withCollider , Dafoe open up up about his experience working with Wan onAquamanand how it paralleled his experience with Raimi onSpider - Man , allege :

“ [ James Wan ’s ] exuberance is wonderful . In fact , his exuberance reminds me , very much , of Sam Raimi ’s ebullience , to make a connection there . When I made Spider - Man with Sam Raimi , one of the most impressive thing was that it did n’t sense like an industry film . It feel like a personal film . It felt like Sam Raimi was getting to meet a fancy of his . He was so attached to that Spider - Man mythology that he really infused it with great sexual love and smashing playfulness , and I have a go at it that . James Wan is very similar . ”

This will for certain be boost intelligence forAquamanfans who are still undetermined on Wan ’s upcoming live - activity adaptation of the character , but it ’s definitely not that surprising . Wan himself has repeatedly admitted his own excitement over ready the Jason Momoa - led film a cinematic experience to remember for fans , even going so far as to say that Momoa himself willerase any stain toward the characterthat may exist . For a seasoned actor like Dafoe to heap such extolment at Wan , however , certainly help make the hype even more .

Either way , Aquamanis still filming currently ( with a rumour budget of around $ 160 million ) , though Momoa ’s character will appear in the upcomingJustice Leagueteam - up film as part of DC ’s prolonged Universe . This will definitely help any lover that are still on the fencing over Momoa ’s reading adjudicate one direction or another if his first solo effortAquamanis worth the cost of admission .