DCEU’s fifteenth and final movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, and more is the sequel to 2018’s Aquaman. Directed by James Wan, Aquaman 2 follows the story of Momoa’s Arthur Curry a.k.a. Aquaman working with his half-brother Orm played by Wilson to prevent Black Manta from killing his family.
The highly awaited movie upon its release received a negative response from the audience and critics but praised the chemistry between Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson. However, the critics also did not forget to mention that the movie was not impacted by the omission of Amber Heard’s scenes. Despite receiving a negative response from the audience, Aquaman 2 holds a record for Jason Momoa that only five actors have had the honor to hold till now.
Jason Momoa receives writing credits for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Jason Momoa who first appeared as Arthur Curry a.k.a. Aquaman in 2018’s Aquaman was one of the writers for the screenplay. Back in 2022, the actor along with the director James Wan introduced significant details about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom at the CinemaCon. He said at the time via ComicBook,
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is amazing. I got to see a little bit of it. Not that much of it. It’s amazing. The action and special effects are amazing. It’s funny. It’s heartfelt. I had a big hand in the script with James Wan. It’s pretty much all me and I love it. I am extremely proud of it.”
The actor later at the CCXP convention in São Paulo, Brazil took the stage to reflect upon his reign as the superhero character. He mentioned that it’s one of the longest characters he has ever played. Momoa also dwelled upon how he ended up writing credits via ComicBook;
“There’s a lot of things you want to do and fulfill as an actor and also for the fans and for myself. When we finished the first one, I had a lot of ideas. And I started to put them down, just put them down in my heart and my love for the character. Then we got a meeting with DC and Warners and James Wan.”
Momoa added that he was nervous while pitching the idea for the sequel and shared that the authorities responded well to it noting Wan liked a lot of ideas and later took that and ran with it. He added that Wan took his idea to another level.
Jason Momoa becomes the sixth actor to receive writing credits for a comic book superhero he starred as
According to London Film Premiere, after bringing his ideas from mind to paper and finally on-screen, Jason Momoa now holds a record of being the sixth actor in the entertainment industry to receive writing credits for a superhero character he starred as. The actor is very proud of the movie that was silently added to Max for the audience to stream despite being plagued by a slew of behind-the-scenes drama.
The five other actors who have had the honor to not only star as a comic book superhero but also receive writing credits for the story include; Christopher Reeve for 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Paul Rudd for 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Joining the list is Ryan Reynolds for 2018’s Deadpool, Tom Hardy for 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Taika Waititi for 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder.
However, one actor who cannot leave the list who did not receive the credit but is known to have re-writing the script for his superhero character is Edward Norton for 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. He re-wrote the script penned down by Zak Penn.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is streaming on Max.
