Many in the geek community were first introduced to Ludi Lin when he played the Black Ranger in the 2017 Power Rangers reboot. Now, audiences will have the opportunity to see him in an even bigger blockbuster, Aquaman.
Lin plays Murk, the Captain of the Men-of-War army of Atlantis. Much like in Power Rangers, Lin gets to don yet another suit that gives him special abilities and powers as he is shown jumping throughout the small city in Sicily, Italy as he along with other Men-of-War members and Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) chase down Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Amber Heard).
In an interview with SyFy Wire, Lin explained that donning his suit as Murk was even more difficult to shoot with than his Black Ranger suit in Power Rangers. Given the action-packed nature of the James Wan production, difficulty in bringing those sequences to life was a massive challenge for Lin:
“But the most challenging part was the suit, probably. It was even harder to move and more inflexible than the Power Rangers armor. It was heavier too, like a hundred something pounds — it was so heavy. And just working with the stunt teams, I would always just be completely exhausted and flabbergasted by the end of the day. We were soaked not in water but in our sweat.”
Leave it to the production of Aquaman to push Ludi Lin further into the action than even Power Rangers could. Despite being a supporting player in the film, Murk is prominently featured in one of the best sequences of the film, and has one of the funnier moments within that sequence as well.
Here is the synopsis for the film:
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.
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.
Aquaman is in theaters now!
Source: SyFy Wire
DC Universe Debuts ‘Doom Patrol’ Character Posters
Along with the premiere of the first teaser for Doom Patrol, DC Universe also debuted a collection of character posters for each of the members of perhaps the strangest team of characters to be adapted in live-action form for DC Comics.
In particular, these new character posters highlight Timothy Dalton's The Chief, Diane Guerrero's Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade's Cyborg, April Bowlby's Elasti-Woman, Matt Bomer's Negative Man and Brendan Fraser's Robotman. These posters each follow unique designs that reflect the nature of each character and tease unique personalities amongst the group as well.
You can start the gallery of new posters by clicking "Next".
Which of these Doom Patrol posters is your favorite? Are you excited to see what the cast brings to these roles? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news in the DC Universe.
Doom Patrol is a reimagining of one of DC’s strangest group of outcast Super Heroes which includes: Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg and Timothy Dalton as Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief.
Here is the synopsis for the show:
“Doom Patrol will find the reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.”
Doom Patrol will premiere on February 15, 2019 exclusively on DC Universe.
