The King of the Seven Seas is back!
On Sunday, Warner Brothers Discovery debuted the first trailer forAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the sequel to the 2018 hit original. In the trailer,Jason Momoamakes his return as the Justice League superhero, Arthur Curry, King of Atlantis, teaming up withPatrick Wilson’sOcean Master.
The clip also shares scenes of Wilson as Orm, the former king of Atlantis, as well asNicole Kidmanas Arthur’s mother, Queen Atlanna.
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The firstAquamanmovie made over $1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing DC Extended Universe movie to date. The sequel will premiere on Dec. 20, five years after the original hit movie screens in 2018.
Amber Heardalso reprises her role as Mera, princess of Xebel and Arthur’s love interest inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom —butis absent from the teaser trailer.
DC Films president Walter Hamada revealed during the Depp / Heard trial that her role in theAquamansequel had been reduced because of chemistry concerns between her and co-star Momoa.
Meanwhile, Heard’s agent WME’s Jessica Kovacevic, said that she believedbehind the scenes, negative pressaround Heard’s accusations againstJohnny Deppaffected her career.
“In my experience … Your career takes a turn after something like that,” Kovacevic said. “She was very well received in the movie at the time, everyone was happy with her at the time, there were no issues. Then to have a complete downturn after that, and then have that coincide with constant tweets and negativity put out about her, I don’t have a physical piece of paper of evidence, but it’s the only logical conclusion I draw.”
On Jan. 12, Wanshareda behind-the-scenes photo on Instagram tocelebrate the final day of filming the movie.
“And finally, finally, finally picture wrap on the actual last day of #Aquaman2 in Malibu with these two gents @prideofgypsies @thereelpatrickwilson Yes, we do get very wet, a lot, on this show,” he wrote in the caption.
“A THOUSAND THANK YOUs to all the incredible crew who worked so hard and tirelessly on this picture. Especially the UK portion where we shot 95% of the film. Truly some of the finest artisans and craftspeople I’ve had the good fortune to work with. And big shout-outs to the amazing Hawaiian and Los Angeles units,” added Wan at the time. “I have a very long way to go before it will be ready, but I can’t wait to share this little film with you all.”
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomhits theaters on Dec. 20.
source: people.com
