Entourage Could Inspire Real Aquaman Movie?
We’ve heard rumours before about a real Aquaman movie possibly being greenlit as a result of the popularity of HBO’s comedy series Entourage. At the time, it seemed a bit unlikely, with Mark Wahlberg (the actor on which Entourage is based) supposedly being the proposed star. But now the rumours are back, and with the CW’s Aquaman TV pilot quickly becoming the most downloaded video on iTunes, maybe it’s not such a stretch anymore. According to the L.A. Times, there have been recent discussions at Warner Brothers about actually making it a reality, with Charlie’s Angels director McG listed as a possible helmer. The strange part of all this is that Ari Emmanuel, the talent agent on which Entourage character Ari Gold is based, is one of the people pushing for the project to get a greenlight. I don’t really know how I feel about this. I still think Aquaman is a pretty weak character to build a franchise around (Entourage creator Doug Ellin even admits he chose it because it “sounded like a ridiculous movie”). But with all the buzz around Entourage and the Aquaman TV pilot, there’s definitely some interest there (albeit ironic) that could be turned into dollars. Maybe they should give it the Snakes On A Plane treatment and let the marketers play off its inherent cheesiness. Either way, I wouldn’t be surprised if it did actually happen… we all know there’s been plenty of stupider ideas that have made for successful movies over the years.
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that will alot better that a series. i think that james cameron should direct and that would be wild if that happened.
entourage is one of the coolest shows out there now!
Posted by Chopper on July 31st, 2006They should get Jack Black to be Aquaman, and have the whole movie be about how crappy he is.
“I…am…AQUAMAN!!”
I could see it now; his pot belly stretching out a glittery orange top with green tights, using his trident like a a baton-twirler in a parade.
You could even have a ridiculous plot, like having him captured by Sea World and him getting the animals there to break free. (ie: He rides Shamu in a majestic arc over the wall — but lands squarely in the parking lot. THUMP. Shamu is dead…Jack Black looks around and runs off screen.)
Comedic touch: Aquaman gets dehydrated and will die if he’s out of water for more than an hour. This leads to:
-Jumping in mall fountains
-Grabbing water glasses off waiters’ trays
-Carrying a super-soaker, saying “excuse me” in polite conversation and shooting himself in the face, splashing rich socialites.
“I do not suck, okay — I control creatures of the sea! AAAARGH!” (And a manatee slowly starts to approach the bad guy on a dock. Slooooowly.)
Posted by Phil on July 31st, 2006YES… I would see that movie.
I am assuming you heard about that Jack Black Green Lantern project that was long rumoured to be in the works?
Posted by Sean on July 31st, 2006Yeah, I heard about that! I thought it would have been okay, but Aquaman is funnier. All the CG “green lantern” stuff would just have been a rip-off of “The Mask.”
Seriously…why does DC comics never invent new characters? Aquaman is lame, lame lame.
Posted by Phil on July 31st, 2006Has a Swamp Thing movie ever been made? I’d see that if Burt Reynolds was Swamp Thing.
Posted by Jackson on August 1st, 2006Yeah there was… directed by Wes Craven I think?
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