Aquaman 2 Character Rumor Sets Up A Darker Twist Than Anything Snyder Did
Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom is rumored to involve Arthur and Mera's son, who has a tragic history in DC Comics. The sequel to James Wan's Aquaman could prove to be far darker than anything even Zack Snyder produced for the franchise. While the first film was seemingly more lighthearted and mystical than the rest of the DCEU, it didn't shy away from darker themes and emotions. Both the hero, Aquaman, and his nemesis, Black Manta, sought revenge for their parents' deaths.
Jason Mamoa and co will look to repeat the success ofAquaman, which earned 1.1 billion at the global Box Office and is the DCEU's most lucrative film to date. A large part of the movie's success was its inspired worldbuilding and political intrigue within its vast unknown undersea world. The sequel will expand on Aquaman's worldbuilding and take audiences deeper into the depths of Aquaman's city of Atlantis and beyond. The film was initially scheduled to release on the same day as its fiercest competition, James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water, on December 16th, 2022. However, Warner Brothers came to its senses, and Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom will now release on March 17th, 2023. With the rumor of Arthur and Mera having a son in the sequel, the two movies' similarities may not only be an underwater setting but a theme of family as well.
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In the comics, Arthur and Mera's son, Aquababy, is tragically murdered by Black Manta. In one of DC's darker comics called «Aquaman: Death of a Prince,» Black Manta kidnaps Aquababy and puts him in a sphere of water. The child cannot breathe outside of water like his parents, so Black Manta threatens to suffocate him in oxygen while Aquaman is
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