Aquarius star Jason Momoa continues to tease his DCU future now that James Gunn and Peter Safran are in charge. Speak with Men’s healthMomoa’s role in the DCU is currently unknown, with many thinking the actor will switch roles from Atlantean superhero to anti-hero Lobo.
While not giving too much away, Momoa did state that he is “extremely, extremely excited” about his future with the franchise and teased that “there’s a lot of badass coming up.”
Momoa playing coy about what his DCU future holds is sure to add fuel to the idea that the action star is in the big boots of Lobo when filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran take charge of the comic book franchise. Rumors that Momoa is playing Lobo have been circulating for a while, with many feeling the actor would be much better suited for the role of the intergalactic bounty hunter.
Further reports have claimed that the reason for Momoa’s role switching is a direct result of the upcoming DC sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, suffering from some very poor test trials. This means that Momoa’s version of Aquaman would be dropped in favor of a Lobo project. This is all still just speculation, but Momoa seems certain that his time with the DCU is far from over.
Jason Momoa’s treatment for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was scrapped by the studio
In addition to discussing what lies ahead with the DCU, Momoa also revealed that the studio decided to cancel its 50-page treatment for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, with the superhero allegedly “talking to the UN about what is happening with the melting ice caps.” And it seems that shelving his ideas annoyed the actor and “turns him into a passionate, salty riff,” according to the publication.
“That’s why I love directing and creating. I don’t want to just go like, ‘I’m acting. I’m in my caravan.’ I love being able to burn for what I believe in. I’ve seen some of the most shocking acting performances firsthand and edited them, and they were amazing. I wish I could tell you who it was. I’m like ‘What the fk?’ I saw how this man, who was supposed to be goddamn, stood up straight. They read him the rules. But this son of a bitch killed it when the edit came in and was applauded for it. At that point I thought, ‘Wow, this was made in the edit.’”
Despite not using his ideas, Momoa will lead Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom for what’s left of the current DC franchise. Directed by James Wan from a screenplay written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry aka Aquaman alongside Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Kidman.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is scheduled to release on December 20, 2023. Do you think this will be the last time we see Momoa as the underwater DC hero?