The DC movie universe seemed stalled after "Justice League," but it rebounded last year with the success of "Aquaman," which made over $1 billion worldwide. What's known as the DC Extended Universe got off to a bumpy start with "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Suicide Squad" in 2016; both performed well at the box office but were trashed by critics. "Justice League" put the nail in the coffin […]
Deadline Hollywood reports that Aquaman star Jason Momoa—who immortalized Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo in the first season of Game of Thrones—is in negotiations to portray another science-fiction warrior, Duncan Idaho from Dune, Frank Herbert's beloved 1965 science fiction novel. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, this new film adaptation is expected to begin shooting this year. (Mild spoilers for original novel below.) Dune is set in the distant future (where else?), and follows the fortunes of various noble houses […]
Aquaman has become the highest-grossing DC Extended Universe movie, it has been revealed. Released on December 14, the latest feature film from DC stars Jason Momoa as the titular superhero – as well as Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren and Willem Dafoe. Now, it has been reported that the movie has grossed $887 million (£697 million) worldwide, as of yesterday (January 5). It has taken the title of highest-grossing DC film from […]
Director James Wan looks at Amber Heard's moment that stood out in China. [This story contains spoilers for Aquaman.] There's a quiet moment in Aquaman that stands out amid the spectacle, and even director James Wan is surprised by the splash it made. When Wan was promoting Aquaman in China late last year, Warner Bros. asked him to guess what the most popular scene was for that country. "I'm thinking of all the crazy set […]
Forget swimming and all the stunts -- Jason Momoa had other major challenges playing the title character in "Aquaman." "It looks like it's easy to pee in that, but really it's not," he told EW. "And if you have the poopsies, it is very challenging. You've gotta be really good at holding it." Some fans had agonized over the superhero suit, hopeful that Momoa would don the traditional look, complete with a trident. Those […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWnLiffxJ4 We’re still a few months away from Aquaman hitting theaters, during New York Comic Con Warner Bros. has just given us our best look yet at the Jason Momoa-led film with a new extended trailer that’s packed with footage from the movie. Clocking in at a hefty five minutes, the trailer gives us a general overview of what to expect in December, starting with the basic origin story. Aquaman — aka […]
Aquaman director James Wan showed IGN and other members of the press roughly fifteen minutes of footage, and revealed more about the comics and films that inspired his upcoming DC comic book movie, during an edit bay visit at Warner Bros. in August. While I won't go into a blow-by-blow breakdown of the footage due to heavy spoilers, I will say that the footage showcased the film's colorful visual palette, the Romancing […]
In what I would argue is a refreshing display of restraint, we are only now, exactly five months until its release, getting the first trailer for Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.’s Aquaman. There has been a lot of talk over the years about how soon to start the marketing bandwagon for these big tentpole movies. It doesn’t help that several the movies that started late (Dark Shadows, Ghostbusters and Solo: A Star Wars Story come to […]
Warner Bros. has decided this is the week to begin the Aquaman marketing campaign in earnest, and it kicks off with an EW cover story. But as part of that cover story, the first look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the villainous Black Manta has been revealed. In the film, Black Manta is a high-seas pirate and mercenary named David Kane, which puts a spin on the character’s comics origin story. Director James Wan isn’t ready […]
