Fresh from his adventures inJustice League,Jason Momoais eager to set off on his own solo story inJames Wan’sAquaman, opening in just over a year. But just asZack SnyderandJoss Whedonput their own brands onJustice League, so too will Wan bring his signature style toAquaman, and since the filmmaker is known for his creepy horror movies and high-octane action inFurious 7, you can expect something very, very different for the seven seas standalone.
EW has a new look atAquamanfeaturing an “ultra-jacked” image of Momoa walking through some steamy, mysterious, vaguely industrial setting with a well-armored guard/mercenary of some sort waiting in the wings. Now your definition of “ultra-jacked” may differ from EW’s, but Momoa is looking at least as aqua-jacked as he was in theJustice Leagueteam-up. What’s more important here is just how/when/if this setting will factor into the film.
Check out a new image fromAquaman(courtesy ofEW):
Now, if you’re wondering just where Arthur Curry is strutting in this picture, you might want to head back to the early days of the film’s shoot. Wan posted thisDay 1 production photo on his Instagramthis past May and it might just give us a clue:
Also from EW, here’s Wan on the general shift fromJustice LeaguetoAquaman:
“It’s going to look very different, it will feel very different — aesthetically, tonally, story-wise — it’s my own take. t’s a much more a traditional action-adventure quest movie.”
Momoa goes into a bit more detail about the solo film’s story and his part to play in it:
“Justice Leaguewas only a weekend in Arthur Curry’s life. This is a totally different beast. InAquaman, you see when his parents met and what happened to hem. Then the little boy being raised and finding his powers and going through that and never being accepted on either side. And then becoming this man who puts up all these walls. You just slowly see this man harden up and be completely reluctant wanting to be king and not knowing what to do with these powers he has. I think James Wan just killed it.”
Also starringWillem Dafoeas Vulko,Temuera Morrisonas Tom Curry,Dolph Lundgrenas Nereus,Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIas Black Manta,Patrick Wilsonas Orm/Ocean Master, andNicole Kidmanas Atlanna,Aquamanopens June 03, 2025. Check out our most recent write-ups below:
