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'Aquaman' Casting News and Updates: DC Hero Movie Gets Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master

'Aquaman' Casting News and Updates: DC Hero Movie Gets Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master

With "Justice League" maintaining momentum for it's opening on November 2017, casting for the inevitable "Aquaman" movie is in full swing. The solo hero flick, as you probably already know will feature Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, heir to the throne of Atlantis and protector of the waters.

News has surfaced that Patrick Wilson, known in the superhero universe of Zack Snyder as Night Owl in "The Watchmen", will be playing Aquaman's half-brother and nemesis Orm also known as the Ocean Master. Orm is a full born son of Alantis while Arthur lived in the surface with his father.

In the comics, Orm assumed leadership of Atlantis until Arthur returned as an adult. Since Arthur was the firstborn, the title was passed on to him, making his brother extremely jealous. This prompts Orm to seek the destruction of his half-brother, which assumedly will be a main plot point in the new DC Cinematic Universe version of "Aquaman". One cannot deny the parallelisms between these siblings in the DC Universe to that of their Marvel counterparts Thor and Loki.

Patrick Wilson will join Amber Heard and Willem Dafoe as the main characters in "Aquaman" in the early stages of its development.  Heard will play Aquaman's love interest Mera, while Dafoe will play Vulko.  One character who has not been cast yet is the role of Black Manta, another villain in the DC Cinematic Universe.

Our first look at Aquaman happened when he made a quick appearance via a blurry video hiding under a sea cave in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" We have continued to see him in other videos more significantly that which was released in the San Diego Comic con for the Justice League Movie. "Aquaman" will be directed by James Wan and is set to open on October 5 2018. Here is a character feature with Kevin Smith and Zack Snyder discussing the development of the DC heroes in the upcoming Justice League Movie:

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