AQUAMAN Officially Begins Production

 Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as the titular hero, along with Amber Heard as Mera, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry, and Willem Dafoe as Vulko. We first saw Momoa’s Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and he will play a bigger role in this year’s Justice League, where we’ll also meet Mera and Vulko.

Now that filming is underway, perhaps Warner Bros. will put out a start-of-production press release. Stay tuned for that and more news as we have it.

Aquaman is scheduled to hit theaters on December 21st, 2018.

UPDATE: Warner Bros. has issued a press release announcing the start of production for Aquaman. Included in the announcement is the film’s official logo.

(May 3, 2017 – Burbank, CA) – Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure Aquaman, helmed by James Wan (The Conjuring films, Furious 7). Jason Momoa stars in the title role, returning to the character he plays in this fall’s Justice League.

The film also stars Amber Heard (

Justice League

, Magic Mike XXL) as Mera; Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man 2) as Vulko; Temuera Morrison (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Green Lantern) as Tom Curry; Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables films) as Nereus; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (upcoming Baywatch, Netflix’s The Get Down) as Black Manta; with Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring films, Watchmen) as Orm/Ocean Master; and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours, Lion) as Atlanna.

The film is being produced by Peter Safran, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Rob Cowan, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

Wan’s team behind the scenes includes such frequent collaborators as Oscar-nominated director of photography Don Burgess (

The Conjuring 2

, Forrest Gump), his five-time editor Kirk M. Morri (

The Conjuring

 films, 

Furious 7

, the Insidious films) and production designer Bill Brzeski (

Furious 7

). They are joined by costume designer Kym Barrett (The Matrix trilogy; The Amazing Spider-Man), along with Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Charles Gibson (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2) and VFX supervisor Kelvin McIlwain (The Fast and the Furious franchise).

As is fitting for the king of the sea, the shoot will take place mainly in locations spanning the stunning Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, with extensive filming to be accomplished at Village Roadshow Studios. The production will utilize the facility’s sprawling backlot and all nine VRS soundstages, including its newest, Stage 9, the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Filming will also take place in Newfoundland, Sicily and Tunisia.

An icon for over 75 years, Aquaman is known by fans of DC Comics as the ruler of Atlantis but committed to protecting the entire globe, both land and sea.

Currently set for a 2018 release, the film is based on characters from DC.