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Entertainment Weeklyis slow bring out theirAquamanmovie coverage , so we round out up the handsome news stories - first looks at key character and insight into James Wan ’s DC Comics movie . The upcoming solo picture starring Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry is the only DC Films release of 2018 . It come on the heels of a year that figure the DC flick existence ’s greatest success withWonder Woman , and greatest disappointment inJustice League . After the mixed reviews and poor box office performance ofJustice League , Warner Bros. and DC are no doubt hop-skip to resile back with a remove inAquaman .
Thankfully , buzz surrounding the forthcoming DC movie has been cocksure . The ballyhoo has been building for almost a year now , since thefirstAquamanfootage screen at San Diego Comic - Conlast summer . Warner Bros. also presentedAquamanfootage at CinemaConearlier this year , but an official trailer has n’t been released - yet . In the backwash ofWarner Bros’Aquamanpresentation at CineEuropethis week , where the preview screened , more and more news is rolling in about the DC movie fromEW’scover level .
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Now , we take in all the big fib fromEntertainment Weekly’scoverage ofAquaman , include first look at key characters , unexampled image featuring the Atlantis setting , and insight about the movie provide by the creative squad behind it .
First Look At Black Manta
EWrevealed ourfirst look at David Kane aka . Black Manta , play by Yahya Abdul - Mateen II . Though the still fromAquamandoesn’t let on what the antagonist to Arthur Curry will seem like fully suitable up , it does suggest that the full costume will be comic - accurate . We ’ve known for a while that would be the pillow slip , asAquamanconcept artwork show at CinemaCon2017 was describe by attender as featuring aBlack Manta helmetthat ’s accurate to the persona ’s comic Quran iteration .
That said , now that the first official tone at Black Manta has surfaced , fans will doubt be please to see it for themselves .
First Looks At Queen Atlanna
Nicole Kidman carbon monoxide gas - star inAquamanas Arthur Curry ’s Atlantean mother , Queen Atlanna . Though the actress has previously voiced her excitement about appearing in the film , our first look at her character arrive via anEntertainment Weeklycover have Queen Atlanna , Aquaman and Mera ( Amber Heard ) .
Plus , an additional still from the motion-picture show revealed as part of a larger picture gallery of images depicts Atlanna carrying what come out to be Arthur as a toddler . It ’s potential the third person in the pic isThomas Curry ( Temuera Morrison ) , Arthur ’s human father .
We still do n’t know much aboutAtlanna and how much she appears inAquaman , but like the other Atlantean character , Kidman ’s queen has an interesting submersed aesthetic that will likely look even better on CRT screen .
First Look At Orm (And Vulko - Sort Of)
The antecedently mentioned gallery ofAquamanmovie imagesincludes a ripe spirit at Arthur ’s half brother , Orm ( Patrick Wilson ) , who is the ruler of Atlantis at the starting signal of the celluloid . According to theAquamanCinemaCon footage descriptions , Arthur challenges King Orm to some kind of one - on - one battle in an underwater gladiator - alike amphitheatre . Now , in the image released byEW , we can see how Orm appears , as well as the Atlantean armor he wears - not to mention , the way he and Arthur bear their hair . Plus , the still also offer a better look atAquaman ’s novel armor , which was revealed in a promotional photo at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas , Nevada , last calendar month .
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This drift also offers a look at Vulko ( Willem Dafoe ) , though it ’s from the back . Still , based on the look-alike , we can see that Vulko is plotting something with Arthur and Mera . Plus , he fag a slick - seem calamitous costume with a shell gist similar to the other Atlantean characters .
First Look At Atlanteans Riding Sharks
We ’ve know Wan ’s DC movie would feature submersed soldiers hinge upon sharks ever since the first footage debuted at SDCC last twelvemonth and descriptions made their way online . However , as fantastic as those descriptions sound , fans at home did n’t get a chance to see how it actually reckon . Now , EWhas expose a first aspect atAquamancharacters rid sharks and seadragons . New concept artwork , and a still simulacrum from the shot that graphics render , were reveal by EW , establish USA from two of the seven underwater kingdom in some kind of meeting .
Among those on the shark are Orm and Vulko from Atlantis , while King Nereus ( Dolph Lundgren ) of Xebel sits astride one of the seadragons . Certainly , though sports fan would undoubtedly love to see this scene play out in action , our first glimpse at such a prominent submersed sequence will build buzz for when theAquamantrailer finally drops .
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Aquaman’s Main Villain Is Orm
In the comic , both Black Manta and Orm / Ocean Master are resort antagonists for Arthur Curry ’s Aquaman . However , Wan ’s DC motion picture will have one principal baddie , and one junior-grade villain . King Orm is the primary baddie ofAquaman , with Wan describing the primary conflict as being between the Brother . No doubt , this conflict will have to do with the toilet of Atlantis , of which Arthur is the successor . That provide Black Manta to be a secondary opponent , though perhaps Wan ’s flick sets him up to be a big terror in a potential follow - up toAquaman .
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Considering what we get it on of howAquamanwill treat its villain , it ’s ill-defined if either Orm or Black Manta will amply become their comic book counterparts in this movie . Since Orm is referred to as King Orm inEntertainment Weekly’scoverage , rather than Ocean Master , he may not take over that sobriquet until late in the film - if at all . likewise , EW’sphoto of Black Manta only features the scoundrel ’s helmet , so it ’s unknown when in the movie he ’ll assemble the full suit .
Orm Is An ‘Eco-Warrior’
EWspoke to Wan and Wilson about the main scoundrel of the moving-picture show , specifically in respect to King Orm ’s need . According to Wilson , Orm is an"eco - warrior,“and is take care to engage war on country denizen in retaliation for humans polluting the ocean for many years . This strain up with theAquamansynopsisthat surface even before the movie started take .
That other precis detail a conflict between the denizens of the seven underwater kingdoms and those living on nation . However , since Curry ’s the son of an Atlantean and a homo , he has a stake in both slope of the likely state of war . It also betoken from where the conflict between Orm and Arthur will come up - their differing view on what should be done .
How Aquaman Is Different From Other DC Movies
Unlike other entries in theDCEU , Aquamanis plant in the subaqueous worldof Atlantis . This allowed for Wan to make a whole"separate"world from movies likeBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , Wonder WomanandJustice League . Though we ’ve seen glimpse of Aquaman ’s submerged realm in bothBatman V SupermanandJustice League , we ’ll see so much more of it in Wan ’s film . And that world is grand , with seven dissimilar submerged realm , soldier riding great white sharks , and ocean dragons .
Certainly , with those description alone , Aquamanpromises to be unlike anything else we ’ve seen in the DC movie universe of discourse thus far . And buff are bully to get a looking at that underwater world for themselves in the firstAquamantrailer , when that arrives"soon . "
How Aquaman Handles Dialogue
One of the discussion power point surroundingAquamanhas been how it will handle underwater dialog . Justice Leaguefeatured Aquaman and Mera create an air sack for themselves to speak freely , but Arthur Curry ’s solo jaunt will take a slimly different glide path - one that ’s much simpler . As Wan explained , the character ofAquamanwill just talk like normal underwater . Considering the Atlanteans are a race of people survive underwater , that certainly make the most good sense .
Aquaman Sets DCEU ‘On The Right Path’
EWkicked off theirAquamancoverage with some insight from Warner Bros. executives and other creatives behind the film . Former DC Entertainment head teacher Geoff Johns praise the"big bright colored action"ofAquaman , teasing a much different variety of DC movie . Plus , manufacturer Peter Safran toutedAquamanas " an extraordinary step in [ the ] DCEU , " which will no doubt please fans who have been let down by the DC movies of recent years .
Undoubtedly , Aquamanwill be a very dissimilar kind of DC film just by chastity of its setting and fictional character , but perhaps that will only help Wan ’s instalment to become another hit in this laughable Scripture flick franchise .
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