Aquaman director James Wan says the film won’t try to juggle three separate villains and confirms that Ocean Master is the main antagonist.
Ocean Master, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, and Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus – that could potentially function as villains in the film’s narrative.
We’ve heard before that Orm aka Ocean Master will be an antagonist rather than a villain.
We know Black Manta is in there, but I will say this: Patrick Wilson is the main antagonist in this film. I wouldn’t necessarily say ‘villain,’ but he’s the antagonist.”