{"id":1831472,"date":"2023-02-01T10:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831472"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:23:16","slug":"aquaman-star-jason-momoa-further-indicates-he-is-sticking-around-dcu-says-he-will-continue-to-play-aquaman-as-well-as-a-couple-different-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aquaman-star-jason-momoa-further-indicates-he-is-sticking-around-dcu-says-he-will-continue-to-play-aquaman-as-well-as-a-couple-different-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAquaman\u201d Star Jason Momoa Further Indicates He Is Sticking Around DCU, Says He Will Continue To Play Aquaman as Well as \u201cA Couple Different Roles\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faquaman-star-jason-momoa-further-indicates-he-is-sticking-around-dcu-says-he-will-continue-to-play-aquaman-as-well-as-a-couple-different-roles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1831472&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Jason Momoa isn\u2019t going anywhere as Aquaman. He even promised more at the Sundance Film Festival as he and James Gunn, the new DC Studios CEO, have a great relationship. According to the actor, they are working on several things and, what\u2019s more, Momoa is looking forward to the opportunity to play more characters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189145\" class=\"wp-image-189145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.15-07.37-boundingintocomics-637341cdb93dd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.15-07.37-boundingintocomics-637341cdb93dd.png 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.15-07.37-boundingintocomics-637341cdb93dd-300x160.png 300w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. Pictures: Jason Momoa as Aquaman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/30\/dave-bautista-claims-james-gunn-plans-to-completely-reboot-the-dc-universe-echoes-david-zaslavs-previous-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Bautista Claims James Gunn Plans To Completely Reboot The DC Universe, Echoes David Zaslav\u2019s Previous Comments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love [James] Gunn and so there\u2019s gonna be some really cool things, what they\u2019re doing with DC, and I definitely will be in more than just one,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/01\/jason-momoa-aquaman-dc-future-david-zaslav-warner-bros-1235229634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Momoa said via Deadline<\/a><em>.<\/em> \u201cThere\u2019s room for me to play a couple different [roles]\u2026 I\u2019ve seen other actors do it. Yeah. I want a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He repeated to Variety the following: \u201cI\u2019ll always be Aquaman. Ain\u2019t anyone coming in there and taking shit. There might be some other characters, too. I can play other things, too. I can be funny and savage and charming.\u201d These statements could be positive news for Lobo speculation<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019ll always be Aquaman.\u201d Jason Momoa shares his story about meeting James Gunn, Peter Safran and other people. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of good things coming.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6i0OuZtEC\">https:\/\/t.co\/m6i0OuZtEC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jDFss3gojB\">pic.twitter.com\/jDFss3gojB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1616569137433550848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Toward the end of last year, Momoa received a phone call with a most propitious update on the other end that led him to post a video to social media sharing his excitement with a big \u201cF*** YES!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What news he got is arcane but most concluded it had something to do with a Lobo tease made by Gunn earlier.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about whether this phone call and Gunn posting an image of Lobo to social media were connected, Momoa answered, \u201cWell, everyone knows that I\u2019m a comic book fan, and so the comic that I collect the most, and I have every comic there is. You can do your research and find out what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019ll always be Aquaman.\u201d Jason Momoa opens up about his meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran: \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of good things coming.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6i0OuZtEC\">https:\/\/t.co\/m6i0OuZtEC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jDFss3gojB\">pic.twitter.com\/jDFss3gojB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1616569137433550848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/30\/james-gunn-wants-actors-who-are-easy-to-work-with-for-his-dcu-in-potentially-veiled-jab-at-henry-cavill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn Wants Actors Who Are \u201cEasy To Work With\u201d For His DCU In Potentially Veiled Jab At Henry Cavill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Main Man is one of the actor\u2019s favorite characters and who he initially hoped to play when <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/14\/dc-studio-head-james-gunn-seems-to-tease-lobo-coming-to-dcu-jason-momoa-weighs-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zack Snyder had him read for Batman<\/a>. Interestingly, his burnout interpretation of Bruce Wayne landed him Aquaman which Snyder was reimagining to suit his take on DC. Bearing a resemblance and undertones of Lobo, his Arthur Curry resonated with some audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming sequel could turn the tide, and not for the better, but for right now Warner Bros. is still satisfied with the results, and thus fine with keeping Momoa around as King of Atlantis. \u201cI\u2019ll always be Aquaman, and there\u2019s a lot of evolution for that. So I\u2019m not going anywhere and it\u2019s very exciting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127936\" class=\"wp-image-127936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.08.09-05.05-boundingintocomics-6111605518915-1340x754-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.08.09-05.05-boundingintocomics-6111605518915-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021.08.09-05.05-boundingintocomics-6111605518915-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.08.09-05.05-boundingintocomics-6111605518915-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.08.09-05.05-boundingintocomics-6111605518915.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-127936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momoa in the climax of Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps because of WB\u2019s investment in <em>Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/em>, much like Ezra Miller and <em>The Flash<\/em>, Momoa survived the culling that claimed Henry Cavill and <em>Batgirl,<\/em> finding favor with CEO David Zaslav. \u201cWe have a special relationship\u2026I wish I could say more,\u201d Momoa added. \u201cIt was really wonderful to be over there, and Warner Bros is a home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/15\/aquaman-actor-jason-momoa-excitedly-teases-secret-project-that-may-be-dc-related\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Aquaman\u2019 Actor Jason Momoa Excitedly Teases Secret Project That May Be DC-Related<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Momoa isn\u2019t going anywhere as Aquaman. He even promised more at the Sundance Film Festival as he and James Gunn, the new DC Studios CEO, have a great relationship. According to the actor, they are working on several things and, what\u2019s more, Momoa is looking forward to the opportunity to play more characters. 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