Having strenuously denied his casting on several occasions, former Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa was finally confirmed as taking on the part of Aquaman in the DC Cinematic Universe last week as part of Warner’s big DC announcement, and now the actor has broken his silence about the role, which will see him starring in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman and, presumably, Justice League and its sequel…
“I was asked to play it. You know, you audition and stuff like that, but the fact is you’ve just got to keep it quiet,” said Momoa at Atlanta’s Walker Stalker Con (via ComicBook). “You know what I mean, I was just trying to respect Warner Bros. and everyone’s wishes. I’m really, really happy that I don’t have to be quiet anymore, because that’s really hard for me… I don’t know the director [for the solo movie]. I know about as much as you guys know. I know the Justice League will come first. That’s really what we’re going to focus on. I’m not sure if it will be [set] prior to Justice League or post. I don’t know too much about it. It will probably be where he came from. It will probably be his whole origin story I would think… So I know we’re going to do Justice League first. I don’t even know when we’re shooting yet, but it will be like 2016 or 2017, so there’s plenty of time.”
Momoa also went on to explain how his Polynesian heritage will help with his preparations for the role, stating that: “I’ve rode some dolphins before, so I can pull on that. I did go to school for Marine Biology, but the cool thing is… the greatest thing for me is that Polynesians, our gods, Kahoali, Maui, all these water gods, so it’s really cool and a honor to be playing a [water] character. And there’s not too many brown superheroes, so I’m really looking forward to representing the Polynesians, the natives… My family are some of the greatest water men on earth. I’m not, but I’m going to go train with them. But it’s really an honor just being a Polynesian. And water is the most important thing in this world and we all know it. It’s cool be a part of DC’s universe. I’m really excited to be with Warner Bros., and hopefully everyone likes it. And Zack Snyder’s a genius, so I’m really excited to be hanging out with him.”
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Originally published October 20, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
