Lots in the news this week around Warner Brothers and the DCEU. Earlier in the week we reported that Ben Affleck will not direct The Batman. Now reports are coming in that WB executives have filled two new rolls in next year's Aquaman. Yahya Abdul-Mateen (The Get Down) and Nicole Kidman (Lion, Mouin Rouge!) have reportedly been cast for two major roles in Aquaman. The film,under the direction of James Wan (Furious 7), is due in theaters October 5, 2018.