Four days ago Warner Bros. Pictures unveiled the long-awaited first look at Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom along with the first small batch of photos. That teaser promised a full trailer would arrive today, and WB delivered on that promise with a nearly three-minute, jam-packed trailer.
Aquaman starring Jason Momoa in the title role hit theaters back in 2018. And now, five years and one long Covid shutdown later, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is swimming toward a December 20, 2023 theatrical release.
Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman return alongside Momoa to star in the sequel. James Wan is also back as director and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Wan, Johnson-McGoldrick, Momoa, and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett. Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger created the DC Aquaman comics.
The Plot, Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures:
Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance.
Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.
All returning to the roles they originated, Jason Momoa plays Arthur Curry/Aquaman, now balancing his duties as both the King of Atlantis and a new father; Patrick Wilson is Orm, Aquaman’s half-brother and his nemesis, who must now step into a new role as his brother’s reluctant ally; Amber Heard is Mera, Atlantis’ Queen and mother of the heir to the throne; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is Black Manta, committed more than ever to avenge his father’s death by destroying Aquaman, his family and Atlantis; and Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, a fierce leader and mother with the heart of a warrior.
Also reprising their roles are Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus and Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin.
