Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will finally splash down into theaters this December. While Jason Momoa's future as Arthur Curry beyond the sequel is unclear, he's not sweating how the movie ultimately compares to 2018's Aquaman and the surprise success it found.
"Aquaman is probably the hardest character in comic-book history," the actor tells Men's Health. "He’s made fun of and ridiculed, but I tried to give it heart and soul, and I’m proud of it in certain ways. Do I feel pressure for [the sequel] to do well? No. All I can do is give it my all. But it’s in a lot of other people’s hands."
We're not saying Momoa has checked out when it comes to Aquaman (there have been rumblings it's performed poorly at test screenings), but perhaps not helping matters is the fact the follow-up didn't really utilise much of the 50-page treatment he penned with producer Brian Mendoza.
He previously revealed the treatment featured "[Aquaman] talking to the U.N. about what’s happening with the melting ice caps," but it no longer sounds as if we'll see much, if anything, of that in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's finished cut.
Still, with new leadership at DC Studios, it appears there will be a place for him in the DCU one way or the other.
Momoa says he’s "extremely, extremely excited" about his DC future, but would only say, "there’s a lot of badass shit coming up." Aquaman producer and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran added to that by pointing out, "I look forward to working with Jason for many years to come."
"I would be happy for it to be in Arthur Curry’s world," he continued, "but if/when another opportunity came up, I’d find another great character for him to create...there are few superhero castings that are more perfect than Momoa as Aquaman."
We've previously heard the plan is for Momoa to trade his trident for Lobo's Spacehog, but time will tell.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom arrives in theaters on December 20.