Warner Bros. has released a series ofAquamancharacter posters, offering another look at the upcoming DC film.Furious 7andThe ConjuringfilmmakerJames Wanis at the helm of this tricky adaptation, which aims to take the titular comics character and make him compelling and, well, cool for 2018 audiences. The groundwork was laid inJustice League, which marked the proper debut ofJason Momoa’s Aquaman as envisioned by filmmakerZack Snyder, but Wan and Momoa have both spoken about how theAquamanmovie solidifies their own vision for the character. What, exactly, that is remains to be seen, but the foundation of this “man’s man” iteration of Arthur Curry will likely remain—Momoa has a very specific kind of personality and charm.
Warner Bros. is certainly working hard to sell this movie, but I can’t shake the feeling that this December release date is setting it up for failure. It’s one thing for aStar Warsmovie to set up shop for the holiday season, but the action-fueled comic book hijinx of the sea-faringAquamandoesn’t exactly scream “family outing” the way a lot of successful holiday releases do. I live to be surprised, but I’m very curious to see how this plays out.
As for the film itself, it certainly looks colorful and epic, as underlined by these character posters. There’s a larger-than-life quality to the characters that allows them to escape some of the gritty groundedness that Snyder established, which WB seems all to happy to escape betweenAquamanand next year’sShazam!
Peruse theAquamancharacter posters below. The film also starsAmber Heard,Patrick Wilson,Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,Nicole Kidman,Dolph Lundgren, andWillem Dafoe.Aquamanhits theaters on December 21st.
Here the official synopsis forAquaman:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
