Jason Momoa Thought He Was Auditioning For A Batman Villain, Not Aquaman

Jason Momoa never bed he was auditioning forAquaman ; he opine he would be play one of Batman ’s villains instead . The actor briefly cameoed as Arthur Curry , aka Aquaman , in Zack Snyder’sBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justicelast twelvemonth and he will be repeat his role in the filmmaker’sJustice Leaguenext month , which will unite Aquaman with the rest of the world ’s fine heroes - Superman ( Henry Cavill ) , Batman ( Ben Affleck ) , Wonder Woman ( Gal Gadot ) , The Flash ( Ezra Miller ) , and Cyborg ( Ray Fisher ) - for the first time on the self-aggrandizing silver screen .

From the timeBatman V Supermanwas announced to the clock time Warner Bros. confirm plan to spring up their own DC cinematic universe ( unofficially know as the DCEU ) , every outlet had their own hearsay about who was playing whom . Momoa ’s name was one of the first attached to Snyder’sMan of Steelfollow - up , and it was in the beginning thought that he would be playing either Martian Manhunteror the villain Doomsday . Neither rumor was true , for Momoa finally signalise on for the part of Aquaman , but he did n’t know that ’s who he was to begin with audition to play .

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TheJustice Leagueglobal pressure tour has officially begunand Momoa has been busy answering questions about his role as Aquaman in the coming superhero squad - up movie . In an interview withHindustan Times , Momoa revealed that he ab initio show for the part of Batman - after Affleck had already been stray - so he thought he was going to act one of Batman ’s villains , not Aquaman .

" When Zack [ Snyder ] first approached me , it was a bit of a mystery because when I get in for the audition , he wanted me to register for Batman – and Ben [ Affleck ] had already been cast in the role by that point . So , I knew something funny was go on and just take the line with a hatful of attitude , like I did n’t care what was on the page [ express joy ] ! And then Zack said to me , ‘ Do you have sex who I want you to play ? ’ I said , ‘ Oh , yeah , I ’ll be a villain or some spoilt dude who come in and struggle Batman – go like merriment . ’ He said , ‘ I want you to act as Aquaman . ’ "

Aquaman ’s inclusion inBatman V Supermanand the eternal sleep of the share population was the subject of much speculation during the motion-picture show ’s production . Snyder had once phoned - in a local radio post to discussthe potential of hold a " badass " Aquaman , but he would neither sustain nor traverse the part ’s engagement in his movie at the clock time . And now , the aquatic superhero ’s grand introduction inJustice Leagueis mighty around the niche .