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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom movie storyline. When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the rest of the world, from irreversible devastation. Audience will see Jason Mamoa’s hero Aquaman forced to reluctantly team up with his brother, King Orm to take down Black Manta – who has grown stronger and more dangerous since the first film.
The sequel looks to be much bigger than the original due to its new characters and locations. Black Manta will have a new ship in the film and may have been taken over by some dark energy that could explain his increase in power.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Aquaman. Produced by DC Studios, the Safran Company, and Atomic Monster, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to Aquaman (2018), and the 15th and final installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by James Wan from a screenplay written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, and stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman alongside Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, and Nicole Kidman.
Momoa pitched a story for an Aquaman sequel during production of the first film. Wan did not want to rush a sequel but agreed in January 2019 to oversee development. Johnson-McGoldrick signed to write the screenplay a month later, and Wan was confirmed to be directing in August 2020. He said the film would expand on Aquaman’s worldbuilding, and announced the sequel’s title in June 2021. Filming began at the end of the month and concluded in January 2022, taking place in the United Kingdom, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and New Jersey, with additional filming in New Zealand.
Principal photography began in London on June 28, 2021, under the working title Necrus. Don Burgess returned as the cinematographer from the first film. In August, Wan said the sequel was strongly influenced by the film Planet of the Vampires (1965). Filming took place at Saunton Sands beach, Devon, in early September.
Later that month, Asbæk’s casting was confirmed; Randall Park was revealed to be returning from the first film as Dr. Stephen Shin; Vincent Regan had been cast as the ancient king Atlan, replacing Graham McTavish who briefly portrayed the character in the first film; Jani Zhao was set to portray Stingray, an original character for the film, in her first English-language feature role; and Indya Moore was revealed to be portraying Karshon in the sequel.
After shooting 95 percent of the film in the United Kingdom, production moved to Hawaii until December 9, for on-location shooting. Filming also occurred in Jersey City, New Jersey that year. Nicole Kidman was confirmed to have reprised her role as Aquaman’s mother Atlanna shortly after that. Filming then moved to Los Angeles, and officially wrapped on January 12, 2022, in Malibu.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom wasreleased in the United States on December 20, 2023. It was originally set for release on December 16, 2022, but was moved from there to March 17, 2023, when Warner Bros. adjusted its release schedule due to the impact of the pandemic on the workload of visual effects vendors. It was then moved to December 25, 2023, when Warner Bros. Discovery was trying to spread out marketing and distribution costs,[51] before moving up to December 20.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman, Randall Park, Vincent Regan, Tai Boothe
Screenplay by: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Production Design by: Bill Brzeski, Sahby Mehalla
Cinematography by: Don Burgess
Film Editing by: Kirk Morri
Costume Design by: Richard Sale
Set Decoration by: Richard Sale
Art Direction by: Ravi Bansal, Ian Bunting, Michael Gowen
Music by: Rupert Gregson-Williams
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: December 20, 2023
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