Dolph Lundgren says he’s “disappointed” over Aquaman 2 reshoots, because the original cut was “really good”
The Aquaman 2 star isn’t happy about the reshoots
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomstar Dolph Lundgren isn’t a fan of the DCEU film’s reshoots.
The actor plays King Nereus in the sequel and the originalAquamanmovie; the character is father to Amber Heard’s Mera. Heard’s role in The Lost Kingdom was reportedly reduced amid a legal battle with Johnny Depp (though James Wan denied toVarietythis was the case).
“I just realized that it was some kind of corporate decision that they try to limit Amber Heard and then I’m playing with her dad and went along with it,” Lundgren claimed in an interview withComicBook.com. “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, it was really good, so I didn’t see any reason to start reshooting and reshaping the story, which obviously led to disappointment in the moviegoers and not just me.”
While the first Aquaman movie grossed over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office, the sequel couldn’t capture the same momentum, currently sitting at a total of $377.7 million.
The sequel marks the final DCEU movie;James Gunnand Peter Safran’sDCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsterskicks off this year with animated Max show Creature Commandos, before Superman: Legacy arrives in 2025.
The new Superman movie stars David Corenswet as theMan of Steel, with Rachel Brosnahan co-starring as Lois Lane. “Feisty, marvelous, fiercely intelligent,“Brosnahan recently saidof her take on the famous journalist.
You can keep up to date with the cinematic universe with our guide to all theupcoming DC movies and TV shows.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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