Aquaman Faces Off Against His Biggest Foe in the New "Lost Kingdom" Trailer

Momoa returns as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman. With him are Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, and Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry. It's unclear how big Heard's role in the film will be amid her ongoing legal battle with Johnny Depp. Abdul-Mateen II plays the villain, Black Manta.

The cast also include Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, Indya Moore, and Pilou Asbæk. Affleck will reprise his role as Batman, aka Bruce Wayne.

"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is now set to hit theaters on 20 Dec., 2023. It was originally scheduled to premiere on 17 March, 2023, before it was pushed back to Christmas Day.

The future of Aquaman is very much up in the air. Peter Safran and James Gunn took over the DC Universe — and DC Studios — last fall, and when they announced their slate of DC movies and TV shows earlier this year, no Aquauman project was included. The duo said at the time that they were open to any current DC actors returning as their characters — including Momoa.

But for his part, Momoa is pretty certain there will be more Aquaman in the new DCU. He told Total Film in March, "Peter [Safran]'s my producer [on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom], and is a dear friend. I absolutely think Aquaman will be involved in the DCU. It's on, bro – there's no one bigger than Aquaman!"