Underplayed Gems

Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman poster
Directed by
James Wan
Genre
fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, adventure film, superhero film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 15,000 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa, is a half-human half-Atlantean superhero. He must stop his half-brother King Orm from uniting the underwater kingdoms to attack the surface world.

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What happens

Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Arthur Curry / Aquaman. Produced by DC Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, and The Safran Company, it is the sixth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by James Wan and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. Jason Momoa stars as Aquaman, who sets out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and stop his evil half-brother, King Orm (Patrick Wilson) from uniting the seven underwater kingdoms to destroy the surface world. Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman also star in supporting roles. Development began in 2004 but did not gain traction until Man of Steel was released in 2013. In August 2014, Beall and Kurt Johnstad were hired to write competing scripts. Wan signed on as director in April 2015, and in July 2016, the film moved forward with Beall's screenplay. The main cast was confirmed through 2016 and early 2017. Principal photography began in Australia in May 2017, taking place at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, with additional production teams in Canada, Italy, and Morocco. Filming concluded the following October. Several vendors provided visual effects and animation, ranging from high-detail hair simulations to the creation of CGI animals and locations. Aquaman premiered in London on November 26, 2018, and was released in the United States on December 21. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $1.152 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing DCEU film, the highest-grossing film based on a DC Comics character, the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2018, and (at the time of its release) the 20th highest-grossing film of all time. A sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, was released on December 22, 2023, while a non-canonical animated miniseries, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, is set after the events of this film and was released in October 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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