Aquaman: 10 Major New Details We Just Learned

4. The New 52 Is The Biggest Comic Inspiration

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While Wan wants to do his own thing, the movie is trying to be faithful and respectful to the comics, with one version of the character in particular being used as a reference point.

The New 52 version of the character, written by Geoff Johns (who has a story credit on this movie, and was previously overseeing the DCEU), is the basis for this version of Aquaman. It won't be a direct adaptation, but Safran told Collider:

"The new 52 version of Aquaman was definitely our touchstone and our starting point. And even though the film is not a direct adaptation of that, that was certainly the…in terms of his origin, who he is, that Tom Curry is his father and Atlanna is his mother, who Orm is, etc. That all comes from the new 52. And, there are certainly creature elements from it, like the Trench. So, that was our biggest influence.”

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