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Though it’s long been known that Jason Momoa is playing the wet warrior Aquaman in the forthcoming “Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice”, it’s only in the past couple of weeks – following Warner’s official announcement-that the former “Game of Thrones” star can publicly speak of the gig.
Talking at Atlanta’s Walker Stalker Con in Atlanta this weekend, Momoa said :
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.
The actor said his heritage might’ve helped snare him the part :
I’ve rode some dolphins before, so I can pull on that. I did go to school for Marine Biology, but the cool thing is… 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… My family are some of the greatest water men on earth. I’m not, but I’m going to go train with them. But it’s really an honor just being a Polynesian. And water is the most important thing in this world and we all know it. It’s cool be a part of DC’s universe.
Though Warners say a solo “Aquaman” is skedded for 2018, Momoa’s not even thinking about that one yet.
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… So I know we’re going to do Justice League first.
Via ‘ComicBook.com‘
Momoa’s Aquaman makes his big screen debut in 2016.
