Director James Wan is prepping for the DC Extended Universe solo Aquaman film at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Producer Charles Roven commented on how the film is progressing. Roven says the screenplay is still in its nascent stages:

"We're very early days. We're just starting with the screenplay. [Wan in] making The Conjuring 2 now, so he's had his hand in the creation of let's just call it a working document from which to write. But he's directing that film [and] he's got his hand ever so slightly in the development, but he's really gonna throw himself into it after he finishes shooting The Conjuring 2. And we're planning on it being his film after [that]. He is a serious Aquaman fan."

The film isn't due out until well into 2018 giving Wan a good deal of time to prepare and shoot the film. Roven was a part of the decision to choose Wan for the job, and explains why they brought the Saw and Furious 7 helmer along for the ride — namely that he's not just efficient but creative as well:

"That's a perfect example - him and [David] Ayer, and Patty [Jenkins], they're perfect examples of what I'm talking about, to bring people in. Fertile creative minds who can say, 'Okay, we get the road map, now let's talk about doing this or doing that.' It's fun to have that flexibility and yet commonality."

Aquaman is currently slated for a July 27th 2018 release with star Jason Momoa making his first appearance in character in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice next year.

Source: Collider