Jason Momoa tempts the gods, says he’ll “always be Aquaman”
"Ain’t anyone coming in there and taking shit," Momoa told a crowd at Sundance this weekend
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In much the same tone of voice that we imagine people using while walking around in thunderstorms holding big metal sticks, yelling “Lightning’s got nothing on me!” Jason Momoa loudly declared to a crowd at Sundance today that “I’ll always be Aquaman.” Momoa made the statement while talking up the new documentary he’s at the festival to promote—environmental doc Deep Rising, which Momoa narrates—but also amidst increasingly looming questions about the DC Films franchise, which has been jettisoning Supermen and other superheroes at velocity of late.
To be fair, Momoa’s confidence isn’t exactly unearned: For one thing, he’s got a big blockbuster for the studio already in the can, with Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom firmly set for a December 2023 release. It doesn’t hurt, either, that the first Aquaman was a bona fide hit, the only DCEU film to break $1 billion at the box office—or that it was directed by James Wan, long-time producing partner of newly minted DC Films co-head Peter Safran. (Whose own producing work on Aquaman is pretty obviously a big part of why he got the job.)
All of which, presumably, let to a much rosier meeting between Momoa, Safran, and fellow DC Films head James Gunn recently than the ones that happened between the newly installed duo and, say, now-former Superman Henry Cavill. “I’m in the house of Warner Bros. and they are liking a lot of stuff I’m doing,” Momoa told the crowd at Sundance. “We got a lot of good things coming.” Hell, maybe he plays more characters—who knows? (People keep suggesting space-faring bounty hunter Lobo, which Momoa certainly has the look for.) “I’ll always be Aquaman,” Momoa concluded, in defiance of the gods. “Ain’t anyone coming in there and taking shit. There might be some other characters, too. I can play other things, too. I can be funny and savage and charming.”
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Weird how people never talk about his role in Stargate: Atlantis(although I thought his character was a pretty generic warrior character anyway).
The character was kinda generic, but he was, at times, “funny and savage and charming” in the show.
“I’ll always be Mera!” – Amber Heard
Well, according to IMDB she’s right!
Aquaman chilling in Atlantis: Mera…do you know anything about that turd floating right behind you?
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“Henry Cavill Cast as Aquaman”
You never know, Jace. Adrien Grenier could always make a comeback.
I don’t think he knows what “always” means.
*a production meeting in 2061*“I say bring back Jason Momoa. Kids will want to see the original Aquaman.”“I keep telling you, he’s 82 years old, and he’s dead.”
That’s some poor water discipline, frem bro.
Hubris, maybe, but it’s hard to imagine right now who would try to run with this baton after him, or what kind of other live action Aquaman anyone wants to see. Not exactly Batman here.
What about that guy from Entourage??
I’d be more than happy to have an Aquaman who is as regal as he’s supposed to be, and isn’t a confused Dude-bro. This role, imo, is absolutely the easiest to act to replace, and Wakanda Forever’s Namor basically gave us the character DC should have been shooting for.
I want them to have a live action version of Aquaman that has telepathic powers like in the comics. I do not mean “he can talk to fish”. In the comics Aquaman can mind fuck you Professor X style, he can do this to anyone descended from marine life. Could legit just turn your brain right the fuck off.This might make him overpowered though?
Outrageous!
Yeah! Brave and the Bold Aquaman is the best version!
“you’ll always have been aquaman” – what they actually said
Momoa’s confidence isn’t exactly unearnedDeservedly. I’m not a big fan of the DCU, but his casting was a great move for them. I don’t recall too awful much of the Aquaman movie but he made the thing shine. (So did Amber Heard – they are literally the only two performances I remember.)
The highlight for me, was Nichole Kidman (and she’s barely in it, which lets you know what I thought of the movie). Like Angelina Jolie in Eternals, there’s something interesting to me about actresses of that caliber slumming it getting to play in the superhero sandbox.
But I thought Mamoa and Heard had no chemistry. They both just look great in their costumes. Which, considering they came in on BvS and Justice League, and even going back to 300, I’m beginning to suspect is how Zack Snyder casts everything.
It was rubbish.
“I can play other things, too. I can be funny and savage and charming.”-
Here’s the thing: I disagree.
He’ll be okay either way. I’m just getting started on Game of Thrones and he’s gonna have eight seasons of that sweet Khal Drogo money!
How can the dude not play Lobo?He’s literally the closest physical match out of all of Hollywood. Period.
And yet, somehow, he’ll always be the Lobo-who-never-was to me.