Aquaman Is 2018's Answer To G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. That's A Compliment.

Aquaman has been given a bum rap in American pop culture. Because Family Guy and The Big Bang Theory (the paragons of pop culture contemplation) made jokes saying Aquaman was stupid, that's been his reputation in the 21st-century pop culture landscape, which is a pity because of how much fun the character can be in properties like his "Outrageous!" portrayal in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Much to my delight, James Wan's Aquaman movie decides to eschew constantly apologizing for the weirdness of the character and his world and just embraces all the high-concept underwater absurdity that Aquaman could possibly get into, a choice worthy of a mighty Jason Momoa delivered "YEAH!".

The DCEU Goes From Churning Out Massive Disasters To Churning Out Major Messes With Justice League

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD 

 

And so, to quote the opening line of the Christina Aguilera cover of Car Wash from the movie Shark Tale...here we go again.

First Image Of Aquaman From Batman V. Superman Revealed!

We've still got more than a year to go until Batman v. Superman: Rise Of The Dawn Of The Age Of Justice arrives into theaters (it opens March 25, 2016), but the very first image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman has been shown off. That's the image above and it's...decent. The costumes from this movie, solely in image form (seeing them in motion whenever a trailer is released will be a better barometer for success), have been a mixed bag, for me at least.

Looks Like We Know Whose Playing Aquaman In Batman Vs. Superman!

The long casting process for Batman v. Super: Dawn of Justice is almost complete, even though they're deep into filming at this point. But don't worry; it won't be just Batman that Superman has to face in this feature. In addition to The Caped Crusader, Superman will face Wonder Woman, Cyborg and Swamp-Thing (just kidding on the last one...sadly)

Today, we discovered just whose playing another one of DC's major icons. Playing the role of Aquaman is....