Following the news thatAquaman and the Lost Kingdomwould bedelayed once more, directorJames Wanshared some new concept art for the sequel onhis Instagram. Besides giving us a peek at the underwater wonders ofAquaman and The Lost Kingdom, Wan also commented on the delay, saying that he feels December is the perfect month to release the highly-anticipated sequel.
Amidst the turmoil caused by the Warner Bros. Discovery merge, the DC Extended Universe has suffered heavy losses, with multiple projects being canceled. Yesterday, the company took another step in restructuring its superhero cinematic universe by pushingAquaman and The Lost Kingdomfrom March 2023 to December 2023, withShazam: Fury of The Godstaking over the March release date.
While fans might be bummed about waiting nine more months before catching the sequel in theaters, the silver lining is that the secondAquamanfilm is still on track to be released and will notsuffer a similar fate asBatgirl. Wan is also optimistic about the change, as the first movie was successfully released in December 2018. As Wan puts it, “I’m a bit superstitious and I love that it’s a December release like the first one!”
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Since Wan knows we are excited to see what he’s been cooking for the sequel, the filmmaker shared new concept art that teases the dangers Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) will face inAquaman and The Lost Kingdom, and the wonders of the Seven Seas. We don’t know much about the upcoming film’s plot, and Wan hasn’t “even shown the weird and wonderful characters and creatures of this world yet.” However, the new images tease a brutal battle between Aquaman and giant jellyfish, while also revealing a tentacular monster trapped in ice. The concept art also shows an idyllic natural kingdom that might be the titular Lost Kingdom, a place we speculate to be inspired bythe Black City of Necrus. Finally, the images promise a big rematch between Aquaman and Black Manta (Yahya Abdul).
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomwill also see the return ofPatrick Wilsonas Ocean Master,Amber Heardas Mera,Dolph Lundgrenas King Nereus, andTemuera Morrisonas Aquaman’s father, Tom Curry. It’s still uncertain how the sequel will connect to the bigger DCEU, butBen Affleckis reportedly returning as Bruce Wayne, at least if Warner Bros. Discovery doesn’t change plans until December 2023. Wan directs from a script written byDavid Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, butMomoa himself co-wrote the story treatmentfor the sequel.
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdomwill hit theaters on June 15, 2025. Check out the sequel’s new concept art below.
