Aquaman director James Wan has revealed the easter egg the placed into the King of Atlantis’ standalone film for Baby Driver director Edgar Wright. Minor spoilers to follow.
Speaking with Collider, Wan addressed how the easter egg came about, which is a brief appearance from the 1960s animated television series Stingray seen on the television in Tom Curry’s lighthouse early in the film:
“Let me tell you this. Two years ago, Edgar Wright tweeted me that, if you can get Stingray in there somewhere, I’m going to give you an Oscar. He said that to me. So guess what I did in this film? I put Stingray in there. So I’m waiting for Edgar to see the film and remind him of his tweet… It’s a fun sort of inside joke with Edgar. That’s more an Easter egg between he and I.”
You can check out the original Twitter exchange between Wan and Wright where Wright challenged Wan to sneak the series into the film below.
I think you need to get Stingray or this song into Aquaman. Then I will personally give you an Oscar. https://t.co/KurnaMqj3i
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) December 7, 2016
Wright revealed yesterday that he has not yet seen the new film, he is however aware of the Easter egg making it into the film.
I have not seen @aquamanmovie yet, but as I understand @creepypuppet made good on this bet and now I owe him an Oscar. (cc: @TheAcademy: help me out pls) https://t.co/Of7EJY7pPb
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) December 25, 2018
Directed by James Wan, Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm / Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director, James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.
Aquaman is now playing. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the current DC cinematic universe as we learn it.
