Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom opens this weekend and marks the end of the DC Extended Universe before James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new universe begins in 2025 with Superman: Legacy.
The sequel to 2018’s Aquaman doesn’t seem to be going out with a bang, though, with underwhelming box office projections and dreadful reviews as one of the worst-rated DCEU movies.
Peter Safran hinted in a recent interview with The Independent that the sequel could very well be the ‘last stand’ for Jason Momoa as the character.
While Safran called Momoa, ‘the definitive Aquaman’ he also hinted at his time as the character coming to an end because both films feel like ‘a very complete story.’
When Safran was asked if the movie would mark his ‘final appearance’ as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, he didn’t say for sure, but hinted at the possibility.
Peter Safran hinted in a recent interview with The Independent that the sequel could very well be the ‘last stand’ for Jason Momoa as the character
While Safran (left) called Momoa, ‘the definitive Aquaman’ he also hinted at his time as the character coming to an end because both films feel like ‘a very complete story.’
‘We’ll see what happens, but I really hope people will come and support his potentially last stand as Aquaman,’ Safran said.
‘When I think of Jason in this role, he is the definitive Aquaman. He’s redefined it. It’s been an 11 or 12 year journey for him,’ Safran said.
He added, ‘a lot of the audience doesn’t realise that he was cast so long ago. It’s kind of redefined him.’
‘When he took this role he was known as Khal Drogo, and now he’s really Aquaman,’ Safran stated.
‘What I hope is that people will really be here to support him on this journey. If it’s the end of the journey, fine,’ Safran said.
‘If it goes on, that’s also fine, but I think it has meant so much to him. The way [director] James [Wan] crafted this second film, it feels like a very complete story when you watch the two films together,’ he teased.
‘We’ll see what happens with him beyond it. I know that Jason will always have a home at DC, and at Warner Bros. In fact, his next movie is Minecraft,’ Safran said.
Momoa will actually next star in Hand of Dante, expected in 2024, with both Minecraft and Fast X: Part 2, debuting April 4, 2025.
The sequel – which will be the last film of the previous DC Extended Universe regime – is projected to open between $32 million and $42 million this weekend.
‘We’ll see what happens, but I really hope people will come and support his potentially last stand as Aquaman,’ Safran said
‘When I think of Jason in this role, he is the definitive Aquaman. He’s redefined it. It’s been an 11 or 12 year journey for him,’ Safran said.
2018’s Aquaman opened to $67.8 million in December 2018 and went on to gross $335 million domestic and $1.152 billion worldwide on a budget reportedly between $160 million and $200 million.
There were rumors that Warner Bros. was ‘abandoning’ the film in early September, since there was no marketing push yet and no trailer was yet to be seen.
Warner Bros. quickly dashed that speculation by releasing a trailer the next day, which confirmed both the December 22 release date and that Amber Heard was returning as Mera.
