While Black Manta's spinoff movie, "The Trench," faced cancellation, Director James Wan reveals that elements of it will be integrated into "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."
Wan confirmed that certain concepts and ideas from "The Trench" were repurposed for the upcoming sequel, starring Jason Momoa.
The decision to repurpose these ideas arose to prevent the potential clash of "The Trench" with the Aquaman film franchise..
Initially, "The Trench" movie was set to be a secret Black Manta project, announced under a different guise.
The intention was to surprise fans with a standalone Black Manta movie, but this plan didn't materialize.
Consequently, some of the innovative ideas from "The Trench" found their way into "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."