James Wan’s “Aquaman” is opening this weekend following record-breaking grosses internationally and more or less positive critical buzz (the film’s 71% on Rotten Tomatoes is a step up from other films in the DC Extended Universe), and no one is more surprised than “Entourage” creator Doug Ellin. In 2005, Ellin famously launched a fake “Aquaman” as part of the second season of his popular HBO comedy series. In the show’s world, actor Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) played the briny superhero.
“It’s so interesting to me now because the real movie does look like it’s going to be a huge hit and does look like they visualized it in a way that my brain could probably never do,” Ellin told Entertainment Weekly while revisiting the second season storyline. “I thought ‘Aquaman’ sounded like the most ridiculous movie in the world and, to me, the only way to make...
“It’s so interesting to me now because the real movie does look like it’s going to be a huge hit and does look like they visualized it in a way that my brain could probably never do,” Ellin told Entertainment Weekly while revisiting the second season storyline. “I thought ‘Aquaman’ sounded like the most ridiculous movie in the world and, to me, the only way to make...
- 12/17/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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