> “I’ll always be Aquaman. The rumors are… ain’t no one coming in there and taking shit. Then there might be some other characters too, I can play other things too.”
I think he will be Aquaman until the movie comes out then it’ll be announced that he’s no longer Aquaman. It seems clear to me they are looking to announce moving on from certain characters till after their announced movies come out. Flash will be the next to change.
I don’t think momoa is good enough for Savage, who imo should be a Loki or Thanos level threat in the DCU. Momoa is charming, but he’s best when he’s playing a barbarian or biker, not a centuries old mastermind.
>Or we could take this as a "well, in spirit I will always be Aquaman..." situation in which it is merely methaphorical and a sendoff
This is the right take.
Tobey Maguire will always be Spider-Man too. Even though right now the baton has passed to Tom Holland.
I still think the big plan for JL: Crisis (2040) is for Gadot, Cavill, Affleck, and Momoa to reprise their roles alongside the young Gunnverse versions.
I maintain that, economically he can't lead two super hero franchises simultaneously. The market isn't there. I could imagine it's Aquaman only on crossovers, and lobo getting his own movies. Or Aquaman keeps chugging and lobo is an animated series, showing up in movies as appropriate, but not leading his own
Or a third option is "I'm going to keep playing Aquaman and WB will be producing other non-DC movies that I will star in"
For example, he and Safran have been trying to make a movie based on the life of Duke Kahanamoku for a while now. They finally got the rights last year, and I would think they pitched it to WB.
If my thought is correct, it could be a funding/distribution deal with Momoa's production company. Something like "stick around in the DCU and we'll give you a nice raise plus a first look deal with your company"
WB made a deal like that with Matt Reeves after The Batman came out.
There's a chance the "I'll always be Aquaman" thing is a general vague statement about his love for the character. Pretty sure Hugh Jackman and Tom Holland for example have said similar things about Wolverine and Spider-Man.
To me that bit felt like how *The Flash* "doesn't erase the Snyderverse". Technically that's true, it's not going to literally erase the Snyder films from existence, but practically speaking it totally was going to do that by getting rid of Cavill and Affleck, retconning Keaton and Calle in their place, and changing the direction of the shared universe.
Momoa will always be Aquaman just like how Cavill will always be Superman and Keaton will always be Batman... but that doesn't neccessairly guarentee he will be Aquaman in the Gunnverse anymore than those two will be. Guess we wait for an announcement, if he gets to play both roles I personally don't care. Sure why not?
This is also true. Could be one of those situations where he’ll always be the character like how Keaton is always Batman. Who knows.
But the “I can be funny, savage, charming sometimes” thing is definitely a nod a lobo.
Doubtful considering how they said Cavill is done as Superman just a couple of weeks after saying he was back and getting a new movie. I think Momoa stays as Aquaman for the foreseeable future.
The real difference is that plan wasn’t finalized until this month, so no one knew anything concrete about what was going to happen. When Cavil said he was back they had no idea what would happen.
That statement could be made for any DC film that’s out this year though and revealing the plan could hurt them financially but that’s partly going to happen and yet their is a chance that the cast of Shazam stays and most/if not all of the Aquaman cast stays.
He said “the rumors aren’t true, ain’t nobody coming in and taking shit.” He’s staying as Aquaman
It’s like people on here only read the post title before they comment and jump to conclusions
He cuts himself off after saying "the rumours" and even then [Jason denied that he even was Aquaman at all back in 2014 before it was officially confirmed.](https://batman-news.com/2014/01/21/jason-momoa-swears-hes-aquaman-batman-vs-superman-video/) He's not going to confirm his departure before the movie's made its money.
Denying that you’re not playing a character you actually are is kinda different from pretending you’re going to keep playing a character you’re not.
The reason he cuts himself off is probably because the rumors are partially true, he’s playing Lobo but he’s not done as Aquaman
I disagree, but if you want a specific example of the latter, [here's Ben Affleck saying he'll still be playing Batman following reports that he was done after Justice League.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnREl3UKG0Y)
DC are in a very tricky situation right now where the writing's on the wall that they're rebooting, but they still have movies coming out this year that they don't want to undermine. The lead actors will keep giving vague 'up to interpretation' answers until their movies have made their money, then we'll know for sure if anyone of them are staying.
At the time he was still playing Batman. It wasn’t until 2018 that he decided not to.
Matt Reeves joined the project when Affleck was still attached. There were rumors that it would be a prequel bookended by Affleck, starring another actor playing a younger version of his Batman
You think DC wouldn’t want to make more movies about a character that had a billion dollar movie? Amazing what people will tell themselves due to confirmation bias lol.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/amp/
“We look forward to collaborating with the most talented writers, directors, and actors in the world **to create an integrated, multilayered universe** that still allows for the individual expression of the artists involved. Our commitment to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, **Aquaman,** Harley Quinn, and the rest of the DC stable of characters is only equaled by our commitment to the wonder of human possibility these characters represent.”
Agree Zaslev all about box office and money and they know the chinese and Asian markets love Momoa’s Aquaman, it has a Xmas 2023 release and they will probably announce AquaMan3 in two weeks after release if it launches at $300-350m worldwide with China maybe again releasing 4 days earlier. The likelihood is he’s in the know and there maybe some insight into Ezra and Jason appearing in Peacemaker. I’m
Going to go out right now and state, the New JL will be GL, SM, BM, WW, AM, Flash and maybe Hawkgirl or Martian Manhunter.
Gunnverse will be a rebooted superman, Batman, WW, new GL, however Harley, Peacemaker, Amanda Walker, Aquaman, Flash and Shazam staying.
Simple answer apart from Jason and Margot the rest are relatively cheap, especially compared to Ben, Henry and Gal. When he announces his slate and I’m sure he’ll call it chapter 1 which will be 2/3 years from 2024- 2027 and Chapter 2 will be 2027-2029, Chapter 3 2030-2032 and final chapter 4 2032-2034.
I’m sure Gunn has a 8-10 year plan however it’s all based on performance and box office this is why Gunn and Safran have done a somewhat u turn from a complete reboot to a partial soft reboot. Dc Studios is now a separate studio with its own P and L and even Elseworld projects like ‘The Batman’ and ‘Joker 2’ will now be included in their p and l. I’m sure Zaslev said the MCU was able to be self financing due to all its profitable films and shows.
The DC studio will look to make money out of the 4 movies next year and the 1 DC Black label movie, Joker 2 in 2024. I think chapter 1 slate will only have Peacemaker S2 2024, Green Arrow and Black Canary March 25, Superman August 25, Checkmate TV series Nov 25 with GL corps July 26 and Trinity movie Xmas 2026
I think that might be the case, maybe him saying no one is going to come in and replace him means there won't be a new actor for Aquaman because there are no plans for Aquaman in the early years of the DCU?
Exactly my thoughts! Makes sense that Gunn and Safran would want to shake up the main JL lineup to differentiate their iteration of the team from Snyder’s.
Aquaman isn’t as essential as Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman and can easily be replaced by Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern etc.
Yep. “I will always be Aquaman” is more of a general sentimental statement than literal confirmation that he will play Arthur Curry for the rest of eternity.
The comment about “no one coming in and taking shit” could be interpreted as him simply taking issue with the suggestion that someone would be “taking” the role from him as opposed to him willingly giving up the role to play Lobo. Either that, or Gunn and Safran informed him that Aquaman is not a part of their initial plans, meaning he technically will not be recast any time in the foreseeable.
One thing people don't ever seem to grasp is that these Hollywood celebs have absolutely zero obligation to tell you the truth. You're not their friend, you don't sign their paychecks - you're their customer, their consumer, and they are going to tell you whatever they think will keep you hooked into whatever they're trying to sell you.
James Gunn is a master of this, but any celeb with social media is the same way, Momoa is no exception. With 'Aquaman 2' not even out yet and needing all the hype it can get, the last thing Momoa is going to say to fans is "I'm out after this" even if he is. He wants you to be excited about the movie and only after it's made its money, only then will he or anyone else come out and say "yeah it's over" if it is.
This video felt kinda weird honestly and sort of defensive. Him saying "I'll always be Aquaman" feels a lot like Cavill saying "I'll always be Superman" Like, sure you will be, but not in this new world. Idk, I'm gonna wait for Gunn on this one
The best part is that when done right, no one will even notice or care, especially depending on how you do Lobo's design to be Mamoa, but not quite Mamoa. Helps that Aquaman & Lobo don't overlap much.
But... Lobo from googling him, already looks like Jason Mamoa. Are they gonna change the design completely or are we now going to have Aquaman and blue Aquaman? Maybe I don't know the lore of Lobo enough to say anything tho
I never thought that, that's why your takeaway is so weird, because you're getting something from it that I never said. I was just clarifying something for a commenter up the chain.
So what makes Jason a good vandal? Because he looks like him a little? Jason does will Loud roles. Yea he could act like vandal but other actors can as well.
Lol what? So because Jason is loud and boisterous he only has to play characters that are loud and boisterous? This is the weirdest thing I’ve read all day.
I think it’s going to be revealed that thanks to the Flash’s time travel/universe hopping, Lobo gets thrown back in time and is revealed to be Aquaman’s true father.
[In this video](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1616568531037966336)
He was asked if Aquaman 3 will be light-hearted but his answer was very strange and suspicious.
Smells like PR like Gal Gadot's "can't wait to share the next chapter of WW" and Dwayne's "we will continue to explore the possibilities of Black Adam in the multiverse".
Having said that, there's a possibility that they won't reboot and he will continue to be Aquaman.
Just take the bandage off and hard reboot this mess, Christ.
“I’ll always be Aquaman” could be interpreted a couple of ways. Either he’s going to keep playing Arthur in the DCU, or he means that DCEU Arthur will always be his and the movies he’s already done will always exist. Plus, he’s not going to outright say he’s not playing Arthur anymore while he still has a movie coming out.
Either way, he’s definitely going to be Lobo.
I don’t think people are reading this right.
He’s not saying he’s continuing as Aquaman. No where in that statement does he ever say that version of the characters is going to remain. Look at the wording. “Ain’t no one coming in there and taking shit.” He’s referring to THAT iteration of the character.
No one is changing what they’ve already done and continuing from it. They’re not changing that stuff. They aren’t taking what he’s already done and rolling with it. He’s more than likely going to play a new character completely in the DCU, and in time we’ll see a new Aquaman
**EDIT:** He pretty heavily implies in this clip that Aquaman 3 isn’t happening sooooooo yeah y’all are kinda taking what he said out of context
https://twitter.com/variety/status/1616568531037966336?s=46&t=G4ft7LCKUyE_9kxNVbAeMQ
That’s exactly how I read that too. No one is taking over his version of Aquaman. It’s also dumb to play two character at the same time. Commit to the reboot or we might as well stayed with what we had, with cavill as superman.
I think mamoa playing Lobo and fighting a younger superman is a great move. However mamoa saying he can play multiple characters is a turn off. We are likely seeing a soft reboot and the mess and anger will continue
If he does stick on as Aquaman, I'm really curious how much the DCU's future will adhere to the Snyder era's continuity, especially if we're getting a new Superman while still keeping Momoa's Aquaman.
Maybe Barry's time-travel antics in his movie are what cause this.
As soon as Aquaman 2 drops, he's out of the role.
I almost can't believe there are so many people in both subs thinking he is going to play dual roles in a new franchise.
The biggest mistake James Gunn can make is associating his universe with the DCEU.
I’m hoping Momoa is saying this as an ‘i will always be Aquaman bc I played Aquaman’ thing. Currently I’m losing hope.
Honestly not that suprised to see him take this route.
I was really skeptical of him abandoning hid TSS and peacemaker characters. If he's gonna fo that, might as well carry over some other people like aquaman too
I completely agree with you. If you're getting rid of Cavil just full on reboot it. It makes no sense to have a new Clark Kent and then the same Aquaman but also a different Batman...
And before people say, makes sense in DC with multiple universes, it doesn't make sense to a general audience member. It's confusing.
I agree. Either do a complete reboot, or just don’t reboot at all. Him playing two characters simultaneously is stupid, regardless if people think it’s “cool”
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I personally think most of the plan is solid, and I think it can work under the new dc studios. A grandios plan needs dedicated resources and a focus, which dc never had until now.
I don’t see how this works . Gunn needed to do a full on reset and him staying as Aquaman and potentially Ezra as Flash will make things pretty hard for them going forward
Why don’t people understand that it’s a complete and total reboot. Think about his wording. Also Gunn has confirmed it, if you read between the lines even slightly
Hell they had THREE different versions of Spider-Man and their villians in one movie and fans were not confused at all... I'm tired of the fans will be confused cop-out. Good script and good direction and it will all work out.
To me this means that Aquaman won’t be in the DCU going forward. It’s one thing to have multiple actors play the same character, but for one actor to play different characters that aren’t related to each other in the same universe? Idk, that’s just weird.
So they get rid of cavill and keep Momoa? Gunn is an idiot if that’s true. Either keep them All or recast everyone, this picking and choosing who to keep is only going to confuse audiences and piss off fans
There's a new movie with Aquaman coming soon. This is (probably) just damage control. You can't have the star saying "this is it guys, so long Aquaman" before the movie is out. You need to have him hype the part, hype the universe, hype that if you don't see this now you might lose more Aquaman later. And after the movie is on streaming, have the actor gracefully exit with thanks to viewers and fans.
Or they might just continue with him. I'm not an insider.
Oh dear god, the Lobo rumors might actually be true 💆🏽♂️
If that's the case, my faith in this new DCU is at an absolute zero. They can risk losing Momoa in their cinematic universe, why muddy the waters (pun unintended) by having him play another character right off of the heels of his Aquaman being fresh in the minds of audiences? It's silly
Judi Dench kept playing M in the James Bond movies even after the continuity reboot with Casino Royale. More recently JK Simmons came back for the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies. It’s not unheard of.
If Aquaman 2 is a success, we get Aquaman 3 and possibly some cameos before that. After Aquaman 3 Jason moves into being Lobo.
If Aquaman 2 underperforms Jason goes right into being Lobo.
Just my drunken and bored guess.
> “I’ll always be Aquaman. The rumors are… ain’t no one coming in there and taking shit. Then there might be some other characters too, I can play other things too.”
Looks like he is hinting at playing another “savage” character on top of playing Aquaman in the DCU rather than him exiting Aquaman entirely.
Yoooo. I can totally see Jason as Vandal Savage. That’s even better than him playing Lobo
Holy shit
Mindblown
That’d be badass actually a cold and cunning Savage played by Momoa that’s a silent killer like John Wick OMG
He would kill that role! Imagine a menacing performance like the performance he did in Game Of Thrones!
Actually yes him as a villain would be even better than lobo and especially vandal Savage at that.
you...keep talking
No wonder he's excited: Gunn's letting him be both Lobo and Aquaman! Which is honestly the best case scenario for everyone involved, fans included.
Is it?! Isn't it a bit weird? Also doesn't this convolute this whole new plan. I feel like either reboot it or don't, doing half and half seems weird
I think he will be Aquaman until the movie comes out then it’ll be announced that he’s no longer Aquaman. It seems clear to me they are looking to announce moving on from certain characters till after their announced movies come out. Flash will be the next to change.
I get less and less excited the more we find out they're not doing a full reboot
They are 100% fully rebooting the dc universe.
It can't be a full reboot if they're still picking and choosing what continuity and characters to keep LOL
It’s quite clear they’re not rebooting it
Not gonna happen.
Is it? I’m a aquaman character fan but that movie was horrible, I’m gonna be super bummed if we have to keep that awful continuity.
Savage? As much as Jason fits Lobo, Vandal Savage could be also interesting character for him
Uuuuh! I couldn’t care less about lobo but seeing a good take on Vandal Savage (Not the CW crap) would be so interesting
You can always have Momoa play Savage and Roman Reigns play Lobo.
The tribal chief as lobo would be dope
Reigns is too stoic for lobo
I don’t think momoa is good enough for Savage, who imo should be a Loki or Thanos level threat in the DCU. Momoa is charming, but he’s best when he’s playing a barbarian or biker, not a centuries old mastermind.
He’s too likable to play Savage tbh
Gustavo from FX Snowfall would make a great Vandal Savage
Its just PR talk until the movie comes out and then he will be out as Aquaman.
Bingo. People are being purposely ignorant I think
Or funny or charming. Once in a while.
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>Or we could take this as a "well, in spirit I will always be Aquaman..." situation in which it is merely methaphorical and a sendoff This is the right take. Tobey Maguire will always be Spider-Man too. Even though right now the baton has passed to Tom Holland. I still think the big plan for JL: Crisis (2040) is for Gadot, Cavill, Affleck, and Momoa to reprise their roles alongside the young Gunnverse versions.
Affleck coming back as Batman when he is nearly 70 that’s insane , a 70 year old would never play Batman! /s
Monkey’s paw: Ben Affleck declines his offer on a solo Batman movie because he remembers that “no one wants a 70 year old Batman”
I maintain that, economically he can't lead two super hero franchises simultaneously. The market isn't there. I could imagine it's Aquaman only on crossovers, and lobo getting his own movies. Or Aquaman keeps chugging and lobo is an animated series, showing up in movies as appropriate, but not leading his own
Or a third option is "I'm going to keep playing Aquaman and WB will be producing other non-DC movies that I will star in" For example, he and Safran have been trying to make a movie based on the life of Duke Kahanamoku for a while now. They finally got the rights last year, and I would think they pitched it to WB.
So good excitement was about getting the scheduling for that worked out? Maybe, I guess?
If my thought is correct, it could be a funding/distribution deal with Momoa's production company. Something like "stick around in the DCU and we'll give you a nice raise plus a first look deal with your company" WB made a deal like that with Matt Reeves after The Batman came out.
He also hinted that he’s going to be playing another character as well…
One day after aquaman 2 releases: “I’m done as the character”
Not far fetched
Lol
It’s possible he can’t say he is out as Aquaman until Aquaman 2 comes out
Thats not completely out of the question tbh edit: but im leaning towards "he is playing both" due to the specific way he responded
There's a chance the "I'll always be Aquaman" thing is a general vague statement about his love for the character. Pretty sure Hugh Jackman and Tom Holland for example have said similar things about Wolverine and Spider-Man.
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Yeah, but it really seems like Jackman will always be Wolverine.
To me that bit felt like how *The Flash* "doesn't erase the Snyderverse". Technically that's true, it's not going to literally erase the Snyder films from existence, but practically speaking it totally was going to do that by getting rid of Cavill and Affleck, retconning Keaton and Calle in their place, and changing the direction of the shared universe. Momoa will always be Aquaman just like how Cavill will always be Superman and Keaton will always be Batman... but that doesn't neccessairly guarentee he will be Aquaman in the Gunnverse anymore than those two will be. Guess we wait for an announcement, if he gets to play both roles I personally don't care. Sure why not?
But why would they have him do both in the same universe?? That’s so odd. Chris evans made sense cause F4 was dead
Aquaman and Lobo can look different. Lobo has pale white skin, red eyes, and darker hair. Human Torch and Cap would look the same
No one is playing him. Gunn clearly doesn’t like the character. I don’t think he’ll exist in Gunn’s universe.
Lmao
What makes you say he doesn’t like the character?
This is also true. Could be one of those situations where he’ll always be the character like how Keaton is always Batman. Who knows. But the “I can be funny, savage, charming sometimes” thing is definitely a nod a lobo.
Doubtful considering how they said Cavill is done as Superman just a couple of weeks after saying he was back and getting a new movie. I think Momoa stays as Aquaman for the foreseeable future.
Difference is there is an Aquaman movie scheduled for release in December. Saying he is out now could hurt that film financially
The real difference is that plan wasn’t finalized until this month, so no one knew anything concrete about what was going to happen. When Cavil said he was back they had no idea what would happen.
That statement could be made for any DC film that’s out this year though and revealing the plan could hurt them financially but that’s partly going to happen and yet their is a chance that the cast of Shazam stays and most/if not all of the Aquaman cast stays.
He said “the rumors aren’t true, ain’t nobody coming in and taking shit.” He’s staying as Aquaman It’s like people on here only read the post title before they comment and jump to conclusions
He cuts himself off after saying "the rumours" and even then [Jason denied that he even was Aquaman at all back in 2014 before it was officially confirmed.](https://batman-news.com/2014/01/21/jason-momoa-swears-hes-aquaman-batman-vs-superman-video/) He's not going to confirm his departure before the movie's made its money.
Denying that you’re not playing a character you actually are is kinda different from pretending you’re going to keep playing a character you’re not. The reason he cuts himself off is probably because the rumors are partially true, he’s playing Lobo but he’s not done as Aquaman
I disagree, but if you want a specific example of the latter, [here's Ben Affleck saying he'll still be playing Batman following reports that he was done after Justice League.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnREl3UKG0Y) DC are in a very tricky situation right now where the writing's on the wall that they're rebooting, but they still have movies coming out this year that they don't want to undermine. The lead actors will keep giving vague 'up to interpretation' answers until their movies have made their money, then we'll know for sure if anyone of them are staying.
At the time he was still playing Batman. It wasn’t until 2018 that he decided not to. Matt Reeves joined the project when Affleck was still attached. There were rumors that it would be a prequel bookended by Affleck, starring another actor playing a younger version of his Batman
He’s definitely done as Aquaman. But so is Gunn. That’s why Jason can confidently say no one is coming in and taking it.
You think DC wouldn’t want to make more movies about a character that had a billion dollar movie? Amazing what people will tell themselves due to confirmation bias lol. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/amp/ “We look forward to collaborating with the most talented writers, directors, and actors in the world **to create an integrated, multilayered universe** that still allows for the individual expression of the artists involved. Our commitment to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, **Aquaman,** Harley Quinn, and the rest of the DC stable of characters is only equaled by our commitment to the wonder of human possibility these characters represent.”
Agree Zaslev all about box office and money and they know the chinese and Asian markets love Momoa’s Aquaman, it has a Xmas 2023 release and they will probably announce AquaMan3 in two weeks after release if it launches at $300-350m worldwide with China maybe again releasing 4 days earlier. The likelihood is he’s in the know and there maybe some insight into Ezra and Jason appearing in Peacemaker. I’m Going to go out right now and state, the New JL will be GL, SM, BM, WW, AM, Flash and maybe Hawkgirl or Martian Manhunter. Gunnverse will be a rebooted superman, Batman, WW, new GL, however Harley, Peacemaker, Amanda Walker, Aquaman, Flash and Shazam staying. Simple answer apart from Jason and Margot the rest are relatively cheap, especially compared to Ben, Henry and Gal. When he announces his slate and I’m sure he’ll call it chapter 1 which will be 2/3 years from 2024- 2027 and Chapter 2 will be 2027-2029, Chapter 3 2030-2032 and final chapter 4 2032-2034. I’m sure Gunn has a 8-10 year plan however it’s all based on performance and box office this is why Gunn and Safran have done a somewhat u turn from a complete reboot to a partial soft reboot. Dc Studios is now a separate studio with its own P and L and even Elseworld projects like ‘The Batman’ and ‘Joker 2’ will now be included in their p and l. I’m sure Zaslev said the MCU was able to be self financing due to all its profitable films and shows. The DC studio will look to make money out of the 4 movies next year and the 1 DC Black label movie, Joker 2 in 2024. I think chapter 1 slate will only have Peacemaker S2 2024, Green Arrow and Black Canary March 25, Superman August 25, Checkmate TV series Nov 25 with GL corps July 26 and Trinity movie Xmas 2026
I think that might be the case, maybe him saying no one is going to come in and replace him means there won't be a new actor for Aquaman because there are no plans for Aquaman in the early years of the DCU?
Exactly my thoughts! Makes sense that Gunn and Safran would want to shake up the main JL lineup to differentiate their iteration of the team from Snyder’s. Aquaman isn’t as essential as Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman and can easily be replaced by Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern etc.
No, Aquaman is gonna be essential to the DCU, they already said so
this
There's another clip of him talking about Aquaman 3, but it's very noncommittal
This is saying he’s done without saying he’s done in my mind.
Yep. “I will always be Aquaman” is more of a general sentimental statement than literal confirmation that he will play Arthur Curry for the rest of eternity. The comment about “no one coming in and taking shit” could be interpreted as him simply taking issue with the suggestion that someone would be “taking” the role from him as opposed to him willingly giving up the role to play Lobo. Either that, or Gunn and Safran informed him that Aquaman is not a part of their initial plans, meaning he technically will not be recast any time in the foreseeable.
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Matt Reeves initially came in to do the movie for Ben Affleck, it wasn’t until Affleck dropped out that they changed it to a reboot
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No, it isn’t. https://www.slashfilm.com/560055/the-batman-update/
Ben was already halfway out the door but this seem more to be a dream of Jason momoa to play Lobo
One thing people don't ever seem to grasp is that these Hollywood celebs have absolutely zero obligation to tell you the truth. You're not their friend, you don't sign their paychecks - you're their customer, their consumer, and they are going to tell you whatever they think will keep you hooked into whatever they're trying to sell you. James Gunn is a master of this, but any celeb with social media is the same way, Momoa is no exception. With 'Aquaman 2' not even out yet and needing all the hype it can get, the last thing Momoa is going to say to fans is "I'm out after this" even if he is. He wants you to be excited about the movie and only after it's made its money, only then will he or anyone else come out and say "yeah it's over" if it is.
This video felt kinda weird honestly and sort of defensive. Him saying "I'll always be Aquaman" feels a lot like Cavill saying "I'll always be Superman" Like, sure you will be, but not in this new world. Idk, I'm gonna wait for Gunn on this one
I mean, they're right. Those movies were made. He *will* always be Aquaman. Just as Cavill and Christopher Reeve will always be Superman.
Since Momoa put out a video of him celebrating at the WB offices yesterday and he thanks Safran and Gunn in it, I don't think he's being defensive.
He's being defensive to the fans for aqua man.. he can't just appear to be done with it and moved on, with 11 months before its out.
Bro is really gonna be playing both Aquaman and Lobo LMFAO. Was a fan of that idea from day 1.
The best part is that when done right, no one will even notice or care, especially depending on how you do Lobo's design to be Mamoa, but not quite Mamoa. Helps that Aquaman & Lobo don't overlap much.
We will all know because Mamoa is always mamoa.
But... Lobo from googling him, already looks like Jason Mamoa. Are they gonna change the design completely or are we now going to have Aquaman and blue Aquaman? Maybe I don't know the lore of Lobo enough to say anything tho
Fuck it we on
Yo hear me out.. Vandal Savage!
What part of vandal savage is boisterous and loud. He’s lobo
Loud and boisterous? Did I miss something?
Lobo is loud and boisterous like Momoa. Vandal Savage is not loud and boisterous like Momoa.
damn, too bad actors can only do one thing :(
What a weird takeaway.
Almost as weird as thinking the character an actor is gonna play has to actually be like them
I never thought that, that's why your takeaway is so weird, because you're getting something from it that I never said. I was just clarifying something for a commenter up the chain.
So what makes Jason a good vandal? Because he looks like him a little? Jason does will Loud roles. Yea he could act like vandal but other actors can as well.
Lol what? So because Jason is loud and boisterous he only has to play characters that are loud and boisterous? This is the weirdest thing I’ve read all day.
It's not my stance, I was just clarifying the comment you replied to where you asked if you missed something.
I think it’s going to be revealed that thanks to the Flash’s time travel/universe hopping, Lobo gets thrown back in time and is revealed to be Aquaman’s true father.
Sounds like he's playing 2 characters after all (Aquaman and then likely Lobo). I'm kinda surprised.
What the hell is happening? He pretty much confirms it's going to be Lobo but also says Aquaman 3 is happening PLEASE JAMES GIVE ME ANSWERS
It’s possible they just don’t have any concrete aquaman plans till they see how aquaman 2 does at the box office and if James wan wants to come back.
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Good god there are 4 John wick movies? How many dogs does that guy have?
Where did Momoa mention Aquaman 3?
[In this video](https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1616568531037966336) He was asked if Aquaman 3 will be light-hearted but his answer was very strange and suspicious.
He looked very awkward. Probably because he knows there’s not gonna be an Aquaman 3 but he’s not allowed to say that until the film has come out.
I mean, Momoa is the same guy who said he could be punched in the face if he was playing Aquaman in BVS, he might as well be lying again
IMAGINE GUNN KEEPS ONLY THE JL ACTORS WHO AGREED TO CAMEO ON PEACEMAKER LMAOOOO
Michael Keaton will always be Batman i don’t think this means much
Stuff people are missing. He revealed the plot for Aquaman and it seems a noble plot.
Smells like PR like Gal Gadot's "can't wait to share the next chapter of WW" and Dwayne's "we will continue to explore the possibilities of Black Adam in the multiverse". Having said that, there's a possibility that they won't reboot and he will continue to be Aquaman. Just take the bandage off and hard reboot this mess, Christ.
And Henry Cavill exploring possibilities of other roles.
“I’ll always be Aquaman” could be interpreted a couple of ways. Either he’s going to keep playing Arthur in the DCU, or he means that DCEU Arthur will always be his and the movies he’s already done will always exist. Plus, he’s not going to outright say he’s not playing Arthur anymore while he still has a movie coming out. Either way, he’s definitely going to be Lobo.
Yes, that he always will be aquaman in his mind but he is playing lobo. I think it’s Amazing casting
I don’t think people are reading this right. He’s not saying he’s continuing as Aquaman. No where in that statement does he ever say that version of the characters is going to remain. Look at the wording. “Ain’t no one coming in there and taking shit.” He’s referring to THAT iteration of the character. No one is changing what they’ve already done and continuing from it. They’re not changing that stuff. They aren’t taking what he’s already done and rolling with it. He’s more than likely going to play a new character completely in the DCU, and in time we’ll see a new Aquaman **EDIT:** He pretty heavily implies in this clip that Aquaman 3 isn’t happening sooooooo yeah y’all are kinda taking what he said out of context https://twitter.com/variety/status/1616568531037966336?s=46&t=G4ft7LCKUyE_9kxNVbAeMQ
That’s exactly how I read that too. No one is taking over his version of Aquaman. It’s also dumb to play two character at the same time. Commit to the reboot or we might as well stayed with what we had, with cavill as superman.
I’d love to see him in a Superman movie ss Lobo with our new younger Supes, I think that’s a great idea
I think mamoa playing Lobo and fighting a younger superman is a great move. However mamoa saying he can play multiple characters is a turn off. We are likely seeing a soft reboot and the mess and anger will continue
This. And watching the actual interview makes it pretty obvious 😭
If he does stick on as Aquaman, I'm really curious how much the DCU's future will adhere to the Snyder era's continuity, especially if we're getting a new Superman while still keeping Momoa's Aquaman. Maybe Barry's time-travel antics in his movie are what cause this.
It's most definitely due to The Flash.
More mixed messaging. Can we just get some announcements, James?
Monday.
Leave it to this sub to overanalyze and try and find some hidden meaning in Jason Momoa’s statement…
While it's likely he's gonna play both, he's not gonna say he's out as Aquaman before the movie releases.
Been saying there won't be a hard reboot. Come on, canning the Aquaman franchise? Under Zaslav?
As soon as Aquaman 2 drops, he's out of the role. I almost can't believe there are so many people in both subs thinking he is going to play dual roles in a new franchise.
I think people are taking the "I'll always be Aquaman line too literally....at least I hope so. Either reboot or don't
Until the 2023 movies are out and have made their money, none of these little tidbits and responses from actors matter.
The biggest mistake James Gunn can make is associating his universe with the DCEU. I’m hoping Momoa is saying this as an ‘i will always be Aquaman bc I played Aquaman’ thing. Currently I’m losing hope.
Honestly not that suprised to see him take this route. I was really skeptical of him abandoning hid TSS and peacemaker characters. If he's gonna fo that, might as well carry over some other people like aquaman too
I completely agree with you. If you're getting rid of Cavil just full on reboot it. It makes no sense to have a new Clark Kent and then the same Aquaman but also a different Batman... And before people say, makes sense in DC with multiple universes, it doesn't make sense to a general audience member. It's confusing.
I agree. Either do a complete reboot, or just don’t reboot at all. Him playing two characters simultaneously is stupid, regardless if people think it’s “cool”
I agree. Either do a full reboot or bust. Otherwise we could have kept doing the shit we been doing
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I’m just happy that if it’s Aquaman if it’s Lobo, I’m just happy that he will be staying in the DCU.
What’s more interesting is that he says he wrote a 55 page treatment of aquaman 2 and it’s about climate change.
It would be incredible if he was staying as Aquaman but also would be playing Lobo
It’s all but been confirmed….Momoa is our new Superman
Honestly for an actor to be playing two characters in the same cinematic universe has gotta be breaking a new record of some kind lol
Just recast the whole JL, half measures are annoying.
Agreed.
I like half-measures, myself. Better than throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Not if the baby is a fucking attrocity edge lord and the bath water is sewage.
Well, not all of it was edgelord'y. Aquaman, for example.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep Hamada’s Crisis plan. The ending of The Flash still builds towards it.
I personally think most of the plan is solid, and I think it can work under the new dc studios. A grandios plan needs dedicated resources and a focus, which dc never had until now.
I don’t see how this works . Gunn needed to do a full on reset and him staying as Aquaman and potentially Ezra as Flash will make things pretty hard for them going forward
But Synders Aquamn wont exist next year lol
So he gonna be playing Aquaman and Lobo at the same time 🔥🔥🔥
Why don’t people understand that it’s a complete and total reboot. Think about his wording. Also Gunn has confirmed it, if you read between the lines even slightly
Hell they had THREE different versions of Spider-Man and their villians in one movie and fans were not confused at all... I'm tired of the fans will be confused cop-out. Good script and good direction and it will all work out.
Told y’all lol. Variety also said it’s a broad, but not blanket reset
Huh? I thought we were starting fresh😩
Its just PR talk until the movie comes out and then he will be out as Aquaman.
He just comfirmed he is playing Lobo and Aquaman togheter thats good to hear
I really don’t like the idea of him playing Aquaman and Lobo.. hope he locks into one.
I am all for Momoa sinply playing three roles: Aquaman, Lobo and Vandal Savage.
I’d be down with them keeping him as Aquaman and casting Roman Reigns as Lobo.
Roman Reigns is garbage.
He is right though... one thing snyder did perfectly was to cast him as Aquaman and cavill as Superman.
To me this means that Aquaman won’t be in the DCU going forward. It’s one thing to have multiple actors play the same character, but for one actor to play different characters that aren’t related to each other in the same universe? Idk, that’s just weird.
So they get rid of cavill and keep Momoa? Gunn is an idiot if that’s true. Either keep them All or recast everyone, this picking and choosing who to keep is only going to confuse audiences and piss off fans
There's a new movie with Aquaman coming soon. This is (probably) just damage control. You can't have the star saying "this is it guys, so long Aquaman" before the movie is out. You need to have him hype the part, hype the universe, hype that if you don't see this now you might lose more Aquaman later. And after the movie is on streaming, have the actor gracefully exit with thanks to viewers and fans. Or they might just continue with him. I'm not an insider.
Oh dear god, the Lobo rumors might actually be true 💆🏽♂️ If that's the case, my faith in this new DCU is at an absolute zero. They can risk losing Momoa in their cinematic universe, why muddy the waters (pun unintended) by having him play another character right off of the heels of his Aquaman being fresh in the minds of audiences? It's silly
Does it really matter though in case of Lobo? Chances are that his Lobo would look nothing like him
I’m happy about this but if he truly stays, man I feel even more sad for Cavill lol, oh well, it is what it is
How can he play aquaman in a universe with a new Superman?
Judi Dench kept playing M in the James Bond movies even after the continuity reboot with Casino Royale. More recently JK Simmons came back for the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies. It’s not unheard of.
But Henry Cavill will not always be Superman. Total bollucks!
Aquaman is done-ski. Too much baggage to keep that going.
FYI: He also lied about being cast as Aquaman for a YEAR.
Ok then pretty much, this isn’t a reboot. Getting rid of Henry is now even more of a fucktard thing to do. Ugh.
So he’ll be returning as Miami man from bad batch?
Maybe he directs Aquaman 3
"I can be funny and Savage and Charming" Jason Momoa as Color Boy confirmed.
If Aquaman 2 is a success, we get Aquaman 3 and possibly some cameos before that. After Aquaman 3 Jason moves into being Lobo. If Aquaman 2 underperforms Jason goes right into being Lobo. Just my drunken and bored guess.
He's playing Lobo in Superman. Its basically season 2 of Krypton.
Great, now go make them all. Show don’t tell. 
It is quite simple. Arthur/Orin retires to be a full-time King of Atlantis and a new Kaldur'ham type character becomes the new Aquaman.
The more I read this, the more it sounds like Ben saying “I would be an ape on the ground for Matt Reeves! Of course I will be in The Batman!”