Jason Momoa’s seaside superhero is back.The actor returns as Arthur Curry in the full-lengthaction-packed trailerfor DC Studios’Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which debuted on Thursday.In the trailer, fans get glimpses of the titular hero as well as his mother Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), villain Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Mera (Amber Heard), among others.Arthur isseenbecoming acquainted with half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson), where they appear to team up against Manta, the latter of whom says ominiously at one point, “I’m gonna kill Aquaman and destroy everything he holds dear.““I’m gonna murder his family … burn his kingdom to ash,” the villain adds.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Yahya Abdul-Mateen II inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023).Courtesy of Warner Bros. PicturesThe first standaloneAquamanmovie from 2018 earned over $1 billion at the global box office.Whereas that film served as a “romance action-adventure movie” about Arthur and Heard’s Mera, directorJames WantoldEntertainment Weeklythe new installment is a “bromance action-adventure movie” with Arthur and half-brother Orm.Wan, 46, also teased potential for future Aquaman movies and clarified that the new film is “not connected in any way to” recent DC big-screen offerings likeThe Flash.“What I like between this one and the first one is you really do see the growth of Arthur. He starts off as this kind of wanderer, and in the second one he finally has more of a direction of what he wants to do with his life,” the director toldEW.“If and when there is a third one, that’s what it should be; it should be growing these characters because I think we’ve set up certain things in a good place in the second movie that you can definitely draw upon in a third,” Wan continued.Patrick Wilson and Jason Momoa inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023).Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures"I don’t have any stories, but growing the characters is the biggest thing that I think the nextAquamanmovie should be about,” he added.Back in January 2022, Wan shared abehind-the-scenes photoon Instagram tocelebrate the final day of filming the movie.“And finally, finally, finally picture wrap on the actual last day of#Aquaman2in Malibu with these two gents@prideofgypsies@thereelpatrickwilsonYes, we do get very wet, a lot, on this show,” he wrote in the caption.When thesequel’s release date was postponed later that year, Wan explained on Instagram that he and his team were doing “big, epic world-building” and “need the time to do it right.“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis in theaters Dec. 20.
Jason Momoa’s seaside superhero is back.
The actor returns as Arthur Curry in the full-lengthaction-packed trailerfor DC Studios’Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which debuted on Thursday.
In the trailer, fans get glimpses of the titular hero as well as his mother Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), villain Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Mera (Amber Heard), among others.
Arthur isseenbecoming acquainted with half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson), where they appear to team up against Manta, the latter of whom says ominiously at one point, “I’m gonna kill Aquaman and destroy everything he holds dear.”
“I’m gonna murder his family … burn his kingdom to ash,” the villain adds.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023).Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The first standaloneAquamanmovie from 2018 earned over $1 billion at the global box office.
Whereas that film served as a “romance action-adventure movie” about Arthur and Heard’s Mera, directorJames WantoldEntertainment Weeklythe new installment is a “bromance action-adventure movie” with Arthur and half-brother Orm.
Wan, 46, also teased potential for future Aquaman movies and clarified that the new film is “not connected in any way to” recent DC big-screen offerings likeThe Flash.
“What I like between this one and the first one is you really do see the growth of Arthur. He starts off as this kind of wanderer, and in the second one he finally has more of a direction of what he wants to do with his life,” the director toldEW.
“If and when there is a third one, that’s what it should be; it should be growing these characters because I think we’ve set up certain things in a good place in the second movie that you can definitely draw upon in a third,” Wan continued.
Patrick Wilson and Jason Momoa inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023).Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
“I don’t have any stories, but growing the characters is the biggest thing that I think the nextAquamanmovie should be about,” he added.
Back in January 2022, Wan shared abehind-the-scenes photoon Instagram tocelebrate the final day of filming the movie.
“And finally, finally, finally picture wrap on the actual last day of#Aquaman2in Malibu with these two gents@prideofgypsies@thereelpatrickwilsonYes, we do get very wet, a lot, on this show,” he wrote in the caption.
When thesequel’s release date was postponed later that year, Wan explained on Instagram that he and his team were doing “big, epic world-building” and “need the time to do it right.”
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis in theaters Dec. 20.
source: people.com
