James Wan says Aquaman will be a swashbuckling action adventure Entertainment Tonight caught up with Aquaman director James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring, Saw) at the Australians in Film Awards Gala at NeueHouse in Hollywood on Wednesday. Wan talked about what fans can expect from the July 27, 2018. “I kind of don’t want to give too much away but know this: The spirit that I’m going for is like a classic sort of swashbuckling action adventure, sort of high seas adventure story,” Wan said.