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3rd December 2018 - Sneak Peek
23rd November 2018 - Julie Andrews Joins Cast
Julie Andrews has a previously unannounced part to play in the superhero adventure, EW has learned exclusively.
The Sound of Music actress voices the mythic Karathen, an undersea creature that holds the key to Arthur Curry’s (Jason Momoa) quest to unite the Atlantean and surface worlds.
19th November 2018 - Final Trailer
15th November 2018 - New Posters
Official final (main) posters! #Aquaman #MeraAndArthur #dynamicduo pic.twitter.com/LlgPg8fxhn
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) November 15, 2018
13th November 2018 - BTS Featurette
7th November 2018 - Character Posters
Check out the new #Aquaman character posters now - in theaters December 21. pic.twitter.com/wVeSRDEkys
— Aquaman Movie (@aquamanmovie) November 7, 2018
New #Aquaman posters showcase glorious Atlantean outfits 🐟
— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) November 7, 2018
(via @wbpictures) pic.twitter.com/NEkg6PqjFj
Check out the scaly threads in these latest #Aquaman character posters
— FANDOM (@getFANDOM) November 7, 2018
(via @wbpictures) pic.twitter.com/6OlaJcwiN1
1st November 2018 - Attitude TV Spot
28th October - New TV Spot
Thanks to Ivan for the heads up.
19th October 2018 - New Promotional Photos
Vulko and King Orm on their steeds. #hammerhead #tylosaur #sealife #underwaterkingdom #Aquaman #highres pic.twitter.com/EjPvuM5gHX
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) October 20, 2018
16th October 2018 - Waves TV Spot
12th October 2018 - New Promotional Photo
Yes!! #Aquaman will be in one of my fav mags growing up, @totalfilm. This November issues. pic.twitter.com/x0rci9FflO
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) October 12, 2018
5th October 2018 - Extended Trailer
4th October 2018 - New Poster
A Son of the Land...
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) October 4, 2018
A King of the Seas...
He’s the Protector of the Deep.
Something arrives tomorrow. #Aquaman pic.twitter.com/cFsiH0e2jQ
10th August 2018 - New Promotional Photo
Source: Entertainment Weekly
31st July 2018 - Motion Poster
Bringing adventure to life. #Aquaman - In theaters December 21. pic.twitter.com/w5iNmfbxJG
— Aquaman Movie (@aquamanmovie) July 31, 2018
21st July 2018 - Comic-Con Trailer
18th July 2018 - First Look at Sea Dragon
The sea dragons are ridden by the people of Xebel — one of the seven underwater kingdoms of Atlantis, their leader is King Nereus (Dolph Lundgren) and Mera (Amber Heard) is one of their warriors.
17th July 2018 - Den of Geek SDCC Cover
The King of Atlantis is on the cover of our #SDCC Special Edition magazine. Check out your first exclusive look at the world of #Aquaman right here! https://t.co/2WsJvA2Scg #SDCCGeek pic.twitter.com/AGDBcE2SFv
— Den of Geek News! (@DenofGeekUS) July 17, 2018
16th July 2018 - Poster
Home is calling. #Aquaman – in theaters December 21. Watch the new trailer this Saturday. pic.twitter.com/ZTvO6qTxap
— Aquaman Movie (@aquamanmovie) July 16, 2018
Working overtime to put the finishing touches for this coming week!! Eeeeeee 😬 #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/Fgx8SxFprl
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) July 16, 2018
13th July 2018 - First Look at the Fisherman King
In this scene, King Orm (Patrick Wilson, not shown) has gone to the Fisherman King (played by Djimon Hounsou, that guy with the trident — and more on that in a minute) to enlist his help to declare war on the ocean-polluting surface world. There’s also the Fisherman Queen (Natalia Safran) and Princess (Sophia Forrest) on the left, and a royal guard on the right. Though you can’t tell in this shot, all of them have tails instead of legs.
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15th June 2018 - First Look at The Council of the Kings
This is an ancient meeting place called The Council of the Kings that’s fallen into ruin. It’s not in Atlantis (so we still haven’t seen that yet — it wasn’t in Justice League either) but on the outskirts.
15th June 2018 - Trailer to Debut At Comic Con + New Logo
Comic-Con will be insane!! This is the new glyph/logo. Freshly smuggled out of Atlantis! (stolen off King Orm’s belt buckle) pic.twitter.com/NLmIXUaXEM
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) June 15, 2018
14th June 2018 - First Look Photos
Source: Entertainment Weekly
14th June 2018 - EW Covers + First Look at Black Manta
Ready to dive in? We have an exclusive first look at #JasonMomoa’s #Aquaman! Go inside the ambitious attempt to bring a former pop culture punchline to the big screen: https://t.co/xK1aNHqf7r pic.twitter.com/KNpsbgtYVn
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 14, 2018
You can pick up the #JasonMomoa cover on newsstands starting 6/15, and the group cover exclusively at @BNBuzz starting 6/19. You can purchase both #Aquaman covers here: https://t.co/xdubWvhoyP pic.twitter.com/6L5pWDfnSQ
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 14, 2018
Source: Entertainment Weekly
7th December 2017 - First Look Photo + EW Interview
What’s also interesting is how even this still photo has a rather different feel than images from Justice League, which introduced Aquaman to audiences last month. Director James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) says you can expect many more differences to come. “It’s going to look very different, it will feel very different — aesthetically, tonally, story-wise — it’s my own take,” Wan tells EW. “It’s a much more a traditional action-adventure quest movie.”
“Justice League was only a weekend in Arthur Curry’s life,” Momoa says. “This is a totally different beast. In Aquaman, 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.”
When Wan first met with Warner Bros. to discuss taking on a superhero film, they famously gave him two options: One was a very popular character (The Flash) and the other was considered so impossible to pull off that the prospect of a movie had been a running joke on Entourage. Naturally, the veteran horror director picked the project that would terrify anybody else.
“Justice League was only a weekend in Arthur Curry’s life,” Momoa says. “This is a totally different beast. In Aquaman, 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.”
When Wan first met with Warner Bros. to discuss taking on a superhero film, they famously gave him two options: One was a very popular character (The Flash) and the other was considered so impossible to pull off that the prospect of a movie had been a running joke on Entourage. Naturally, the veteran horror director picked the project that would terrify anybody else.
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7th July 2017 - New BTS Photo
Water break@prideofgypsies@creepypuppet#aquaman pic.twitter.com/aLzvJuIvO8
— Amber Heard (@realamberheard) July 7, 2017
22nd June 2017 - Michael Beach Joins Cast
Michael Beach is set for a role in Warner Bros’ Jason Momoa-starring DC Comics stand-alone film Aquaman. He joins Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Ludi Lin, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the cast. James Wan is at the helm of the pic, which will hit theater during Christmas season 2018.
Warner Bros says Beach will play Jesse Kane, part of a group of high-seas hijackers who has a fateful interaction with Aquaman. But fans have been speculating that Beach is taking on the role of father to Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta, after Abdul-Mateen II himself posted a photo with Beach last month on his Twitter from Australia, where Aquaman was in production
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18th May 2017 - New Photo of Mera
Lady MERA swept in from the sea. First day with the exquisite Amber Heard. (Shot by the talented @jasinboland ) pic.twitter.com/FWQANu0S12
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) May 18, 2017
15th May 2017 - Ludi Lin Joins Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese actor Ludi Lin, who recently starred as the Black Ranger in Liongate’s Power Rangers reboot, has landed the role of Murk in Warner Bros James Wan-directed DC superhero film Aquaman. Jason Momoa is starring as the title character in the film, which WB recently pushed back from its original release date in October to December 21, 2018
In the comics, Murk is the leader of the front-line army of Atlantis known as the Men-of-War and Aquaman’s trusted ally.
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4th May 2017 - Filming Has Begun
Months of intensive prep have led to this. Here we go. #DayOne #Ahab pic.twitter.com/Ryhl3NUtRY
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) May 3, 2017
12th April 2017 - Dolph Lundgren Joins Cast
Dolph Lundgren is making his return to studio movies by diving deep into the world of comic book films.
Willem Dafoe is playing Aquaman’s adviser, scientist Dr. Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is classic villain Black Manta, and Temuera Morrison is Aquaman’s father.
Lundgren will play King Nereus of the aquatic kingdom of Xebel, who claims Mera as his own and wants to kill Aquaman.
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16th March 2017 - Release Date Pushed
Warner Bros has just pushed back the release date for its DC tentpole Aquaman starring Jason Momoa from October 2018 to December 21, 2018. That prime location was vacated last week when James Cameron said his Avatar 2 would not be ready in time for that date, which had been penciled in for the second in several planned sequels.
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1st March 2017 - Zack Snyder Shares Test Footage
Working on my birthday 🎉 pic.twitter.com/tLidlUrcyn
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) March 2, 2017
3rd February 2017 - Temuera Morrison in Talks to Play Aquaman's Father
Temuera Morrison, perhaps best known for his work playing Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels, is in negotiations to join the cast of Aquaman, Warner Bros.’ big-screen take on the classic DC Entertainment underwater-breathing comic book superhero.
Morrison will play Aquaman’s human father. Wan is sitting in the director’s chair and prepping the movie for an April start in Australia.
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31st January 2017 - Nicole Kidman in Early Talks to Play Aquaman's Mother
Nicole Kidman may be joining the DC Cinematic Universe.
The actress, who is in the Oscar mix this awards season for her work in Lion, is in early talks to play Aquaman’s mother in Aquaman, the big-screen take of the underwater-breathing comic book super hero.
If a deal makes - it looks optimistic as she has been Wan's top choice for weeks, with an official offer finally going out yesterday - this will not be Kidman's first swim in the DC superhero waters. The actress starred opposite Val Kilmer in 1995's Batman Forever as the Bruce Wayne's love interest, Dr. Chase Meridian.
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31st January 2017 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Early Talks to Play Black Manta
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who starred in Netflix’s Baz Luhrmann show The Get Down, is in early talks to put on his wetsuit for Warner Bros. Aquaman movie.
The actor has nabbed the part of Black Manta, one of the DC Comics villains. Director James Wan and the studio have been meeting with numerous actors for the part for the past two weeks, settling on Abdul-Mateen over the weekend. The official offer went out yesterday and the parties are now in talks.
If a deal makes, Abdul-Mateen will suit up as Manta, who first appeared in a DC comic in 1967 and stood out due to his unique battle-costume, trident, and deadly schemes.
Aquaman is a massive undertaking for the studio and the next DC movie to be going before cameras. An April start in Australia is being planned.
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14th December 2016 - Filming in Australia
The Australian and Queensland governments on Thursday confirmed that Aquaman will shoot in South East Queensland on the Gold Coast area known as Surfer's Paradise in the first half of 2017. It will be based at Village Roadshow Studios, which features the largest purpose-built water tank in Australia.
The film also will mark the return of director James Wan, who will shoot his first feature in Australia since Saw (2004).
Australian arts minister Mitch Fifield said Aquaman will create over 1,000 jobs and spend a total of AUS$150 million ($111 million). The federal government secured the shoot by providing a one-off production grant of AUS$22 million ($16.32 million).
“Queensland was successful in winning a competitive bid to attract Aquaman contributing to our reputation as a leading film destination,” said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
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12th December 2016 - Patrick Wilson Cast as ORM, Ocean Master, Aquaman's Half Brother
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Wilson has been set by Warner Bros and director James Wan to costar in Aquaman. Jason Momoa plays the title character, and Wilson will play the fish whisperer’s super-villain half brother ORM, also known as Ocean Master, in the DC film that Warner Bros will release October 5, 2018.
The character has some of the sibling rivalry elements found in Loki. That is Thor’s half brother who has figured as the heavy in numerous Marvel films, in the form of Tom Hiddleston. ORM is at least as disagreeable and more powerful: in the comics, Aquaman’s human half-brother is a rival for the throne of Atlantis, and wreaks havoc on the high seas and beneath them when he doesn’t get his way. Amber Heard as Mera, is playing Queen of Atlantis.
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2nd December 2016 - Released Date Revealed
10th August 2016 - Black Manta Revealed as the Villain
22nd July 2016 - Will Beall to Write Script
29th April 2016 - May Be Impacted Due To Batman vs Superman
17th March 2016 - Amber Heard Cast as Mera
3rd June 2015 - James Wan to Direct
15th October 2014 - WB Announces DC Film Slate
