The hype is certainly alive and well forJames Wan’s under-the-sea epicAquaman. Early word isextremely positive, with comparisons toIndiana Jones,Avatar, andLord of the Ringsfloating around. (Plus, most reviews note that starJason Momoais having the gosh dang time of his life.MAH MAN!) With the film’s release just under three weeks away, Warner Bros. has released a new batch of images that give an even deeper look into the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and the battle for the throne between Momoa’s Arthur Curry andPatrick Wilson’s King Orm.
Prominent in these new images isDolph Lundgrenas King Nereus, sporting a truly magnificent ginger beard and hairstyle that quite frankly deserve a throne all their own. We also get our most hi-def look yet atWillem Dafoe’s Vulko, Atlantean scientist and right-hand consultant to the king. Unfortunately, he isnotriding thatmassive sharkwe got a glimpse of thanks to James Wan’s Twitter.
Buried among all these new photos is the confirmation thatThe HobbitstarGraham McTavishwill be playing King Atlan, the long-dead ruler responsible for Atlantis sinking beneath the ocean. One of the images sees Momoa andAmber Heard’s Mera inside of a cave in front of some sort of watery idol dedicated to Atlan.
It’s no wonder Warner Bros. has been steadily releasing dozens of images in the lead-up toAquaman’s release, more than your average superhero blockbuster. No matter what happens with this movie, theFast 7director has definitely created something visually stunning; the colors here pop more than anything else in the DCEU, especially those stills of Heard in a lavish, sparkling costume we had not seen before.
