Aquaman is one of DC Comics' legacy characters, one who's been around since the Golden Age, but in recent times has often been maligned & mocked because of his telepathic powers. Those critics tend to ignore, rather than forget, that Aquaman is relatively in the same strength class as Superman & Wonder Woman, two of his Justice League teammates.
Director James Wan, who also co-wrote the story, builds his tale from the ground up. It begins with an Atlantean, Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), discovered by a lighthouse keeper, Thomas Curry. After a period of adjustment, they fall in love, and Atlanna gives birth to a half-human, half-Atlantean, the future Aquaman. However, because of Atlantean traditions involving arranged marriages, Atlanna is forced to return home to Atlantis.
Flash forward to a year after the events of "Justice League". Aquaman, led to believe Atlanna has died, returns home to confront his half-brother, Orm, aka Ocean Master, one of the Sea King's long time enemies, but not before locking horns with another canonical nemesis, Black Manta. Keep an ear open for a voice-over cameo by Julie Andrews in a little in your face disgrace to Disney, since Andrews does not appear in "Mary Poppins Returns". Willem Dafoe and Dolph Lundgren are the other familiar names in the supporting cast.
Following is the trailer:
Yes, Aquaman now has his iconic green & yellow costume. Mera (Amber Heard) has her jumpsuit, which appears green underwater, but shifts to a bluish color on the surface.
Trailers include:
"Glass" (next month): M. Night Shyamalan completes the trilogy he started with "Unbreakable". With Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, & James McAvoy.
"Godzilla: King of The Monsters": Follow-up film to the modern reimagining of Japan's best known monster. Due in the spring.
"Shazam!": Zachary Levi (ex-Chuck) is the hero formerly known as Captain Marvel in the next DC Comics film, which has its roots in recent reboots dating back at least seven years. In other words, this version has more of an Our Gang vibe to it, but with super powers. The current DC book has that same setting.
"Hellboy": Yeah, Mike Mignola's demonic hero is back, with David Harbour (Stranger Things) taking over the role originally essayed by Ron Perlman.
"Wonder Park": Nickelodeon's animation division gets back into the game with a tale about a child's theme park that comes to life.
"Alita: Battle Angel" (Valentine's Day): Based on a well known Japanese series, and adapted by James Cameron & Jon Favreau, among others.
"Aquaman" gets an A.
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