DCU followers, we discover ourselves in a serious transition second within the Warner Bros superhero universe, don’t we? A couple of months again, the studio did some reshuffling behind the scenes, main James Gunn and Peter Safran to step up because the co-chairs and CEOS of DC Studios and a brand new future for its cinematic world. Following their introduced slate, DCU Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters might be rebooting loads of factor, beginning with a brand new Superman film in 2025. Jason Momoa has now shared his tackle what it would all imply for his model of Aquaman.
Jason Momoa’s Aquaman was born out of Zack Snyder’s tackle the DCU, which is presently crumbling, between Henry Cavill’s exit because the Man of Metal and Patty Jenkins’ subsequent Surprise Girl film being scrapped. May the actor be the subsequent casualty of the DCU’s shakeup? Right here’s what Momoa just lately mentioned:
Peter [Safran]’s my producer [on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom], and is a pricey good friend. I completely suppose Aquaman might be concerned within the DCU. It’s on, bro – there’s nobody greater than Aquaman! However, additionally, I hope persons are excited to see the brand new one. It’s enjoyable. I actually take pleasure in doing comedy. There’s some actually humorous stuff with Patrick Wilson. I actually adore him. We had a good time working collectively. It’s like we’re brothers. There’s loads of cool stuff occurring on this one.
Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom
Launch Date: December 25, 2023 (Theaters)
Directed By: James Wan
Written By: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Starring; Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman, Jani Zhao, Vincent Regan, Randall Park, Pilou Asbæk
When James Gunn introduced the revamped upcoming DC films slate final month, it didn’t embody one other Aquaman sequel being greenlit that stars Jason Momoa. Nonetheless, because the actor just lately instructed CinemaBlend’s sister website, Whole Movie, he’s not anticipating to be out of a job because the beloved comedian e book hero. The long-awaited Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom hits theaters this December following a disappointing opening weekend for Shazam! Fury of the Gods and this summer time’s launch of Blue Beetle and The Flash, with the latter anticipated to reset the universe simply in time for the transition at Warner Bros to happen.
One would think about Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom’s business success might be a serious figuring out consider whether or not DC Studios decides to maintain Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry on board. The primary film, which got here out in 2018, was an enormous hit, scoring $1.148 billion worldwide on the field workplace. 5 years later, we’ll must see the place the tide takes the Aquaman franchise.
Momoa sounds assured about The Misplaced Kingdom 9 months forward of the film’s launch, and maybe there’s a place for his Aquaman within the DCU future. Again in January, Momoa took to social media to share that he had simply gotten “nice information” throughout a gathering with Warner Bros, however he couldn’t say what it was. Is it doable that one other Aquaman film is already within the works, however underneath wraps?
By way of the way forward for the DCU, there’s presently extra questions than solutions, however we do know beginning in 2025 with Superman: Legacy, we’ll definitely discover ourselves in a brand new period of DC Comics movie variations.
