Aquaman is a 2018 superhero film directed by James Wan from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. Produced by DC Films, it centers around the title character as he tries to claim the throne of Atlantis from his tyrannical half-brother who plans to unite the underwater kingdoms to destroy the surface world.
While development on an Aquaman film began in 2004, pre-production on the movie did not begin until 2016. It was produced as part of the DC Extended Universe franchise, and was meant to be set up by Justice League (2017), but many of the scenes tying the films together were cut from the theatrical release, and were not seen until the 2021 director's cut.
Despite mixed critical reception, the film managed to gross $1.152 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year, and the highest-grossing DC Comics film adaptation ever made. It was followed by a non-canonical animated miniseries, Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021), and a proper sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
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Appearing in "Aquaman (Movie)"
Featured Characters:
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Atlantean Royal Family
- Tom Curry
- Vulko (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Ocean Master (Orm Marius) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Atlantean soldiers (Flashback and main story)
- Murk (First appearance)
- Atlantean soldiers (Flashback and main story)
- Black Manta (David Kane) (First appearance) (Origin)
- Jesse Kane (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Atlanteans
- Atlan (First appearance; dies)
- Brine (First appearance)
- Brine King (First appearance)
- Kingdom of the Fishermen (First appearance)
- Kingdom of Xebel
- Nereus (First appearance)
- Kingdom of the Trench (First appearance)
- Karathen (First appearance)
- Topo
- Matt & Mike
- Morgan (First appearance)
- Professor James (First appearance)
- Dr. Stephen Shin (First appearance)
- United States Navy
- Steppenwolf (Mentioned only)
- Wonder Woman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- DC Extended Universe
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantis
- Kingdom of the Brine (First appearance)
- Kingdom of the Fishermen
- Kingdom of the Trench
- Atlantis
- Indian Ocean
- Canada (On a TV or computer screen)
- Newfoundland (On a TV or computer screen)
- Italy
- North Sea
- Portugal (On a TV or computer screen)
- Lisbon (On a TV or computer screen)
- Spain (On a TV or computer screen)
- United States of America
- Florida
- Fort Lauderdale (On a TV or computer screen)
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Florida
- Western Sahara
- Sahara Desert
- Kingdom of the Deserters
- Sahara Desert
- Atlantic Ocean
Items:
- Trident of Atlan
- Trident of Atlanna (Destroyed)
- Trident of Orvax (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
Cast
- Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
- Tainui Kirkwood, Tamor Kirkwood and Denzel Quirke as 3-year-old Arthur
- Kaan Guldur as 9-year-old Arthur
- Otis Dhanji as 13-year-old Arthur
- Kekoa Kekumano as 16-year-old Arthur
- Amber Heard as Mera
- Willem Dafoe as Vulko
- Patrick Wilson as King Orm
- Nicole Kidman as Atlanna
- Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane/Black Manta
- Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry
- Ludi Lin as Captain Murk
- Michael Beach as Jesse Kane
- Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin
- Graham McTavish as King Atlan
- Julie Andrews as Karathen (voice)
- John Rhys-Davies as the Brine King (voice)
- Djimon Hounsou as King Ricou (voice)
- Andrew Crawford as the Brine King (on-set) and King Ricou (on-set)
- Sophia Forrest as Fisherman Princess
- Natalia Safran as Queen Rina
See Also
- Characters from Aquaman (Movie)
- Other things related to Aquaman (Movie)
- Movie Gallery: Aquaman (Movie)