{"id":1924729,"date":"2023-05-05T01:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T05:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-momoa-says-he-feels-no-pressure-for-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-to-do-well\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T01:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T05:12:49","slug":"jason-momoa-says-he-feels-no-pressure-for-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-to-do-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-momoa-says-he-feels-no-pressure-for-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-to-do-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa Says He Feels No Pressure for \u201cAquaman and the Lost Kingdom\u201d to Do Well"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fjason-momoa-says-he-feels-no-pressure-for-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-to-do-well%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=1924729&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--><p> Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Actor Jason Momoa made it clear he feels no pressure for the upcoming Aquaman sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, to do well.<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa is Dante in FAST X, directed by Louis Leterrier<\/p>\n<p> Momoa made his thoughts clear in a recent interview with Men\u2019s Health where he briefly discussed the success of the first film, the difficulty to adapt Aquaman, the upcoming the sequel, and the character in general.<\/p>\n<p> First, Momoa shared his surprise that the first film performed as well as it did at the box office. The first film grossed $335 million at the domestic box office and another $808.7 million at the international box office for a global gross of $1.1 billion. Much of that international box office, specifically $291.8 million, came from China according to The-Numbers.<\/p>\n<p> Momoa told the outlet, \u201cWell, to be perfectly honest, I was absolutely baffled that\u00a0Aquaman was received so well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI\u2019ve done things that are amazing that no one sees and no one gives a shit about. You just don\u2019t know in this business,\u201d Momoa continued. \u201cI don\u2019t go do things and think, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m gonna get\u00a0$1 billion on this one.\u2019 I go in and do my best job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg in Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League (2021), HBO Max<\/p>\n<p> RELATED: \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Rumor Alleges Major Role Black Manta Will Play<\/p>\n<p> According to Men\u2019s Health\u2019s Ben Court Momoa would express a range of emotions regarding Aquaman specifically frustration, bitterness, and apathy albeit he doesn\u2019t include any of Momoa\u2019s comments that do indeed express these emotions.<\/p>\n<p> However, Momoa did inform him, \u201cIt\u2019s not that I don\u2019t care about Aquaman; it\u2019s a wonderful character.\u201d The actor would then declare Aquaman the hardest comic book character to adapt given how general audiences perceive him, \u201cAquaman is probably the hardest character in comic-book history. He\u2019s made fun of and ridiculed, but I tried to give it heart and soul, and I\u2019m proud of it in certain ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The actor then made his opinion known that he\u2019s feeling no pressure for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom to perform well, \u201d\u00a0Do I feel pressure for [the sequel] to do well? No. All I can do is give it my all. But it\u2019s in a lot of other people\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for \u201cAquaman\u201d, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p> According to Court the reason he isn\u2019t feeling this pressure is due to the chaos at DC, with Momoa noting that \u201cdifferent directors [have] different ideas of who Aquaman is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> On top of this, Warner Bros. reportedly passed on a 50-page script that Momoa and his producing partner Brian Mendoza submitted for the sequel.<\/p>\n<p> Momoa said, \u201cThat\u2019s the reason why I love directing and creating. At the end of\u00a0Chief of War,\u00a0I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, feel free to knock, ridicule it. If it isn\u2019t good, then we suck. It\u2019s our fault.\u2019 Yeah. I don\u2019t wanna just go like, \u2018I\u2019m acting. I\u2019ll be in my trailer.\u2019 I love being able to burn for what I believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> He added, \u201cI\u2019ve seen some of the most shocking acting performances firsthand and watched them edited, and they were amazing. I wish I could tell you who it was. I\u2019m like, \u2018What the f***?\u2019 I watched this guy who had to be f***ing propped up. They read the lines to him. But this motherfucker killed it when the edit came in and was applauded for it. At that point, I was like, \u2018Wow, this s**t is made in the edit.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for \u201cAquaman\u201d, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p> RELATED: DC Films President Walter Hamada Denies Amber Heard\u2019s Claim Her Role in Aquaman 2 Was \u201cPared Down\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Momoa\u2019s comments about movie magic and editing echo what former DC Films head Walter Hamada testified in court during Johnny Depp\u2019s lawsuit against Aquaman actress Amber Heard.<\/p>\n<p> Hamada testified there were conversations about potentially recasting Amber Heard due to chemistry issues with Momoa, \u201cIt was the concerns that were brought up at the wrap of the first movie, production of the first movie, which was the issue of chemistry. Did the two have chemistry?\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI think editorially they were able to make that relationship work in the first movie, but there was a concern that it took a lot of effort to get there,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd would we be better off recasting, finding someone who had more natural chemistry with Jason Momoa and move forward that way?\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Hamada later detailed, \u201cThe reality is it\u2019s not uncommon on movies for two leads to not have chemistry. That it\u2019s sort of movie magic and editorial, the ability to sort of put performances together and with the magic of, you know, a great score and how you put the pieces together you can fabricate, sort of, that chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI think, at the end of the day, if you watch the movie, they looked like they had great chemistry, but I just know that through the course of the post-production that it took a lot of effort to get there. Sometimes you don\u2019t. Sometimes it\u2019s very easy, you just put the characters on the screen together and they work, and sometimes it\u2019s harder,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Amber Heard as Mera in Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\n<p> RELATED: Jason Momoa Rumored To Exit Role Of Aquaman Because \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Is \u201cTerrible\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The fact that Momoa feels no pressure for the sequel to do well might be due to the fact that he already feels confident that he will continue on in the role of Aquaman. Momoa previously told Variety that he planned to stay in the role, \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<\/p>\n<p> He reiterated that sentiment while speaking with Total Film at the end of March, \u201cPeter [Safran]\u2019s my producer [on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom], and is a dear friend. I absolutely think Aquaman will be involved in the DCU. It\u2019s on, bro \u2013 there\u2019s no one bigger than Aquaman!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> He added, \u201cBut, also, I hope people are excited to see the new one. It\u2019s fun. I really enjoy doing comedy. There\u2019s some really funny stuff with Patrick Wilson. I really adore him. We had a great time working together. It\u2019s like we\u2019re brothers. There\u2019s a lot of cool stuff happening in this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa as Declan Harp in Frontier (2018), Netflix<\/p>\n<p> RELATED: DC Studios CEO Appears To Lend Credence To Rumors That Jason Momoa Will Exit The Role Of Aquaman After \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019<\/p>\n<p> However, Safran seemed to indicate that Momoa\u2019s time as Aquaman might be up in recent comments to Men\u2019s Health, \u201cI look forward to working with Jason for many years to come. I would be happy for it to be in Arthur Curry\u2019s world, but if\/when another opportunity came up, I\u2019d find another great character for him to create.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Nevertheless, he also claimed, \u201cThere are few superhero castings that are more perfect than Momoa as Aquaman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Aquaman (2018), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\n<p> Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is expected to arrive in theaters on December 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p> What do you make of Momoa\u2019s comments?<\/p>\n<p> NEXT: Jason Momoa Doubles Down On \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Pushing A Climate Change Narrative<\/p>\n<p> Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1924730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[16231,9707,6111,7659,5987,17253,4150],"class_list":["post-1924729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-aquaman","tag-feels","tag-jason","tag-kingdom","tag-lost","tag-momoa","tag-pressure"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1924729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1924730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1924729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1924729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1924729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}