Aquaman With a Harpoon Hand and Mourning His Dead Son: Jeff Nichols’ Pitch to Warner Bros. ‘Wasn’t Feasible’ and Would’ve Made ‘Hundreds of Dollars’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director One of the big reveals to come out of the infamous 2014 Sony email hack was that Warner Bros.
had been in talks with indie director Jeff Nichols to helm its “Aquaman” movie starring Jason Momoa. Nichols was coming off acclaimed back-to-back dramas “Take Shelter” and “Mud” at the time.
His involvement with “Aquaman” did not move beyond talks (Warner Bros. ultimately hired James Wan to direct the film, which released in 2018 and grossed $1.1 billion worldwide), but now Nichols is opening up a bit about what went into his failed pitch.
Speaking on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast from the Telluride Film Festival, where his latest directorial effort, “The Bikeriders,” world premiered to rave reviews and Oscar buzz, Nichols explained why his pitch for “Aquaman” was never going to be the $1 billion movie Warner Bros.
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