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Aquaman tops U.S. box office, approaching $500 million worldwide

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After two weeks of international rollout, Aquaman finally made its way to domestic shores on Friday, with the DC blockbuster topping the North American box office with a three-day opening of $72.1 million including previews. Aquaman had been tracking a $100 million five-day Christmas opening, and was expected to comfortably top the chart ahead of […]

Ranking All of 2018’s Superhero Movies

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Liam Hoofe rounds up what has been an exceptional year for the superhero genre… By this point, saying that a year is a marquee year for superhero films feels a little redundant. The genre has established itself as the most financially bankable in all of cinema, and it feels as though barely a month goes […]

First look at Kaldur’ahm as Aquaman in DC’s Young Justice: Outsiders

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Warner Bros. Animation has released a first look image of Kaldur’ahm (Khary Peyton), the former Aqualad, who has now taken on the mantle of Aquaman in the DC Universe animated series Young Justice: Outsiders: Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Young Justice: Outsiders “We established back in season 1 that King Orin […]

James Wan cut a bloody and violent shark scene from Aquaman

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, apparently had to cut a bloody shark scene from the film. With fans around the world now enjoying Aquaman in cinemas, the fun can start surrounding how different the film may have been if certain scenes hadn’t been cut. Was there anything crazy that didn’t make the theatrical release? […]

Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews. SYNOPSIS: The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, […]

Jason Momoa names two Justice League members he wants in Aquaman 2

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Jason Momoa, the star of Aquaman, has named two DC characters that he would love to see in the sequel. Aquaman seems to be going down pretty well with fans around the world, with audiences getting their first experience of a solo on-screen adventure for Momoa’s Arthur Curry. But, with Aquaman 2 now in early […]

Preview of Aquaman #43

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Kelly Sue DeConnick and Robson Rocha take over creative duties on Aquaman this week with the release of Aquaman #43; check out a preview here courtesy of DC Comics… The tides turn for the Sea King with a new creative team! Star scribe Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly) and red-hot artist Robson Rocha […]

DC’s Aquaman hits $261 million worldwide ahead of U.S. release

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It doesn’t hit U.S. shores until this coming Friday, but Warner Bros. and DC Films’ superhero blockbuster Aquaman is already proving a solid hit around the globe, with the Jason Momoa-headlined solo movie hitting $261 million worldwide. Following a bumper opening in China last weekend, Aquaman expanded into a further 42 markets this frame, grossing […]

Aquaman director James Wan explains why he wanted to tell “a standalone story”

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While it remains firmly entrenched in the DC Extended Universe, director James Wan has revealed to Den of Geek that he deliberately set out to tell “a standalone story” with Aquaman – one that wasn’t “necessarily part of a ‘cinematic universe.’” “We’ve seen him in other films, but I really wanted to tell a standalone story,” said […]