Jason Momoa is Arthur Curry/Aquaman

[DoomsdayApex]

I rather enjoyed Jai Courtney as Varro in Spartacus. He absolutely has the build and appearance to be Aquaman, but I'll wait to see if he's good enough after 2013.

 

[shauner111]

Yeah ill judge him better after Die Hard. I'm guessing he'll have a big role in that.

 

[ashleytdkr]

My idea of a modern take on Aquaman.

It seems so simple to me a take on Aquaman. Whats always been a big thing is history that has been long forgotten they fall into the category of myths and legends. Atlantis is also (for anyone that doesn't know) a real myth of our world, which many historical figures were obsessed with, mainly ones that wanted to control the world for example; Hitler.

That being said, DC's Atlantis has alot in commin with the real world myth. Either way, we will stick to DC's. In the DC universe, Atlantis was settled 65 million years ago, when a group of e.t. humanoid's came to earth to hunt the dinosaurs to extinction (for whatever reason). At some point and for what ever reason (which could be explored in a stand alone film) the city sunk, and now resides deep into the ocean in secret away from modern man's technology to detect.

For what ever threat to attack earth must be big enough to threat Atlantis to draw out its king, who would later become known to the world as Aquaman. After defeating the threat, Arthur/Orin/Aquaman (how ever he shall be known) would start to think the surface dwellers (Homo-Sapiens) might have evolved enough mentally for them to be aware of Atlantis and its ancient race of people.

As for the costume, i think they should have some nods at the original (Maybe coloring and such) but should definitely fit a ancient technological feel to it. They could take such inspiration (not too much though) from the 2011 film Thor's Asgard.

All that bit of info can be spoken into a few words once Aquaman comunicates with the surface dwellers heroes for the first time. Its brief, and gives us a reason for why he is here. It gives him a sense of importance to him and the whole Atlantis being technologically advanced ancient civilization lost in history helps ground that fact that "Hey, this might be true".

 

[Changeling]

Honestly I see Aquaman as Lord Of The Rings underwater, its so obvious.

I think you have to include the Justice League series' way of explaIning how Aquaman loses his hand.

He has to cut it off himself to save his infant son. In the animated series he is able to save his boy but in the comics Black Manta kills his baby boy. I think itd be cool and powerful to mix the two.
Have Aquaman cut his hand off because hes chained up to something but when he arrives to save his son, he'll have already been killed at the hands of Black Manta, sending Aquaman into a blind rage.
His severed hand and subsequent hook hand/magical water hand will be a constant reminder of his failure. He'll be hesitant to help the Justice League because he has nothing to live for anymore after his son was killed. I think a cool theme for an Aquaman story would be finding the reason to fight injustice after his son dies. Maybe Tempest/Garth/Aqualad could help him find a reason to fight again, combined with the love from his wife Mera.

Just some ideas. I think theres a lot they could do with the Aquaman mythos. Especially the rivalry between Orm and Aquaman. I dont know if I still like the idea of Black Manta being a pawn of Orms. I want him to hate Aquaman, not just be hired to kill him by his jealous brother.

Maybe for the first film Orm can be acting behind the scenes and Black Manta could be the main villain, wreaking havok on Atlantis, and in the second film it could be revealed somehow that it was Orm's fault that Aquamans son Arthur Jr. died, and once again he could go into a blind rage, possibly killing his brother in an epic battle by a trench.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Honestly I see Aquaman as Lord Of The Rings underwater, its so obvious.

I think you have to include the Justice League series' way of explaIning how Aquaman loses his hand.

He has to cut it off himself to save his infant son. In the animated series he is able to save his boy but in the comics Black Manta kills his baby boy. I think itd be cool and powerful to mix the two.
Have Aquaman cut his hand off because hes chained up to something but when he arrives to save his son, he'll have already been killed at the hands of Black Manta, sending Aquaman into a blind rage.
His severed hand and subsequent hook hand/magical water hand will be a constant reminder of his failure. He'll be hesitant to help the Justice League because he has nothing to live for anymore after his son was killed. I think a cool theme for an Aquaman story would be finding the reason to fight injustice after his son dies. Maybe Tempest/Garth/Aqualad could help him find a reason to fight again, combined with the love from his wife Mera.

Just some ideas. I think theres a lot they could do with the Aquaman mythos. Especially the rivalry between Orm and Aquaman. I dont know if I still like the idea of Black Manta being a pawn of Orms. I want him to hate Aquaman, not just be hired to kill him by his jealous brother.

Maybe for the first film Orm can be acting behind the scenes and Black Manta could be the main villain, wreaking havok on Atlantis, and in the second film it could be revealed somehow that it was Orm's fault that Aquamans son Arthur Jr. died, and once again he could go into a blind rage, possibly killing his brother in an epic battle by a trench.

Yeah, in my mind the first movie it would just be business between Manta and Arthur. Manta has a job to do, and Orm's made certain promises to him that he can't refuse. After Arthur seemingly kills Manta at the end of the first movie, in the sequel Orm would find Manta's mangled body and bring it back to be modified with better armor and new weapons. Kind of like how the emperor found Anakin's body at the end of Episode III and gave him the armor.

A few years later(when the sequel would be set) Manta would return, this time with a personal vendetta against Aquaman for destroying his body and reputation. He'd also harbor a deep hatred and jealousy towards Arthur for taking in his son, Kaldur, and training him as his protege. That would be Manta's motivation for kidnapping Arthur's son and heir, then killing him right in front of Arthur... Just so he could feel the pain of losing a son, like Manta felt when he discovered that Arthur took Kaldur under his wing.

 

[Project862006]

i would love it but i dont ever see an aquaman movie

risky character who audience see's as silly and needs a huge budget aquaman needs about 200 million to do justice

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I'm sure if audiences really saw what the character could do, they'd turn up in droves to see his movie. It would probably have to be post-JL, though. After WB's proven themselves amongst the masses. I wouldn't worry about the budget either, WB's normally good about those things.

 

[Project862006]

i would love to see gore verberinski do an aquaman movie looking at the scale of his pirates films

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I've never considered him, that's actually a good idea... hmmm.

I'd love to see Del Toro's take!

 

[Changeling]

Yeah, in my mind the first movie it would just be business between Manta and Arthur. Manta has a job to do, and Orm's made certain promises to him that he can't refuse. After Arthur seemingly kills Manta at the end of the first movie, in the sequel Orm would find Manta's mangled body and bring it back to be modified with better armor and new weapons. Kind of like how the emperor found Anakin's body at the end of Episode III and gave him the armor.

A few years later(when the sequel would be set) Manta would return, this time with a personal vendetta against Aquaman for destroying his body and reputation. He'd also harbor a deep hatred and jealousy towards Arthur for taking in his son, Kaldur, and training him as his protege. That would be Manta's motivation for kidnapping Arthur's son and heir, then killing him right in front of Arthur... Just so he could feel the pain of losing a son, like Manta felt when he discovered that Arthur took Kaldur under his wing.

Dude im loving all of this. This is some heavy ****, there is so much more potential for an Aquaman movie than there is for Wonder Woman and The Flash, he has the BEST mythology, just not the best of villains sadly

I love the Emperor & Anakin/Orm & Manta parallel, thats awesome.

I think Orm could even have similar electrical beams that come out of his hands like the Emperor. But his beams would be magical as his and Arthurs father was a wizard.

Young Justice honestly made me like Khaldur more than the original Aqualad. If a trilogy of Aquaman films is made, I would include Garth but as Tempest, and Khaldur would be Aqualad.

Would Aquaman be training Khaldur as his protege before Black Manta makes a deal with Orm? I say yes, and that gives Manta a reason to hate Aquaman already, enough so that he kills his infant son at the end of the second act. The third act is about Aquaman insanely and furiously tracking down Black Manta all over the ocean with his brand new hook which he uses to seemingly kill Black Manta.

 

[Changeling]

I DO NOT want a young Aquaman. I want a late 30s seasoned king. They should however, show Aquamans life from when he was a child until modern times

 

[Project862006]

i doubt we would get an older aquaman his usual look is a younger man to my recollection

 

[Changeling]

Oh yeah?

 

[Project862006]

WTF is that lol

 

[Changeling]

Always loved this picture. ^

Heres more pictures of Arthur how I like him to be portrayed. Older, mid to late 30s.
Aquaman in Justice League series and JLU seemed kinda older too. At least compared to how he looked on S:TAS

In the 90s DC tried to resurrect the character by giving him a beard, a new costume, a hook hand, and long hair. I think he was pretty badass then. He was portrayed as older too I believe.
Him and Green Arrow are the oldest JL'ers right?

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Dude im loving all of this. This is some heavy ****, there is so much more potential for an Aquaman movie than there is for Wonder Woman and The Flash, he has the BEST mythology, just not the best of villains sadly

I love the Emperor & Anakin/Orm & Manta parallel, thats awesome.

I think Orm could even have similar electrical beams that come out of his hands like the Emperor. But his beams would be magical as his and Arthurs father was a wizard.

Young Justice honestly made me like Khaldur more than the original Aqualad. If a trilogy of Aquaman films is made, I would include Garth but as Tempest, and Khaldur would be Aqualad.

Would Aquaman be training Khaldur as his protege before Black Manta makes a deal with Orm? I say yes, and that gives Manta a reason to hate Aquaman already, enough so that he kills his infant son at the end of the second act. The third act is about Aquaman insanely and furiously tracking down Black Manta all over the ocean with his brand new hook which he uses to seemingly kill Black Manta.

Yeah, Aquaman's world is a mixture of LOTR and Star Wars to me. That's a cool idea for Orm, I hadn't thought of that. I'd love to see him doing that as well as other magical feats! Aquaman's mythos really is one of the best of the DC heroes to me, it's so rich and has a lot of emotional potential, as well as a lot of cool action, characters, and visuals.

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I'd make Aquaman's son an infant in the first movie, and a young boy for the sequel. Two reasons, one is because people would probably have a problem with Manta killing a baby. Two, because I'd want the audience to get connected with the boy's character, which would be challenging to do with a baby that can't talk.

Another change is I'd make Manta an exiled Atlantean, and older than Aquaman. Years ago, he would've been banished from Atlantis and forced from his wife and young son, Kaldur, without a word(He'd be framed for a murder he didn't willingly commit). In the first movie, Manta would be more of a mysterious assassin with a past that was only hinted at. In the second movie, it would briefly flash back and we'd see when Orm promised Manta that if he killed Arthur and Orm took his place as king, he'd have the power to allow Manta back into Atlantis and finally be reunited with his family.

In the years that pass between the first and second movie, Arthur would notice Kaldur's progression in the Atlantean Academy and take him under his wing as his protege, secretly knowing who Kaldur's father was. Arthur would choose to keep Kaldur's father's identity from him out of a mixture of guilt for killing him, and the emotional protection of Kaldur. Eventually, Manta would return and Kaldur would learn of his past, becoming confused and angry towards Aquaman for lying to him all of these years. Feeling betrayed, Kaldur would abandon Arthur and leave with Black Manta. Toward the end, when Manta invades Atlantis(Orm's doing) with his group of mercenaries, Kaldur would accompany him. Eventually, Kaldur would reluctantly join back up with Arthur(not out of forgiveness, but because he realizes how dangerous his father really is), despite Manta's objections.

Keep in mind that all of this is going down in Aquaman's palace, as Atlantis' capital is simultaneously invaded by Manta's mercenaries. Feeling brave, Aquaman's son would step out of nowhere during the confrontation between Arthur, Kaldur, and Manta, wanting to take part in it and defend his kingdom like his father(He'd be a brave boy with a lot of heart, a true future king). Arthur would shout to him to get out of there, but just then Manta would fire one of his mini-poison tridents into the boy's neck, killing him on impact. Kaldur would stare on, wide-eyed and shocked that his own father would do something so cruel. Arthur would run to his son and drop to his knees in a trembling sweat, holding his only son's dead body in his arms. Emotionally weakened and filled with rage, Arthur would begin to fight Manta, with Kaldur staring on. Manta would use Arthur's emotions against him, taunting him about his son and threatening to kill Mera as well, giving him the opportunity to slice Arthur's hand clean off.

Just as Manta is about to kill Arthur, Kaldur would step in and it would turn into a 2-on-1 fight against Manta. Eventually, Manta would escape. Kaldur would leave Atlantis to chase after his father, and Arthur would remain with Mera to protect his Kingdom. In the third movie, Kaldur would make his eventual return to Atlantis, now battle-hardened from the Ocean and with a darker edge, finding out that Arthur has a new protege named Garth. Garth and Kaldur would have a sort of rivalry going on in the movie, but I've already said so much that I'm going to stop before I type myself to death.

Sorry about that, got carried away.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I'd like an older Aquaman as well.

 

[Changeling]

Your ideas are brilliant Im loving all of it. What other villains can they use other than Ocean Master and Black Manta? Aquamans story is soooo cool aside from the kinda weak villains. But I love the idea of making Black Manta an exiled Atlantean. His origin story never made sense. That sets up the Kaldur arc perfectly.

I definitely want to keep the idea of Manta killing Arthur Jr but I dunno if Id do it like that.

Definitely love the idea of Arthur getting his hand chopped off and then Kaldur and Black Manta going at it 1 on 1, it reminds me kinda of the fight against Count Dooku

It kinda reminds me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYw5KWTe15I&feature=related

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Your ideas are brilliant Im loving all of it. What other villains can they use other than Ocean Master and Black Manta? Aquamans story is soooo cool aside from the kinda weak villains. But I love the idea of making Black Manta an exiled Atlantean. His origin story never made sense. That sets up the Kaldur arc perfectly.

I definitely want to keep the idea of Manta killing Arthur Jr but I dunno if Id do it like that.

Definitely love the idea of Arthur getting his hand chopped off and then Kaldur and Black Manta going at it 1 on 1, it reminds me kinda of the fight against Count Dooku

It kinda reminds me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYw5KWTe15I&feature=related

Thanks man! Your ideas are great too, we should collaborate.

Wow, I've never thought of the similarities that fight had with the Dooku scene. I guess I'm pulling more inspiration from Star Wars than I originally thought! t:

For Aquaman's rogues(and for Manta's Mercenary squad) I'd include:

Karshon and Nanaue(I'd make them brothers),Charybdis, Siren(I), Wiesbogg, Piscator, Thirst, Kordax, Toxxin(and Krakor), Karla, and Noble.

The entire merc squad won't get a lot of character development, but they'd provide the invasion of Atlantis' capital, Poseidonis, toward the climax.

How would you handle the death of Arthur Jr.?

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

This is the kind of hair I'd want him to have. Something similar to this but maybe a little more groomed. He looks kind of homeless in some shots:

Something like this for Orm/Ocean Master would be cool as well:

 

[Project862006]

honestly your aquaman picture look like jamie from GOT!!

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Has he ever been recommended by anyone here for Aquaman?

 

[Dr.]

Honestly I see Aquaman as Lord Of The Rings underwater, its so obvious.

But could you fashion a crossover type story where Gandalf or Legolas make a “guest star” appearance in a modern/futuristic setting, with modern/futuristic characters?

So-called “high fantasy” generally works because the tales exist entirely within alternate/parallel worlds that have their own internal/mythological rules. Thus, there’s never any point of contrast or conflict with other realms/genres that might operate according to different rules.

In Aquaman’s case, you probably could devise a completely self-contained mythology - with Atlantis and its denizens as analogues to Middle Earth and its cast of characters. And since there’s no direct connection with the “real world,” there’s total freedom to redefine physics and physiology (e.g. humanoids who can breathe underwater and swim faster than Mach 5, etc.).

The problem, it seems to me, is in mixing the genres - placing Aquaman in the same context where both he and, say, Batman make “sense.”

In other words, Aquaman and Atlantis might work as a “stand alone” mythology (like LOTR). But that, in itself, doesn’t mean it's compatible with the traditional superhero genre.

 

[Changeling]

Dude we were talking about a solo Aquaman film. There is absolutely no reason a LOTR style Aquaman story cant work. Batman doesnt make this impossible. Youre looking too far into it, people are looking for an escape with comic book movies, quit taking **** so seriously dude.

Aquaman has had his own self contained mythology for a long time so I really dont know what youre talking about.

Youre taking the LOTR similarities too literally dude.

I couldnt fashion a crossover story where Legolas and Gandalf exist in a modern setting because those characters dont exist in the DCU. I could however fashion a crossover story where Aquaman and his supporting cast exist in a modern setting. Probably because its done IN MULTIPLE FORMS OF MEDIA. I really dont know what youre on about

 

[Changeling]

honestly your aquaman picture look like jamie from GOT!!

Great Aquaman choice, myself and others have suggested him before I would love if he were cast.