{"id":1908638,"date":"2023-04-01T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T02:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-box-office-disaster-jason-momoa-attempts-to-stave-off-similar-disaster-for-aquaman-2\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T23:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T03:02:29","slug":"following-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-box-office-disaster-jason-momoa-attempts-to-stave-off-similar-disaster-for-aquaman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-box-office-disaster-jason-momoa-attempts-to-stave-off-similar-disaster-for-aquaman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Following \u201cShazam! Fury of the Gods\u201d Box Office Disaster, Jason Momoa Attempts to Stave off Similar Disaster for \u201cAquaman 2\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Ffollowing-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-box-office-disaster-jason-momoa-attempts-to-stave-off-similar-disaster-for-aquaman-2%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=1908638&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<div id=\"cb-outer-container\" role=\"main\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<article id=\"post-203195\" role=\"article\">\n<header id=\"cb-standard-featured\">\n<\/header>\n<section itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-content-ads-inserted=\"true\">\n<p>Jason Momoa is attempting to do some damage control for his upcoming movie, <em>Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom<\/em>. This may be his last appearance as the character, as he might find new life as The Main Man in the DCU. Momoa is following in the footsteps of the <em>Shazam! Fury Of The Gods<\/em> cast and director, who did some hand-wringing before the movie&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_178456\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-178456\">Arthur jumps out of a plane in Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/03\/27\/after-abysmal-opening-weekend-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-plummets-in-its-second-weekend-at-the-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Abysmal Opening Weekend, \u2018Shazam! Fury Of The Gods\u2019 Plummets In Its Second Weekend At The Box Office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/jason-momoa-aquaman-dcu-future-exclusive\/?utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_content=total-film&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=socialflow\"><span>Via <em>GamesRadar,<\/em> he tells <em>Total Film<\/em><\/span><\/a> that he hopes people will see <em>Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom<\/em> despite <em>Shazam! Fury Of The Gods<\/em>\/<em>2<\/em> performing poorly at the box office, bad test screenings of the former, and time running out for the DCEU. Momoa pitched the sequel&#8217;s fun factor instead, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s fun. I really enjoy doing comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rumors suggest that most of the film&#8217;s comedy comes from Momoa and Patrick Wilson, who returns as Orm to team up with his brother and rival. Momoa confirmed this, saying, &#8220;There&#8217;s some really funny stuff with Patrick Wilson. I really adore him. We had a great time working together. It&#8217;s like we&#8217;re brothers. There&#8217;s a lot of cool stuff happening in this one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_130774\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-130774\">Arthur captures Orm in Aquaman (2018)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/03\/26\/zachary-levi-takes-shot-at-dc-and-snyderverse-fans-when-addressing-negative-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zachary Levi Takes Shot At DC And Snyderverse Fans When Addressing Negative \u2018Shazam! Fury Of The Gods\u2019 Reviews<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the interview, Momoa is confident that Aquaman will continue to play a role in the future of the DCU. His new boss, Peter Safran, who produced both <\/span><em>Aquaman<\/em><span> and <\/span><em>Shazam!<\/em>, <span>is a dear friend, and &#8220;won&#8217;t let him down.&#8221; He said, &#8220;It&#8217;s on, bro \u2013 there&#8217;s no one bigger than Aquaman!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">However, early feedback for <em>The Lost Kingdom<\/em> is not as positive as the first film, with rumors of the movie being boring and terrible, as well as reports of walkouts during test screenings. There is also social media chatter that Amber Heard&#8217;s part is still intact.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199299\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-199299\">Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the movie falls short, Arthur Curry may be benched while Momoa may only get to play <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\">Lobo<\/a> when he returns. This is the rumored plan, despite Momoa&#8217;s statement that he can play more than one character at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/03\/16\/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-rumor-alleges-major-role-black-manta-will-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Rumor Alleges Major Role Black Manta Will Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<li id=\"custom_html-10\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"custom_html-3\"><\/li>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Momoa might be trying to do some damage control for his next Aquaman movie, which could be his last as the character. 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