Director James Wan Thanks VFX Artists as ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Closes Out the DCEU

It’s a bittersweet time for fans of the DC Extended Universe’s (DCEU). On the one hand, the DCEU is being rebooted and rebranded into the DC Universe (DCU) after 10 years of tepid critical and box office response. On the other, fans of the DCEU are saying goodbye to current iterations of beloved DC Comics characters like Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and possibly Jason Momoa’s record-breaking turn as Aquaman (2018’s Aquaman remains the highest-grossing DCEU film to date). But as fans shower praise on the actors, directors, and writers of some of the more beloved DCEU properties, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom director James Wan is showing gratitude to an often-undervalued asset in the filmmaking community: Visual Effects (VFX) teams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV3bqvOHRQo Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom official trailer It’s no secret that superhero movies rely heavily on special effects. But it takes real skill to make flying Kryptonians, lightning-wrangling goddesses, and deep-sea battles to look seamless. But for movies where the bulk of the action takes place in otherworldly settings like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, directors like James Wan depend even more on VFX teams to bring their illustrious visions to life. “For something like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and the first Aquaman, so much of the movie is visual effects,” said Wan. “So much of the world is created in a synthetic environment. That immediately allows you to set the different depths and levels.” Wan’s stat…