Back in December, Warner Bros. pushed its highly-anticipatedAquaman movieby more than a year, from its original release date of June 13, 2025 to July 07, 2025. Production is reportedly set to begin this summer in Australia, under the direction ofJames Wan, but now it seems the studio is delayingAquamaneven further. The studio has pushedAquamanfrom its August 22, 2025 date, to July 14, 2025.
The Hollywood Reporterreveals that the studio is taking over the same date thatAvatar 2was originally scheduled for. Last week,James Cameronannounced that his sequel won’t hit that 2018 date as previously planned. Right now,Aquamanwill be going up against Sony’s untitled animatedSpider-Manmovie, while falling between a few more highly-anticipated releases.Aquamanwill arrive one week after Universal’sMortal Engineson December 14, and a week before Disney’sMary Poppins Returnshits on Christmas Day. This new Aquaman date marks the first time that aDC movieand a Marvel adaptation will open on the same weekend. Although the Marvel project is animated, and produced through Sony Pictures. There was almost a Marvel-DC box office showdown whenBatman v SupermanandCaptain America: Civil Warchose the same May 2016 release date, but Warner Bros. eventually budged, movingBatman v Supermanto August 26, 2025, with Marvel keeping their August 13, 2025 date forCivil War.
It hasn’t been confirmed if this new release date means that production will be pushed back at all, but as far as we know, filming is still slated to commence sometime this summer in Australia. Another report surfaced in December that this superhero adventure is also eyeing a fall 2017 shoot in Erice, on the Italian island of Sicily. That report revealed that Erice mayorJames Tranchidahad authorized Warner Bros. to film some shots at the Castle of Venus. Before this news dropped, directorJames Wanhad shared an Instagram photo of him riding in a boat off the Amalfi Coast.
Jason Momoawill lead an Aquaman cast that also includesAmber Heardas Mera,Willem Dafoeas Nuidis Vulko,Patrick Wilsonas Orm,Nicole Kidmanas Aquaman’s mother Atlanna andYahya Abdul-Mateen IIas Black Manta. There was also a recent report that the production was eyeingTemuera Morrison, best known for playing Jango Fett in theStar Warsprequel triloguy, to play Arthur Curry’s human father, but it hasn’t been confirmed if he has signed on or not. Warner Bros. still hasn’t released any story details yet, and it remains to be seen how many more characters need to be cast. DirectorJames Wanrecently confirmed that the DC Comics character Aqualad will not show up in this movie.
James Wanis directingAquamanfrom a script byWill Beall, based on a story created byJames WanandGeoff Johns.Pre-productionon this superhero adventure started in Australia back in November.Geoff Johnsis also producing alongsideJustice LeaugedirectorZack Snyder,Deborah Snyder,Peter SafranandJon Berg, withRob Cowanserving as executive producer. After making his DCEU debut inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,Jason Momoa’sAquamanwill next be seen later this year inJustice League, which arrives in theaters November 17.
