The notion of making a movie in which the majority of the action occurs underwater was a risky proposition from the start. He’s also hunted by Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), a pirate and mercenary with a personal vendetta against Aquaman and a high-tech suit augmented with Atlantean technology.

Over the course of his adventure - which spans locations around the world, both above sea level and miles below it - Arthur is assisted by Mera (Amber Heard), a princess with “hydrokinetic” abilities that allow her to manipulate water, and Vulko (Willem Dafoe), Arthur’s mentor and the counselor to the ruler of Atlantis. When the ruler of Atlantis, Orm (Patrick Wilson), attempts to unite the armies of the various undersea kingdoms to initiate a war with the surface-dwelling humans who have polluted the oceans, Arthur finds himself forced into action to stop Orm’s war by claiming the throne. That puts no small amount of pressure on Aquaman, the next solo superhero feature in the studio’s “DC Extended Universe,” to prove that Wonder Woman wasn’t a fluke and that there’s still plenty of potential in one of the comics world’s most popular collections of characters.įortunately, that’s exactly what Aquaman and director James Wan achieve with the oceanic hero, whose first solo feature doesn’t quite measure up to Wonder Woman but still provides an entertaining, exciting adventure full of absolutely stunning visual effects and impressive action.ĭirected by Wan ( The Conjuring, Furious 7) from a screenplay penned by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick ( The Conjuring 2) and Will Beall (Gangster Squad), Aquaman casts Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, the child of Atlantean queen Atlanna (Nicole Kidman) and Thomas Curry (Temuera Morrison), a human lighthouse keeper.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldįive big-budget films have yielded just one critical and commercial hit so far, with 2017’s Wonder Woman the only unqualified success in the interconnected franchise.Pictures’ best hopes for its live-action cinematic universe based on DC Comics characters would depend on Wonder Woman and Aquaman - and yet, that’s where we are right now. Ten years ago, it would have seemed crazy to suggest Warner Bros. AQUAMAN - Final Trailer - in theaters December 21

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