Willem Dafoe will not be returning for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, as confirmed by director James Wan.
The actor played Vulko, the chief counselor to the throne of Atlantis, and mentor to Arthur Curry, in the first film released in 2018 that made a billion dollars at the box office.
“Willem is not in this one, no,” director James Wan filled in EW.com. “Part of the reason was because his schedule did not work out for us.”
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