Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has seemingly been delayed even more times than The Flash, but it will finally splash down into theaters this December.
It's no secret that the sequel has been through a few rounds of reshoots and we've heard rumours of disastrous test screenings on more than one occasion. The first movie earned over $1 billion worldwide back in 2018, but whether there's the same level of interest for this follow-up is hard to say.
During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director James Wan was asked exactly how much "adjusting" he's had to do since the formation of DC Studios and the apparent DCEU-to-DCU reset The Flash will deliver.
"I’ve had to make adjustments all along the way," the filmmaker admits. "The DCU has been through lots of different versions, and one of the things that was challenging about this film was keeping track of what’s going on."
"Fortunately, the Aquaman universe is pretty far removed from the rest of the world. We’re going to many different underwater kingdoms that are not necessarily related to what’s happening with the other movies and characters, so we’re stand-alone in that respect. So I can just tell my story on its own without being affected too much, but at the same time, I have to be mindful of what’s been happening."
Among those changes is a post-credits scene with Michael Keaton's Batman which was then reshot with Ben Affleck's Batman and, since Crisis on Infinite Earths was scrapped, will no longer be in the movie at all.
In Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, when an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the world, from irreversible devastation.
The movie stars Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Nicole Kidman (Atlanna), Patrick Wilson (Orm), Amber Heard (Mera), Yahya Adbdul-Mateen II (Black Manta), and Dolph Lundgren (King Nereus), along with newcomers in the form of Pilou Asbæk, Vincent Regan, and Indya Moore.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom arrives in theaters on December 20.