Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

WATCH: Actor Jason Momoa Cast as Aquaman Wasn't Part of the Plan

WATCH: Actor Jason Momoa Cast as Aquaman Wasn't Part of the Plan


Jason Momoa revealed in a BBC interview that clinching the part of Aquaman was never part of the original plan. He initially auditioned for the role of the caped crusader in Justice League.

So how did auditioning as Batman lead to Momoa being cast as the ruler of the seven seas? "Zack Snyder," Momoa told Radio 1's film critic, Ali Plumb.

When I was originally brought into the room I had already auditioned for Batman, and I thought there's no way I was ever gonna play Batman. I almost threw away the audition and went, like 'this is silly'. And then my agent said: 'Zach really wants to have you on tape.' I went on tape, and I just played the polar opposite of what it should've been just because I thought it was booby trapped, and they liked the audition. And I went in and by that time Ben [Affleck] had already been cast.

But the audition process wasn't over, and Snyder encouraged Momoa to come back into the audition room. In his mind, Momoa - who is known for playing Khal Drago in HBO's Game of Thrones - was convinced Snyder was considering him for the part of 'the bad guy.'

Momoa thought he could potentially play the part of Lobo, a villainous biker. But the Justice League director quickly threw Momoa off with the announcement that he was going to be Aquaman. The actor's initial response was confusion.

All I think is just: 'White - blond, white - blond, orange - green, orange - green.' I'm not really seeing it.

Giphy

But Snyder's vision of Aquaman resonated with Momoa after the director reimagined the character with a Polynesian background. The waterborne superhero also started out as an outsider. "It was really [Zack's] idea to really take the big jump ... I think mostly because Aquaman was made fun of a lot," Momoa added.

It helped that Snyder was a big fan of Game of Thrones, he predicted that if Khal Drago were Aquaman, further mockery of the superhero who could talk to fishes, would cease, based merely on Momoa's commanding presence.

Audiences agree that Momoa is just no ordinary fish out of water.

The actor wholeheartedly dove in and embraced the role and proudly declared, "It's an honor," to play the part. He is already set to appear in the standalone Aquaman movie in 2018, followed by an appearance in another Justice League movie due in 2019.

So far, it sounds like Momoa's aquatic turn in the DC universe is going swimmingly.

Please SHARE this with your friends and family.

H/T - mashable, youtube, bbc

More from Entertainment

Lynda Carter; Screenshot of Donald Trump
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images; Newsmax

Lynda Carter Hilariously Channels Wonder Woman In Response To Trump's Claim About 'Undetectable' Planes

After President Donald Trump touted the U.S. military's "stealth" planes that he described as "undetectable," Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter responded to his claim with a funny quip sure to delight fans of her iconic character.

Earlier, Trump boasted about the military's capabilities in remarks to reporters in the Oval Office amid heightened concerns about the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict that is sending shockwaves throughout the Middle East and around the world:

Keep ReadingShow less
red flag with pole on seashore
Seoyeon Choi on Unsplash

People Break Down The 'Silent Red Flags' Folks Tend To Ignore In Relationships

A red flag has come to mean any warning sign in life, in addition to the literal red flags that are placed on beaches or industrial sites to warn people of danger.

People will respond to situations by saying, "That’s a red flag." But before that language evolved, they'd just call them "warning signs."

Keep ReadingShow less
Ted Cruz; Tucker Carlson
The Tucker Carlson Show

Tucker Carlson And Ted Cruz Get Into Shouting Match Over Iran In Bonkers Interview Clip

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz—a harsh Donald Trump critic-turned-MAGA minion—sat down with fired Fox News personality Tucker Carlson for the conservative influencer's self-produced online content,The Tucker Carlson Show, for the Tucker Carlson Network.

On Tuesday, Carlson shared a 1.5-minute clip revealing that things got contentious when the pair touched on the Trump administration's escalating tensions with Iran.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump; Barack Obama
Suzanne Plunkett-Pool/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images

Resurfaced Trump Tweet Criticizing Obama Over Iran Comes Back To Bite Him

Amid tensions with Iran, President Donald Trump was criticized for hypocrisy after social media users resurfaced a 2013 tweet in which he accused former President Barack Obama of planning an attack on Iran because of his "inability to negotiate properly."

Trump has declined to clarify whether the U.S. is edging closer to launching strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, following a warning from Iran’s supreme leader against any attack and a rejection of Trump’s demand for surrender.

Keep ReadingShow less
​​Elon Musk
Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

Anti-Elon Banner at Stanford

Stanford University graduates were given creative advice from above as an airplane flew over the graduation ceremony with a banner reading, “CONGRATS! DON’T WORK FOR ELON.”

The moment was captured last Sunday during the university’s 134th Commencement ceremony, where the Class of 2025 received their degrees at Stanford Stadium.

Keep ReadingShow less