Aquaman 2 is 'heavily inspired' by this Mario Bava sci-fi horror
'Aquaman 2' is "heavily inspired" by Mario Bava’s 'Planet of the Vampires'. Director James Wan has revealed the 1965 Italian sci-fi horror was one of his biggest sources of inspiration for the sequel to the 2018 DC superhero flick. In the movie, "a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants." The filmmaker told Total Film magazine: "'Aquaman 2' is very heavily inspired by Planet of the Vampires. You can take the boy out of the horror but you can never take the horror out of the boy." Wan explained that he didn't w...