Aquaman EW Covers Offer First Look at Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna

Nicole Kidman has made her prescribed debut as Queen Atlanna in a couple of newAquaman - theme cartridge holder covers . The queen of Atlantis was mentioned by Mera ( Amber Heard ) and Atlanna ’s boy Arthur Curry ( Jason Momoa ) during a scene in last year’sJustice League , but will make her proper swelled screen first appearance in theAquamansolo moving-picture show later this yr . It ’s not exculpated just yet what theatrical role the character will wreak in the DC cinematic universe propel forward , though it has been established that her relationship with her half - human Logos is tense , to put it simply .

direct by James Wan ( The Conjuring , Furious 7),Aquamanwill explore a whole new side of the DC moving-picture show dealership by ( literally ) diving into the astuteness of Atlanna ’s underwater realm and the aquatic kingdom that besiege it . The photographic film promise to deliver some truly unique action along the way , ranging from scene whereAtlanteans ride nifty white shark into battleto a wide mixed bag of antic underwater creatures never before see on the big screen . Fans are early anticipatingthe firstAquamantrailer ’s arrivalthis calendar month for that reason , but in the meantime the film ’s marketing is pitch into gear with the first face icon of Kidman ’s DC counterpart .

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EWwill be premiere prescribed epitome and screenshots fromAquamanonline in the very cheeseparing futurity . Ahead of then , however , the outlet has bring out a pair of powder magazine covers that highlight the film ’s lead-in . Momoa ’s submersed superhero naturally gets a natural covering all to himself , but he also share the spotlight with Heard and Kidman ( shown here in their costumes as Mera and Queen Atlanna , severally ) in a freestanding cover . Take a face , below .

Like Aquaman and Mera ’s costume , Queen Atlanna ’s outfit here is n’t too far removed from her look in the DC Comics universe , but adds some unique flourish all the same . Aquaman ’s costume were designed by Kym Barrett , who also join forces with the Wachowskis onThe Matrixtrilogy , Speed Racer , andCloud Atlas . Perhaps most notably , however , she designed the remindful sci - fi / fantasy outfits for the Wachowskis ' blank operaJupiter Ascendingand help to project Andrew Garfield ’s WWW - catapult duds forThe Amazing Spider - Man .

Descriptions of theAquamantrailer shown at CineEuropeearlier this week suggest the moving picture is noticeably different wait from DC picture past , and that ’s already apparent in the flick ’s costume designs alone . In addition to featuring brighter color , Atlanna ’s outfit - like Mera ’s cause , in particular - simply feels more fantastic and less like the ground superhero armour wear out by Superman inMan of Steeland the Caped Crusader inBatman V Superman . That ’s all the more encouraging because it paint a picture that Wan’sAquamanshould be as visually stunning as the DC movies that come before it , but also look and feel unequaled at the same fourth dimension . Such a reinvigorated approach may indeed swear out tokeep the DC film universe"on the right path"here , as promised .