‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’: Ben Affleck will meet Jason Momoa

Few thought that the best option to refloat (pun intended) the badly damaged DC Cinematic Universe was Arthur Curry, the legendary ‘Aquaman’. He has always been a superhero that the general public has not seen on a par with others like ‘Superman’ or ‘Batman’. But it is true that, along with Ezra Miller’s ‘Flash’, it was by far the best of ‘Justice League’. Also, Jason Momoa has what we call roll. But also A LOT OF ROLL.

Hawaiian-born actor (his full name is Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa) has risen like foam since he appeared in ‘Game of Thrones’ playing the Dothraki Khal Drogo, and Warner has taken advantage of it. In fact, he is already beginning to be known as the new ‘The Rock’. He undoubtedly is one of the architects of the great results at the box office of ‘Aquaman’ and DC and Warner have rushed to confirm the sequel.

What is the release date of ‘Aquaman 2’? And your synopsis? And the distribution? When will we have a trailer or images of the film? And most importantly, will Arthur Curry’s beard return?

‘Aquaman 2’ release date

After many possible theories and advances, we already know when ‘Aquaman 2’ will arrive. The release date set by Warner was initially for December 21, 2022. Finally, Warner has made changes to its dates and delays the film for a few more months, which can be seen on March 17, 2023.

DC’s schedule is pretty tight in the next few years, with dozens of projects. This same sequel started last June.

Although it is known under the title of ‘Aquaman 2’, and among the possibilities were ‘Aquaman: King of Atlantis’ or ‘Aquaman: the curse of Black Manta’Finally the title is ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’, as revealed by Wan last June. In this January that has ended, the filmmaker announced the end of filming with a photo on networks.

‘Aquaman 2’ Synopsis

The official synopsis reads thus: “When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis and the world from irreversible devastation.“.

The first part ends with the character of Jason MomoaArthur Curry, getting the Trident from King Atlan and becoming the Master of the Ocean. Nicole KidmanAtlanna in the film is reunited with her husband many years later, while the evil King Orm is imprisoned for his acts of war.

But we also have another front, and that is the character of Black Manta, played by Yahya Abdul Mateen II. Thanks to the post-credits scenewe know that he survived the fight in Sicily, and is rescued by Dr. Shin, the only human being (on earth) who believes in the existence of Atlanteans.

Thus, while the doctor wants to know more about those sub-aquatic kingdoms, Black Manta only wants him to help him find Aquaman in order to avenge his father’s death. Could the “alliance” in the official synopsis refer to a possible collaboration between Aquaman and Black Manta?

In the comics, Doctor Stephen Shin He is the one who helps Arthur Curry to develop his powers, and then ends up trying to kill him since he does not want to reveal the whereabouts of Atlantis. Of course, they end up being friends. Everything seems to indicate that this doctor and Black Manta will join forces to hunt down Aquaman.

According to Jason Momoa, both he and the screenwriter are working on the story, so it looks like the actor will have a lot to say in ‘Aquaman 2’.

“I am very happy to do the second one because it is the first time that it is all on Earth. Yes, there will be a bit of a combination between land and sea, but the film will focus on us. There are no visits from outside, no aliens that come to destroy us.”

The main actor has also insisted that the new installment contains more humor than the first, which stood out unusually funny in the often dark world of DC Comics-inspired movies. “Now I feel like we’re doing our best” said the actor in September 2021. “Even in writing it is absolutely wonderful. Many things are going to happen. I think the stakes are much higher. There is a lot of comedy. I actually laughed a lot reading it.“.

And according David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, writer of the first installment, Black Manta will be the main villain of the sequel:

“Hmmm… good question. We have not taken any particular story from a comic and we have adapted it but if you want to know more or less the tone that we are giving it, we have been very inspired by the Esilver dad starring black blanket“.

‘Aquaman 2’ Cast

Something we can count on 100% is like the presence of Jason Momoa playing Aquaman again. In fact, the actor already confirmed that he was ready to return, in addition to having many ideas for the development of his character. Momoa has insisted that he would like to see his fellow Justice Leaguers, Wonder Woman and The Flash, in this sequel. We will have to see if Gal Gadot or Ezra Miller they want to appear too, it would be interesting to see them together again.

Amber Heard was the most doubtful cast member. Due to her controversies with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, she even fans of the film opened a Change.org to replace the young actress by Emilia Clarke (yes, yes, Daenerys herself). Nevertheless, Heard will be in the sequel too, as confirmed in June.. Obviously, Yahya Abdul Mateen II will return as Black Manta, in addition to randall park as Dr. Stephen Shin, Temuera Morrison as the father of Arthur Curry and, apparently, Nicole Kidman like queen Atlanna, and patrick wilson he would also be back as King Orm.

“I’m too under-informed. Of course, I want to know everything, but I also have too much respect for James Wan and the process to be okay with being left out of it all until the project is much further along. Sometimes there’s too much information that I don’t ask because I don’t want to know yet, and I don’t want James to say ‘I can’t tell you yet’ I just throw some loose barb, like ‘hey, what about this?’, and he usually tells me what he’s thinking. we talk a lot […] and I can tell that he’s taking it a lot further in ‘Aquaman 2’, whatever that means. I have some ideas about where Orm could fit in, but I’m not going to talk about them yet.”

But there are also new faces in the cast: Indy Moore was added in this second part also to be Karshon, a character who first appeared in DC comics as a Green Lantern villain. Also Jani Zhao will make her English film debut with a character named Stingrayabout which not much else is known. Vincent Regan He has also joined the cast as Atlan, the former ruler of Atlantis who caused the city to sink into the sea. The character was previously played by Graham McTavish in a brief appearance in ‘Aquaman’, but it remains to be seen if Atlan will have a more prominent role in the sequel.

And, one of the surprises has been seeing the Bruce Wayne that Arthur knew. It is not known if Gadot or Miller will be there, but Ben Affleck seems to be. This was confirmed on his Instagram account by the actor, with this “Arthur’s meeting with Bruce”.

‘Aquaman 2’ Director

James Wan returns to directing and has dropped in various interviews that he has a lot of ideas for possible sequels. We also have confirmed the return of one of the writers of the first installment: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. McGoldrick, who is also the author of the script for ‘La Huérfana’, is a regular collaborator with Wan, and is already writing ‘The Warren File 3’, as well as developing a new version of ‘Dungeons and Dragons’, ‘Nightmare in Elm street’ either ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’.

‘Aquaman 2’ Comics

Screenwriter David Leslie has stated that they are focusing on the Black Manta comics in the Silver Age of the Aquaman character:

Aquaman: The Return of Black Manta and Ocean Master (Aquaman: Deadly Waters)

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‘Aquaman 2’ Trailer

It’s still too early to have a trailer for ‘Aquaman 2’.

‘Aquaman 2’ Pictures

We don’t have official pictures yet. ‘The Lost Kingdom‘. At the moment what is coming is promotional material. Of course, images of Black Manta and the new aspect of him we have had.

In addition to the new outfits that Momoa will wear that have been shared on social networks. How do you see them?

And on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, DC has released a poster in the style of the date, with a Momoa with a new suit and blonde hair and beards.