Currently set for release on June 05, 2025, Warner Bros. and DC Films is solidifying its production start date for their next DCEU adventureAquaman. This stand alone adventure is reportedly set to shoot summer 2017 on location in Australia. Production will also be taking place at Warner Bros.' Studio Leavesden in London. A great deal of the movie is setunderwater, and will involve shooting in massive tanks with Jason Momoa leading the cast.
Man of Steelkicked off the current DC Extended Universe for the big screen in 2013. It was followed by this year’sBatman V Superman, which released in March andSuicide Squad, which opened in August.DC Filmsand Warner Bros. have big plans for the immediate future.Justice Leagueis currently shooting in London for a November 2017 release. AndWonder Womanhas already wrapped and is currently in pre-production, awaiting its summer 2017 release.
Aquamanmade his first appearance inBatman V Superman, appearing for just a few minutes of screen time.Jason Momoawill reprise the role forJustice League, in which he has a substantially larger role to play. The firstJustice Leaguetrailer premiered at Comic-Con this past July, offering a look at Aquaman’s important contributions to this powerhouse ensemble.The FlashandCyborgwill also appear inJustice Leaguebefore getting their own standalone adventures. As it stands,Aquaman, which is being directed bySawcreator James Wan, is furthest along in pre-production.
Will Beall wrote the script for the standaloneAquaman movie. Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry will be joined by Amber Heard and Willem Dafoe. While filming will begin in summer 2017,Daily Maildoesn’t announce an exact start date.Aquamanisn’t the first big superhero movie to take advantage of what Australia has to offer.Thor: Ragnarokis currently shooting in the country for Marvel and Disney. And Disney recently utilized the country’s resources for the sequelPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which received a $21.6 million tax incentive.
Will Beall has previously teased that the action inAquamanwill take place both on land and at sea, withBlack Mantasaid to be the main villain. Some of the ‘most fun’ scenes will actually take place on dry land. It isn’t known if Australia is being used as a stand-in for a fictional DC City.Aquamanwill be the first DC Comics movie released in 2018. It will be followed by an as-yet untitled DC Movie on July 31, 2025, which many believe is Ben Affleck’sBatmansolo movie. Or it could beThe Flashbig screen adventure, which currently doesn’t have a release date.
