Jason Momoa Opens Up About AQUAMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE
Yes, Jason Momoa is set to play Aquaman in Justice League and a stand alone film. After playing coy, and constantly denying his involvement over the last few months, the actor has finally opened up about it in an interview with ComicBook.com. Here's what he had to say in regards to being able to talk about it:
"Listen, I was asked to play it. You know, you audition and stuff like that, but the fact is you’ve just got to keep it quiet. You know what I mean, I was just trying to respect Warner Bros. and everyone’s wishes. I’m really, really happy that I don’t have to be quiet anymore, because that’s really hard for me."
Momoa also went on to say that it's an "honor" for him to bring Aquaman to the big screen:
"The greatest thing for me is that Polynesians, our gods, Kahoali, Maui, all these water gods, so it’s really cool and a honor to be playing a [water] character. And there’s not too many brown superheroes, so I’m really looking forward to representing the Polynesians, the natives. It’s cool be a part of DC’s universe. I’m really excited to be with Warner Bros., and hopefully everyone likes it. And Zack Snyder’s a genius, so I’m really excited to be hanging out with him."
It's good to see that he's excited about it. Because every time it was previously brought up in interviews he just came off as being annoyed. He still won't provide any details, which is expected, but he does say:
"I really wish I could say something, but I don’t even know.. I found out some of the characters that are in Justice League that are casted that I didn’t know. So you found out when I found out. And that stuff is pretty tight-lipped so I don’t have anything to give."
As you know, stuff leaks out all the time, so I'm sure we'll eventually find out more information on the role Aquaman will play in DC's cinematic universe. When talking about Justice League he did say the following:
"I don’t know the director. I know about as much as you guys know. I know the Justice League will come first. That’s really what we’re going to focus on. I’m not sure if it will be [set] prior to Justice League or post. I don’t know too much about it. It will probably be where he came from. It will probably be his whole origin story I would think…I mean I don’t even want to get quoted on this shit. So I know we’re going to do Justice League first. I don’t even know when we’re shooting yet, but it will be like 2016 or 2017, so there’s plenty of time."
I'm actually excited about seeing Momoa take on the role of Aquaman. I'm sure he'll be able to bring a badassery to this character that we've never seen before.