Word from the Hollywood Reporter says The Danish Girl and Friday Night Lights actor may be joining Jason Mamoa in Aquaman, the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures entry in what aims to be it’s own titan of a superhero franchise.
Heard’s role in the film will be Mera, the romantic interest (and one day Queen of Atlantis) of our titular male lead. Prior to his own solo film, Mamoa will make his inaugural appearance in the DCCU in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, set to hit theaters on March 25, 2016. Aquaman will return in Justice League – Part One and Justice League – Part Two, slated for November 10, 2017 and June 14, 2019 respectively. Aquaman’s solo film will land between Justice League flicks, set for release on July 27, 2018.
It will indeed be a busy time for the king of the seven seas.
Aquaman will be directed by Saw and Furious 7 director James Wan, and is currently having two scripts simultaneously prepped by the studio. One by Kurt Johnstad (300, 300: Rise of an Empire) and another by David Leslie Johnson (Wrath of the Titans, The Conjuring 2). Producing the film are Charles Roven, along with Zack and Deborah Snyder.
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