DC Comics Releases 'Aquaman' On 2018

By Paul Te | Dec 08, 2016 | 01:25 AM EST

Wednesday - Warner Bros. announced their big event that will be released on October 5, 2018. Dc Comics' "Aquaman" will be swimming for the next hit in the big screen.

James Wan, also directed "The Conjuring" in 2013 and "The Fast and Furious 7" in 2015, will again thrill the seats out from the audiences as he will again unleash his expertise in horror, action and thrilling movies.

"Aquaman" is the fifth DC comics character to get a stand-alone movie after Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman and the upcoming Flash movie.

Jason Momoa, Khal Drogo in the "Game of Thrones" (2011-2012) and "Conan the Barbarian" (2011), is Arthur Curry in the movie "Aquaman".

The film also stars Amber Heard as Queen Mera and Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko.

Per IMDb, the plot is about that of Arthur Curry, Momoa, learning that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and that he must step for forward to lead his people and to be a hero and save the world from different villains who tries to destroy it.

According to Polygon, Aquaman will make his feature length-film debut next year in Snyder's Justice League after his first quick introduction in the movie "Batman vs Superman" movie, by Zack Snyder, earlier this year.

''Justice League" also known as "Justice League of America" (1960) is a fictional superhero team in American comic books published by DC comics. Aquaman, together with Superman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Wonderwoman teamed together to protect the world from evil villains.

Polygon also reported that, Warner Bros. had included an "untitled project" on its release date schedule in Oct 5 quite some time ago, which led some fans to believe it could have been the slot for Aquaman, but the studio never confirmed it. No competition yet for Aquaman coming from Marvel or Disney but things could change since 2018 will still be a year ahead.

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