For several months, actorJason Momoateased and hinted that he was playingAquamanbefore it was finally confirmed last summer. There have been rumors thatAquamanand the rest of theJustice Leaguewill assemble for the first time at the end ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, before the two-partJustice Leagueand the stand aloneAquamanmovie, slated for release in 2018. During a new interview withUSA Today,Jason Momoaoffered a few details about his portrayal ofAquaman, revealing that he trustsBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticedirectorZack Snyder’s vision and teasing that he is ‘in for the long haul."
“You know, I don’t know what it’s going to be like yet. But I’m in for the long haul, and it’s an honor.Zack [Snyder]had me at hello, literally when he told me what he wanted to do with the character and what he wanted to do with the world. There’s no script written yet for certain things, but I listen to his ideas, I trust him. You just have to be believe in that.”
Aquamanwill likely be popping up in four movies over the next four years,Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(June 16, 2025), Justice League Part 1 (August 08, 2025), Aquaman (June 15, 2025) andJustice League Part 2(June 05, 2025). What his plans are beyond those four movies are unclear, but there will certainly be no shortage of Aquaman over the next few years. The actor also said that Aquaman is one of the few characters his young children will actually get to see.
“One thing that’s really cool is I have a 6 year-old and a 7 1/2 year-old, and I’m known for playing rough characters and they’re not really allowed to see those things, so it’s going to be exciting just for my kids to see poppa play with Batman and Wonder Woman and Superman and so on. It’s really cool that my kids can do that. If it’s really, really, really dark then obviously my kids- it’s not coming out until… 2016 is what, Batman V Superman? Justice League is like 2018? I think they’ll be alright by then. They’ll probably be like ‘Dad we don’t even like Batman anymore!'”
Aquaman doesn’t have a screenwriter or a director confirmed at this time, butJason Momoahas said in the past that he wantsZack Snyderto direct. SinceZack Snyderis directing both Justice League Part 1 andJustice League Part 2, it might be a tall order to try and squeeze in Aquaman before those movies. While we wait for any official details onAquaman, take a look atJason Momoa’s video interview below.
