First Look at Jason Momoa as AQUAMAN
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Bobby Roberts
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It takes me about a year of nonstop internetting to make one.
Angelus Errare
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lmao!
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
i wonder if they will go with alexander luthor from earth 3, but villainous. are there any shots of what eisenberg is supposed to look like?
Crazy how 10 years ago, the only big superhero movie property people was Spider-Man (maybe X-men if you're generous). Things really turned around with Batman Begins and Iron-Man.
Unite the 7 is the final tagline? Who else is going to be in this movie confirmed so far? Man that's a lot of leg work.
I mean it's not that you can't have a movie with a large ensemble cast work well. But in order to have your audience suspend disbelief, it's nice to ease them into major concepts to give them time to breathe. Comic books inherently have a ton of bonkers concepts to work through, it's the nature of the beast. Which is why it's better to give them room to breathe
I mean if they are planning to introduce all this in this one movie, it's gonna be like 85% exposition. "And on yeah by the way there is a whole underwater society run by Aquaman, he controls fish in the sea. Oh shit and Wonder Woman definitely is an Amazon, there's political intrigue of all sorts there. She lives in an island nation hidden from rest of world." And if you really are gonna have the seven heroes in this one film, that's a whole shitload of stuff to introduce. Big concepts that just sound crazy to throw into the audiences face in one movie. You want the audience to slowly buy into this cinematic universe, it seems more like having a bucket of ice water poured on their head
I'm not sure how legit the rumors turned out to be (if they were debunked or not) but supposedly a lot of the back story was to be streamlined for an easier lift. Like Wonder Woman being a child of gods instead of born from clay (don't know if she's still Amazon in this) and Aquaman and Wonder Woman being related.
Serpentine
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forcing these dudes to write multiple women with different personalities?
rofl
BadAss2961
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How hard is it to imagine or understand Superman being the domino effect that brings out all these superpowers?
Man of Steel establishes aliens coming to Earth from a planet god knows how far away that can fly into space, smash buildings, and shoot lasers from their eyes.
Angelus Errare
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It's the only way they'll learn, Serpentine. It's the only way!
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
i wasnt hot on the end result, but x2 was a thing at the time
TheGreatDirector
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I'm thinking along the lines of the Secret Origins Luthor but crossed with Eisenberg's portrayal of Zuckerberg.
He'll be a fast talking, charismatic philanthropist to the people who secretly shows enormous anger and jealously of Superman.
m_shortpants
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He looks pretty damn sick, not going to lie.
About as cool as you could make Aquaman in live action
About as cool as you could make Aquaman in live action
I'm not familiar enough with her other acting work, but she doesn't seem to have the appropriate muscular build. Still, I'm willing to let the jury rest on her... unless you start showing me youtube clips of her acting that leaves me concerned
What makes you worried about her? As I said, I'm not very familiar with her stuff. I know Jason's movies and TV stuff and he does strike me as a fine choice for Aquaman at least.
Mostly the bolded. She does not resemble a warrior type in any way and she is also terrible at acting from what I have seen of her so far. Wonder Woman is supposed to look intimidating physically and somehow I doubt I can take Gal Gadot seriously in such a role. Hey as long as she fights like this in the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPlSdns_n1E and does the move at :0:36 I will be less disappointed at least
Messofanego
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Seriously, I think we get superhero movies now that 40 minutes of backstory is not needed. Guardians of the Galaxy as you said, did it right.
Chezzymann
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He looks terrible. Overdesigned, barely any color, and doesnt even resemble aquaman outside of the trident.
What? Where did you get this strange concept that the rest of the world is somehow reacting to the first super hero? No where did I get the feeling that people were like, omg, Aliens?! Super powered humans?! We barely get a reaction from Metropolis let alone the entire world's reaction to the existence of Clark (in the MOS movie). Explain to me exactly how this goes against the world they've set up?
Unspeakable Evil
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Seriously, when's Mera?Who wouldn't want to see something like this on the big screen?
Sibersk Esto
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More "300" really
Dragonborn
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So what's actually taking so long with this film? Are they shooting JL st the same time?
Wiktor
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Even Marvel wants to move away from origin stories.
Black Panther will be introduced in Cap3, despite Wakanda being every bit as rich setting as anything Aquaman or WW has.But I'm sure somebody will argue that it's completely different thing and brilliant move by Marvel, while WW and Aquaman cameos are terrible way to introduce their characters.
Black Panther will be introduced in Cap3, despite Wakanda being every bit as rich setting as anything Aquaman or WW has.But I'm sure somebody will argue that it's completely different thing and brilliant move by Marvel, while WW and Aquaman cameos are terrible way to introduce their characters.
Messofanego
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Ehh, I don't see this as overdesigned. Not that many elements. Black and gold is a cool look.
When I think overdesigned, I think of Darksiders.
PhoncipleBone
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That is a nice perk.
Delta Assault
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Who wouldn't want to see something like this on the big screen?
That would fit in Snyder's world, wouldn't it? First city-destroying Superman, now decapitation-loving Mera.
Future Foundation
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You do realize the picture is in black and white, right?
matrix-cat
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More like Jason Nomoa of this guy because he's terrible.
Discotheque
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lmao that was corny.
i wonder if they're still pursuing jeff nichols for this. would be a really interesting move but also much better than the flunky who made 300 2.
Mostly the bolded. She does not resemble a warrior type in any way and she is also terrible at acting from what I have seen of her so far. Wonder Woman is supposed to look intimidating physically and somehow I doubt I can take Gal Gadot seriously in such a role. Hey as long as she fights like this in the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPlSdns_n1E and does the move at :0:36 I will be less disappointed at least
Ah. I am the type of person who is more concerned with someone being able to act the part than look the part (provided it's not too crazy, like a fit hero suddenly being turned into a fat couch potato), but do we know how she looks now? Maybe she worked out and got into a more muscled form before shooting?
But now that you said she is a bad actress from what you've seen, that's more worrying. Honestly Jason Momoa isn't a great actor, but he can do his one role well.. which is usually a rage fueled warrior type, which Aquaman can be basically. Gal Gadot has to be completely in control at all times, totally in her skin, confident in her superiority, knowing she has no need of men. She has to basically chew up scenes with her authority. I wonder if she has it in her!
That's what Eisenberg does well, so I suspect they have to go that route. Frankly I'm just glad we're not getting yet another attempt to be Gene Hackman's Luthor again
Hmmm. That's a pretty nasty change if that did turn out to be true. I mean, how could Wonder Woman be related to Aquaman? Would Wonder Woman even be an Amazon? The unique role her society has on Diana is pretty important to her character. Themyscira is a society no man can set foot in. I don't think I'd like that specific change at all, because Wonder Woman's culture is especially important to who she is.
Thanks for the details. I had this image in my mind that the shooting impacted the third movie in an outsized fashion, I guess 'cause of all the articles I read about how that first weeks numbers greatly underperformed in the US.
Chezzymann
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Ehh, I don't see this as overdesigned. Not that many elements. Black and gold is a cool look.
When I think overdesigned, I think of Darksiders.
I think its just the super complex full body tatoo design combined with the strap on his chest that makes it seem overdesigned to me. If it was just one or the other I would be fine with it.
Its not (at least entirely), since you can easily see that his face and his armor are not. I think theres tatoo work to make his chest seem grey which might be where you're getting the black and white vibes from. But yeah there's obviously a filter so I'll be optimistic that it'll be more colorful in the actual movie.
The marketing team could do themselves some favors by ditching the filters. Superman and Wonder Woman's suits are actually pretty bright, and I imagine the same is true with Aquaman.
OneEyedKing
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I really like it
And kudos to the person that made that popular fan rendering. He or she did a really good job and was pretty close to the real thing.
And kudos to the person that made that popular fan rendering. He or she did a really good job and was pretty close to the real thing.
Serpentine
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Any word on who they're casting for Neptune Perkins? Like, any rumors, or anything, or is it one of those big secrets they're holding until the movie comes out?
what the fuck, Jeff Nichols on Aquaman? I mean, i'd watch it, but that'd be weird as hell
what the fuck, Jeff Nichols on Aquaman? I mean, i'd watch it, but that'd be weird as hell
My biggest concern for Gal Gadot outside of her acting (which I've never actually seen) is not just her build but her height. 5'10" doesn't really scream "amazon goddess" to me :-(
I wish we had someone closer to this
I wish we had someone closer to this
But let's be honest, that look would never get greenlit in Hollywood.
Delta Assault
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High heels could probably get her to 6'2. At which point, she should be equal to most of those guys.
Maybe she could ask Robert for some tips.
Future Foundation
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Yup, you were right. I just took another look at it. My mistake. The tattoos + filter threw me off. Hopefully some of the gold pops without the filter
Good luck finding many actresses taller than that. I'm actually surprised she's that tall. 5'10'' is nothing to sneeze at for a woman.
Pyramid head
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Both his arms are screwed in that drawing. Like his forearms rotate laterally at the elbow independent from wherever his biceps are going, as if the artist studied anatomy through crappy 80's action figures.
Mostly the bolded. She does not resemble a warrior type in any way and she is also terrible at acting from what I have seen of her so far. Wonder Woman is supposed to look intimidating physically and somehow I doubt I can take Gal Gadot seriously in such a role. Hey as long as she fights like this in the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPlSdns_n1E and does the move at :0:36 I will be less disappointed at least
nvm the pic.
I think she will surprise a lot of people. I trust Zack Snyder in directing a good strong female character on screen.
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