Aquaman 2, citing obscure cult flick Planet Of The Vampires as a key inspiration.The director, known for helming horror flicks The Conjuring and Insidious, will return to direct the DC sequel officially titled Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom.Speaking to TotalFilm magazine, Wan said: “Aquaman 2 is very heavily inspired by Planet Of The Vampires.
You can take the boy out of horror but you can never take the horror out of the boy.”Planet Of The Vampires is a campy 1965 Italian science fiction horror film by Mario Bava, where two spaceships crash on an unexplored planet only for a bizarre evil to possess the dead bodies of the crew.
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