The supporting characters including an antagonist and a love interest are teased along with Aquaman's background story.
- October 16, 2014
AceShowbiz -
The villain and the background story of Jason Momoa's Aquaman may have been unearthed. According to The Aquaman Shrine, Black Manta who is known as the longtime enemy of the King of the Seven Seas will appear in the upcoming "Aquaman" film.
The other supporting characters in the superhero flick allegedly include Aquaman's treacherous brother Orm or Ocean Master, Queen of Atlantis and love interest Mera, as well as carnivorous undersea race called The Trench. The movie is scheduled for a 2018 release.
The site furthermore adds, "Like Wonder Woman, Aquaman's origin will be New 52 canon. His appearance will be likewise inspired & adapted." In the comic relaunch, Aquaman is introduced as the half-human son of Tom Curry and Atlanna.
It was previously rumored that Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman would be a goddess, the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, in the movie adaptation. She will be introduced in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck which is due March 25, 2016.
Although Aquaman is rumored to make a formal appearance in the "Man of Steel" sequel, his introduction was already set up in the first rebooted Superman film. He was allegedly the one who saved Clark Kent, sending whales when the latter fell into the ocean after saving men from oil rig explosion. He will reportedly have a "surfer" look "essentially with tribal tattoos and all that jazz."
