EDITORIAL: How To Make A Successful Aquaman Movie

James Cameron should ditch the Avatar meh fest and Make this, since he such a underwater freak

Can Warner make this happen? Please!

This is truly outrageous.

This would be awesome!

Hey WB, do something soon!

aquaman would be a good movie if they based it on the new 52 reboot.

oh yeah black manta should be the villain.

Dude, great write-up you have here, I like this. If (and hopefully) WB decides to go with a Aquaman film, then they best go with your formula for an Aquaman film. Again, great write up. You plan on doing a fancast for this? Keep up the great work, man.


Stay EPIC, my friends!

The WB is going to go Justice League first, then the solo flicks (as I am understanding the news regarding JL). So, depending on how he is represented (if he is even included, that is) in JL will go a long way in defining what he will be in a solo movie. Still all good ideas, and Black Manta is the best choice, and the new52 is by far the best version of Aquaman to date (and one of the few good things about it too).

#1 should be, let DC do it WITHOUT WB

What a joke!!! When will people understand that those points aren't valid.
Aquaman would appeal to the public only if his powers were actually great. In a Justice League movie he would need to be near water to be somehow effective.
In short, showing Atlantis, Mera or him talking to fishes will not change a single thing if he cannot have a good fight scene.

I would love to see an Aquaman movie. Put in some action scenes, show the ocean for what it is (a very scary environment) as well and you're set!

@GHL - Cool, dude. Hey, can I ask you a question. I'm going to start off my own little EDITORIAL series (like how you're doing) and I was wondering how do you create that link that is underneath "How To" Series? What type of HTML tag/code did you use for that? Thanks, Hal.

Nice editorial bro. Aquaman was always my favorite member of the Justice League and DC Universe so I'm waiting for them to do him some justice. The main reason he and Namor are being approached with caution by DC and Marvel respectively is because it's just more expensive to film a water based movie. Still as you said, with today's effects there should be ways around that. If done properly, it could be winner for WB.

I'd watch this movie. I hope they make it happen but WB sucks balls

People say he needs to be around water to do anything.WRONG!!!!!
1. There's water from the sewers, fire hydrants and the air. He can just make water appear.
2. Even if he was in the desert he could kill some muh [frick]as with his trident so he can still do something.

In a JLA movie the Atlantans shouldmhelpmth JLA. Along with the amazons and maybe even some of the GL Corps

Great article. Those points are right on the spot. I have this thing for imagining a creative take on storylines that build into larger pictures so naturally I've been contemplating the layout of a JL ensemble. But that should be an article in itself, that I probably won't do due to the jumbled flow of story bits.

In regards to Aquaman however, I think the New 52 suit would be perfect. He's got a great list of villains to choose from, but I feel Black Manta (and a build up of Ocean Master) would be perfect for the film. The reason I say this is because while the film should consider a brief take on origin, Aquaman's origin as a superhero doesn't seem to emerge until he comes head to head with humans. Giving each JL member a one-word description, Aquaman should be seen as the anti-hero. His anger with the outside world should trigger his disgust in humanity and as such, the "heroes" who protect them. Aquaman is the JL example of raw power, much like the Hulk. Enraged, and if sided against would cause a world of pain to you.

Anyway, some people have mentioned how Aquaman's abilities wouldn't capture the audience's attention, or warrant a solo film. But I disagree. He can control the oceans, or more vaguely, water. Now this is not suggesting he go all water bender (unless people think that's viable?), but it would mean that there's a lot, even on land Aquaman could do. Of course, there are some problems with this and I feel this should be addressed in his moral nature, but remember Magneto's scene from X2 where he pulled the iron out of the security guard's blood. Let's suppose that if Aquaman really wanted to, and was incredibly pissed (perhaps even villainous) he could drain one's body of all its fluids (as our body's are made mostly of water). The only kind of emotion I could see that could trigger this would be the death of his infant son. And to have that be a climaxing point that sends Aquaman over the edge on a rampage against the surface world (imagine the summoning of water and various creatures up through the very ground people stand on) that would kick off a JL team up. Kind of like how Hulk was a small disruption in Avengers.

Basically, Batman learns of metahumans while Superman, Flash, and Green Lantern discover their abilities, etc. Batman confronts Superman as a threat (via Batman vs. Superman) prior to Wonder Woman's intervention of a brooding plan (ala Loki style, only Ares), who is also seen as a threat. Flash and Green Lantern also discover each other while Aquaman's story unfolds. The trinity bands together for an unknown threat as Martian Manhunter comes to warn of an invasion (hinting white martians via Ares, and other villain's plot). Green Lantern (being a space cop) senses the Martian's arrival and that's when the five established heroes team up. Martian vs. all heroes. Through the fight, Martian shows his strength and compassion, but Aquaman's story builds to what would be an Atlantean war against the JL and humans. All the while, the villains (who would later found the Legion of Doom, perhaps?) are spreading the chaos like wildfire. And the final battle is an all out JL vs. villains AND white martian invasion where the JL proves their worth. The trick is breaking the JL final build up into two films. Marvel suffered from this because while they had to show enough character tension and build up, they also had to guarantee a great deal of action. I say for a JL film to be truly epic, action should be how the tension is dealt with. And after that, they get to fight some more. And the best thing is, the more destruction the JL does to Earth, the more a build up of Cadmus labs experiments and what not can allow for a defense initiative against these "gods."

I'm done ranting. I really hope they do an Aquaman movie though. It has so much potential to kick ass, as Aquaman should be the most bad ass of them all (maybe a notch down from Batman...OR the version of Batman that has superpowers?).

@OmegaBlack13 I thought he was able to summon water. I don't mean to say I'm correct by any means, but is there a difference between summoning and manipulating? I'm mainly wondering because I went off on a tangent about how bad ass he could be...and well, now I'm uncertain.

Also, to everyone else, was the hook good or bad? And I guess why is that the perception? I always assumed it be a nice addition to the JL team as he literally carry battle wounds. Batman might be beaten to kingdom come (and recover) just to be fine and otherwise looking normal. Everyone else is unchanged due to their power level. But Aquaman, well that to me seems like one more badass feature. Wielding a hook AND a trident. Talk about lethal machine.

geoff johns wasnt the first writer to do a good aquaman read peter davids run and you'll see