At the Sundance Film Festival, Jason Momoa was answering questions during the Smart Works panel. There were a couple questions about playing Aquaman in the DC Comics cinematic universe. You can listen to the audio by clicking here (18 min & 24 min marks)
Momoa was asked, what can fans of the comic book expect from his version. “Well, things are going to be a little different, Momoa responded. “When I first went in I met with Zack (Snyder). His idea is pretty amazing. When I went in, he told me … my jaw kind of dropped. My jaw doesn’t normally drop. What he has planned for the DC world and for … definitely for Aquaman is something that, you know… I think I was brought on for a certain reason and they got some really cool plans for him. I’m really excited for everyone to see it.”
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Momoa then tells how difficult it was to keep the casting news quiet. He had known he landed the role of Aquaman over a year ago. “Last year, when I was on this panel I was like eating chicken breasts and in training when I wasn’t supposed to talk about anything,” Momoa confessed. “I wasn’t supposed to say anything until 2016. So I told a bunch of people that they could punch me in the face if I was on it, so I’m going to get hit a couple times. But they finally released it. I was supposed to keep it a secret for 3 years.”
Then the host of the panel mentioned that Michael Shannon (“Man Of Steel”) was spotted at Sundance wearing an Aquaman t-shirt. “That’s awesome!” Momoa exclaimed. The host then follows that up with, “What’s your relationship there?” Which seems to allude to our recent report regarding General Zod’s involvement with Batman v Superman. Her question was followed by an awkward silence. Momoa completely dodges the question by changing the subject to a canned response about how important the role is because of his Polynesian roots and its connection to Hawaiian gods.
Later on, a 74-year-old woman proclaiming to be a huge fan of the Aquaman comic books wanted to know if Momoa’s King Of The Seven Seas will have a beard and mustache. “Well, just going off what you’ve seen so far ma’am, I don’t think he is going to be blonde or white,” Momoa stated. “I can’t really tell you because I haven’t shot it yet. I hate to disappoint. But um, you know, I’m a little different than what those others. I hope you watch it with an open heart.”
Aquaman comes to theaters July 27th, 2018
