If you haven’t noticed, it’s unofficialJustice Leagueday on the internet. Last week, Warner Bros. invited a number of journalists to visit the London set and get a sneak peakZack Snyder’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicefollow-up. Collider’s own Steve Weintraub was on hand to tour the stages, observe some filming. Back in April, we learned thatWillem Dafoewas making the leap from an iconic Marvel villain (Spider-Man’s Green Goblin) to a mysterious DC hero, and while on set, we learned that Dafoe will be taking on the role of Nuidis Vulko.
Introduced in 1967’s’Brave and the Bold'#73, Vulko is the storied scientific advisor to Atlantis who, one of the most notorious political figures in Atlantean society, and a long-running supporting character in theAquamancomics. Vulko is a key player in Atlantis; a venerated academic and politician who comes from the generation before Aquaman’s – a fact that will be reflected in the character’s on-screen design.
Dafoe’s Vulko will appear in full-on Atlantean get up, but the character has been redesigned for the film. Rather than his comicbook counterpart’s traditional balding, bearded look, Dafoe’s incarnation is scruffy with long silver hair. Costume DesignerMichael Wilkinsondetailed how the character’s armor demonstrates Vulko and Aquaman’s generational differences – where Aquaman’s is gleaming and gilded, Vulko’s is adorned with intricate silver lacing and weathered by the years.
Details of Vulko’s role in the film are still being kept under wraps, and it’s as yet not confirmed if he will return forJames Wan’sAquaman,there’s a good chance his story may tie into the Mother Boxes. On set, Snyder revealed that everyone is trying to get ahold of the Mother Boxes inJustice League, and three particularly important ones were left in the hands of the Amazonians, the Atlanteans, and Mankind. As scientific advisor of Atlantean society and one of Aquaman’s most respected allies (and occasionally foes), something of such importance could fall directly under his purview.
Catch up with the rest of ourJustice Leagueset visit coverage in the links below, and stay tuned for more throughout the week.
