Chris here. What hath Star Wars the need to fill the calendar with weekly franchises wrought: we are getting an Aquaman movie this Christmas. No matter because it marks Nicole Kidman's return to superhero fare, which means COSTUMES! 'Gowns, beautiful gowns.'
Today we got our very first glimpse of Nicole as Aquaman's queen mother Atlanna on the Entertainment Weekly cover to the left. But with this exciting news comes the realization that the film... looks really promising? Perhaps DC can shed its Batman/Superman woes (if not match their Wonder Woman highs) thanks to director James Wan and his long proven ability to thrill. Wan has previously given us horror greats Insidious and The Conjuring, not to mention Furious 7, the most beloved of that particular franchise.
With this cover comes a slew of new images, and I have thoughts...
- That's not an otherwordly sunset, it's just Nicole's natural aura.
- Does this child (we're assuming baby Aquaman, or Aquababy) know what a gift this loving embrace is from Nicole? What is this baby's favorite Kidman performance? My money is on Dogville.
- The color palette is giving me Far and Away, but Gay.
- No, this isn't Ant-Man. It's Yahya Absul-Mateen II as one of the film's villains, Black Manta.
- Aquaman will apparently be an ode to arms and who am I to complain?
- Black Manta isn't the big baddie though. Those honors goe to Patrick Wilson (yep, that's him on the right) as King Orm. Orm-agerd!
- But maybe the real main villain is Wilson's hairstylist? Is that a hair fin or a manbun?
- Live footage from our collective flooded basements.
- Did I fully glaze over during Justice League and forget or has Aquaman gotten more ink?
- Momoa is actually fairly funny and charismatic in the role thus far but it was the least utilized hero of League. With him at the forefront, it will be interesting to see how he holds his own.