![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that WBD continues to invest significant amounts of cash in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom suggests they're still banking on it making significant waves when it eventually makes land in theaters – indeed, after the disappointing box office performance of the Black Adam, Shazam! and The Flash movies over the last 12 months, the pressure is on. Even more reshoots reportedly took place in New Zealand in June, "an unprecedented number, even for a movie of this scale". Meanwhile, an extensive report in The Hollywood Reporter has said that, throughout 2022 and into early 2023, the sequel went through "uninspiring" test screenings and a couple of rounds of reshoots. Even so, they did confirm that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom would – along with the already-in-production Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash and Blue Beetle– were still heading for the big screen. When DC's latest, extremely hyped dynamic duo announced their own slate of movies earlier this year, further adventures for Aquaman apparently weren't part of their plans. Principal photography wrapped in January 2022, as director James Wan confirmed in an Instagram post:Ī post shared by James Wan photo posted by onīut just a few months later, both Emmerich and Hamada had departed the company, and by October 2022, Safran (who'd already produced both Aquaman movies) and Gunn had been announced as the new guys at the helm of DC Studios. Was originally given the green light by then Warner Bros movie boss Toby Emmerich and his DC Films sidekick Walter Hamada. The movie's since been pulled forward a few days but not by much – as it stands, the movie will be aiming to make a splash in theaters on December 20, 2023, making it one of the final new movies of the year.īut that's not the end of the story, because Aquaman's return to the screen has faced more obstacles than an expedition to the deepest depths of the Trench. Then, in August 2022, Warner Bros shuffled its schedule, pushing the Aquaman 2 release date back to December 25, 2023. That led to the movie being pushed back to March 17, 2023. 's release date was originally set for Decem– almost exactly four years after the first movie’s release – but since then the movie has suffered a number of delays.Īs was the case with many blockbusters, VFX work on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was held up by effects houses becoming overloaded during the Covid-19 pandemic. It also remains the highest grossing DC movie at the box office to date, so it's no surprise that Warner Bros initially targeted another December debut for the sequel in the hope that lightning might strike twice. The first Aquaman dived into theaters in December 2018, and came out on top in a month that also boasted the releases of Mary Poppins Returns, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Bumblebee. Jason Momoa returns as Arthur Curry, the king of Atlantis, in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. ![]()
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