Dolph Lundgren begins inevitable drumbeat for alternate cut of Aquaman 2
The DC universe is filled with movies, and each of those movies apparently has a director’s cut just waiting to be released
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom star Dolph Lundgren has opened the Mother Box, alerting the world to another alternate cut to a DC superhero movie. We’ve heard of the Snyder Cut and the Ayer Cut. Now prepare for the Wan Cut of Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom.
In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Lundgren divulged about a better cut of the floundering Aquaman sequel. The sequel closed a year of disappointments for the superhero genre, indicating that general audiences have grown tired of CGI blobs crashing into each other on dimly lit parking lots in Atlanta. Given the setbacks Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom faced, including a studio that suddenly didn’t want the film nor the cinematic universe to which it belonged and negative press surrounding the film’s star Amber Heard, the tepid reaction to the movie is hardly surprising. Lundgren just wishes fans could see the version he saw “a bit of.”
“I was just disappointed for the moviegoers because I thought the original script was great, and the original cut—I saw a little bit of it—was really good,” Lundgren said.
Lundgren, who plays Heard’s character’s father, Nereus, insists a better Aquaman exists, but due to “some kind of corporate decision that they try to limit Amber Heard,” fans will never get to see that cut. Nevertheless, the cut he saw was so good that he didn’t “see any reason to start reshooting and reshaping the story, which obviously led to disappointment in the moviegoers and not just me.” Of course, that’s what happened. Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom underwent numerous reshoots. However, James Wan refutes that Heard’s role was reduced and reportedly blocked any efforts to cut her. Wan insists that extensive reshoots are normal for the genre, which is true, and that reshoots got tricky because of talent schedules, which also seems true.
Still, it wouldn’t be a DC movie without someone hinting at a better version. After all, fans don’t want to see a good movie. They want the potential to see a good film that the studio was keeping from them. We’re not Atlantians and, therefore, won’t hold our breath for a “Wan Cut” of Aquaman 2 because we’re already holding our breath for the “Ayer Cut” of Suicide Squad. Please release these movies. We’re running out of Ayer air.