Author: Jen Yamato / Source: latimes.com
Warner Bros. and DC’s “Aquaman” made a splashy debut on the biggest stage in pop culture Saturday at Comic-Con, where the first glimpse of star Jason Momoa shirtless in a newly premiered trailer drew screams so loud that they drowned out the superhero’s dialogue.
Fans lined up overnight outside the 6,500-capacity Hall H to preview the Dec. 21 DC Universe standalone film, which explores the origins of the “Justice League” teammate — the half-human, half-Atlantean hero Arthur Curry — as he becomes embroiled in a war between his two worlds.
Director James Wan, joined by stars Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen and Patrick Wilson, debuted an action-packed first trailer to a huge audience response. Fans cheered at expansive underwater battle scenes, at glimpses of nemesis Black Manta in his high-tech suit with glowing red eyes, and at Momoa’s tattooed — and shirtless — rock star charisma.
“I was so lucky because I got to lie on a rock,” she said of her character’s onscreen introduction, which required the actress to be pummeled relentlessly with water.
Abdul-Mateen revealed that he’d kept a huge secret up until the “Aquaman” shoot: He didn’t know how to swim. “I secretly learned and taught myself how to swim during the mornings and the evenings,” he laughed of his covert sessions spent in the hotel pool.
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