King of the seas! Aquaman, a.okay.a. Arthur Curry, is lastly headed again to the massive display screen — and he’s doing it in a complete new wardrobe.
In September 2021, Jason Momoa revealed that his superhero swimsuit obtained a significant improve for Aquaman 2, formally titled Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom. “Second spherical. New swimsuit. Extra motion,” the Sport of Thrones alum wrote through Instagram alongside a photograph of himself within the outfit, which is stable blue with darkish silver accents. (His swimsuit within the first film was yellow-orange and inexperienced, because it was within the early Aquaman comics.)
Arthur’s garb isn’t the one factor altering within the second film, which is about to hit theaters in December 2022. Director James Wan, who additionally helmed the primary movie, has stated that the tone of the sequel is a bit darker than that of the 2018 authentic.
“The second is a little bit bit extra severe, a little bit extra related to the world we’re dwelling in right now,” the Conjuring director stated throughout an August 2020 panel dialogue. “That’s the place it needs to go.”
In a separate interview, Wan pointed to a basic horror film as certainly one of his main inspirations for The Misplaced Kingdom. “Aquaman 2 could be very closely impressed by Planet of the Vampires,” he informed Complete Movie in August 2021, referencing Mario Bava’s 1965 film. “You possibly can take the boy out of horror, however you may by no means take the horror out the boy.”
It would appear to be an odd selection for Aquaman, however Wan is most recognized for his work on horror franchises together with The Conjuring, Noticed and Insidious. And whereas Arthur Curry’s Atlantis isn’t precisely spooky, it’s undoubtedly bizarre — individuals trip sharks there, in any case.
Momoa, for his half, has insisted that the brand new movie has extra humor than the primary one, which was an unusually humorous standout within the typically darkish world of films impressed by DC Comics. “This time round, I really feel like we’re pulling out all the stops, buddy,” the Dune actor informed Fandango in September 2021. “Even on the web page, it’s completely fantastic. There may be a lot occurring. I believe the stakes are lots larger. There’s quite a lot of comedy. So, I imply, I giggled studying [the script].”
Whether or not The Misplaced Kingdom leans extra towards comedy or horror, it’s clear there’ll be tons of motion — and maybe extra shark-riding. Preserve scrolling for every thing we all know to date about Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom:
