Temuera Morrison, perhaps best known for his work playing Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels, is in negotiations to join the cast of Aquaman, Warner Bros. big-screen take on the classic DC Entertainment underwater-breathing comic book superhero.
The cast so far includes Jason Momoa as the title character, Amber Heard as Mera, Aquaman's royal love interest, and Willem Dafoe as Aquamans advisor, scientist Dr. Vulko. Patrick Wilson, who starred in director James Wans Conjuring movies, will play Orm, a villain who happens to be Aquamans half-brother.
This week, offers went out to Nicole Kidman and Get Down actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and both are now in early negotiations. If deals make, Kidman would play Aquamans mother who hails from the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, while Abdul-Mateen will play the classic villain, Black Manta.
Morrison will play Aquamans human father. Wan is sitting in the directors chair and prepping the movie for an April start in Australia.
Morrison can currently be heard (but not seen) in Disney Animations Moana, in which he voices Moanas father, Chief Tui. He appeared in another DC-related movie in 2011 when he played Abin Sur in Warners Green Lantern. He has been a fixture in the Star Wars universe since playing Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones and has appeared and voiced various characters in movies, video games and cartoons.
