Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson are essentially co-stars in
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
.
Warner Bros. has released the official trailer for
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
,
the oft-delayed sequel to 2018's
Aquaman
, which introduced the world to Jason Momoa as the exiled heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. This time around, we find Aquaman juggling domestic duties while battling an existential threat to Atlantis in the form of an old foe bent on exacting revenge.
(Spoilers for 2018's
Aquaman
below.)
When it was first announced,
Aquaman
initially struck me as
an odd choice
for a superhero movie. After all, that was the role—deemed ripe for satire—that
Entourage
's fictional actor Vincent Chase took on, with James Cameron supposedly directing for purposes of the plot. Then early images appeared with Jason Momoa in all his
Aquaman
glory, and many people changed their tune. The finished film wasn't a slam dunk with critics—I enjoyed it well enough but thought the plot was an unholy mess—but you sure couldn't argue with that box office return.
Aquaman
grossed a whopping $1.15 billion worldwide, the highest-grossing film in the DCEU.