'Aquaman' casts Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Aquaman's mother and villain Black Manta
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By Darian Scalamoni |
Yesterday,
I wrote an article detailing why Ben Affleck leaving The Batman means that the DCEU is in disarray. Also, The Flash is essentially starting over
with the script which means more trouble for Warner Bros. One DC film that
seems to be moving along with no problems is Aquaman. The film that will be directed by James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) now has added
even more cast members to its growing ensemble, as Collider
reports that Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II have joined the underwater
comic book adventure.
Kidman,
who was Wan’s top choice for her role, will play Aquaman’s mother, though it’s
unclear which iteration of the character will be on screen. Abdul-Mateen II,
who is best known for the Netflix original series, The Get Down will play the antagonist of the film, Black Manta. The
origins of his character go back to issue 35 in 1967, to which you’ll learn
about his beginnings of a Baltimore boy was kidnapped, held aboard a ship and
abused by his captors before being unintentionally ignored by Aquaman leading
to the bad blood between the two. As for Kidman’s character of Queen Atlanna,
in the comics, she was close to dying after birthing the titular character of
Aquaman so we might see her demise early in this universe.
Kidman
and Abdul-Mateen II join Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe and Patrick
Wilson who have all been confirmed for the movie. The film will begin shooting
soon and we’ll continue to update you on the status and more castings updates
for the superhero flick. Aquaman is
set to hit theaters on October 5th, 2018!
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