Jason Momoa Talks BATMAN v SUPERMAN: "Like It Or Not, I'm The New F***ing AQUAMAN Buddy"

[lutha]

you're right... i guess it's the way i've always seen him pictured coming out the water... so what do you think they'll nerf for the movies?

nothing...they didn't nerf supe, so why would they nerf aquaman?...Snyder already said aquaman gonna be a powerhouse, so I think they gonna keep all his powers...

 

[Jello Biafra]

you're right... i guess it's the way i've always seen him pictured coming out the water... so what do you think they'll nerf for the movies?

They will probably focus mostly on the controlling sea life, superstrength/endurance and his magic trident.

 

[Soundbwoy]

based on the quote in the tread title I fukks with this aquaman

 

[nieman]

A lot of people were saying he looked like he should be playing Namor from Marvel.

But oh well.

I think he's going to kill it

I was a person that thought he looked more like Namor than Aquaman. Aquaman is an all-american pretty boy, while Namor has some color and attitude and style about him. Of course there's the beard but they could've trimmed it. And Namor grown a beard in the comics, since that's important. But the movie is still iffy. I don't understand why they want it to be "realistic". If that's the case, don't take the role and let someone who wants the tights to do it.

Well to be fair their races play no bearing on the character outside of mainstream acceptance. It's the minority characters that have a race element so it's harder to have a white character with Falcons or Luke cage background story but technically anyone can be Bruce Wayne

I think that's wack though. The only constant with the characters is appearance and that's how they are indentified. It just so happens that most of the appearance is race. As for the minority characters, there's nothing about Falcon (dude from the hood) or War Machine (soldier) that says they have to be black. Jubilee doesn't have to be Chinese. You want to at least cast someone that when the public sees, it screams "YUP. That's them!" When you first saw the X-Men cast, you said "YUP!" until you saw the uniforms...maybe not Rogue. Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin worked because of his size and athleticism. When he put the cigar in his mouth, you saw Kingpin. That's the exception, like Wolverine being like 6'2. For the new Fantastic 4 movie, they just plucked names out of a hat.

I don't want sympathy or shock casting. I'd rather them create an entirely new character, or push already established minority characters. Miles is becoming so popular, so he's the black/dominican Spider-Man and can replace Spidey. That's how I want it to be.

 

[23Barrettcity]

I was a person that thought he looked more like Namor than Aquaman. Aquaman is an all-american pretty boy, while Namor has some color and attitude and style about him. Of course there's the beard but they could've trimmed it. And Namor grown a beard in the comics, since that's important. But the movie is still iffy. I don't understand why they want it to be "realistic". If that's the case, don't take the role and let someone who wants the tights to do it.



I think that's wack though. The only constant with the characters is appearance and that's how they are indentified. It just so happens that most of the appearance is race. As for the minority characters, there's nothing about Falcon (dude from the hood) or War Machine (soldier) that says they have to be black. Jubilee doesn't have to be Chinese. You want to at least cast someone that when the public sees, it screams "YUP. That's them!" When you first saw the X-Men cast, you said "YUP!" until you saw the uniforms...maybe not Rogue. Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin worked because of his size and athleticism. When he put the cigar in his mouth, you saw Kingpin. That's the exception, like Wolverine being like 6'2. For the new Fantastic 4 movie, they just plucked names out of a hat.

I don't want sympathy or shock casting. I'd rather them create an entirely new character, or push already established minority characters. Miles is becoming so popular, so he's the black/dominican Spider-Man and can replace Spidey. That's how I want it to be.

you aren't really refuting my points your just saying you want a character to look like its most popular iterations. You say the look is consistent when that's really not true as different artists portray characters differently
Falcon ? I would say yes his most recent backstory would require a big reworking to make sense . His father being a big part of it , classic luke cage would need to be black , storm , Shang chi , black Panther etc . warmachine hmm your right . The thing is the writers usually make the race a part of a minority's backstory . Mr terrific ( black one ) isn't face defined , cyborg isn't race defined either . But let's be honest the real reason race becomes a issue is because I don't think white people can see a minority as a Everyman character. You don't really see minorites begging to have a black batman or superman cast we are able to look at those characters and accept them relate to them etc

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I like that Momoa isn't catering to the neckbeards

 

[23Barrettcity]

I like that Momoa isn't catering to the neckbeards

To me the people going extra hard complaining aren't even aquaman fans . The guy is usually blonde and blue eyed sure but in no way would changing his appearance make him not the same . If the changed backstory is true though :/

 

[O.T.I.S.]

I actually think this Aquaman looks more legit than some blond haired, blue eyed nikka running around in the pacific...


Mamoa looks like a Pacific Islander... And he's mixed with white I think so it's not to far off..

He looks like a warrior in the pic, how I would imagine Aquaman looking. And aside from the Justice League Aquaman I never really liked or cared about the other variations of him while this one has me interested

 

[lutha]

you aren't really refuting my points your just saying you want a character to look like its most popular iterations. You say the look is consistent when that's really not true as different artists portray characters differently
Falcon ? I would say yes his most recent backstory would require a big reworking to make sense . His father being a big part of it , classic luke cage would need to be black , storm , Shang chi , black Panther etc . warmachine hmm your right . The thing is the writers usually make the race a part of a minority's backstory . Mr terrific ( black one ) isn't face defined , cyborg isn't race defined either . But let's be honest the real reason race becomes a issue is because I don't think white people can see a minority as a Everyman character. You don't really see minorites begging to have a black batman or superman cast we are able to look at those characters and accept them relate to them etc

that's another character that needs to start making appearances...he's cool as shyt....I don't think his following is large enough to have his own show (yet), but I think if he started making appearances in shows and/or movies, and people started to see/learn more about him, that his popularity would grow...

 

[23Barrettcity]

that's another character that needs to start making appearances...he's cool as shyt....I don't think his following is large enough to have his own show (yet), but I think if he started making appearances in shows and/or movies, and people started to see/learn more about him, that his popularity would grow...

I don't like the futures end nfl player version . I have no idea how he became that guy but leader of the JSA one ? Yes please . Man is the 3rd smartest on the planet

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Lol at line it or not
I don't even think most people care about aquaman


when most people think about aquaman they think about the superfirends version of him

 

[lutha]

I don't like the futures end nfl player version . I have no idea how he became that guy but leader of the JSA one ? Yes please . Man is the 3rd smartest on the planet

nfl player?...they did that to him? damn I've been out of comics too long, didn't know that.....I was thinking about the other version you said: the leader of jsa....hell, i think that character so cool, i named one of my characters in me3 mr terrific and themed him after him lol....

another version of a character i wanna see: the black firestorm....i know there's a version of him being used in the flash, just curious if they will use the black version too....

 

[23Barrettcity]

nfl player?...they did that to him? damn I've been out of comics too long, didn't know that.....I was thinking about the other version you said: the leader of jsa....hell, i think that character so cool, i named one of my characters in me3 mr terrific and themed him after him lol....

another version of a character i wanna see: the black firestorm....i know there's a version of him being used in the flash, just curious if they will use the black version too....

Q

nfl player?...they did that to him? damn I've been out of comics too long, didn't know that.....I was thinking about the other version you said: the leader of jsa....hell, i think that character so cool, i named one of my characters in me3 mr terrific and themed him after him lol....

another version of a character i wanna see: the black firestorm....i know there's a version of him being used in the flash, just curious if they will use the black version too....

He's technically the same guy but after his experiences on earth 2 I guess he became this one . He's the same except he tries to be cool

 

[lutha]

Q

He's technically the same guy but after his experiences on earth 2 I guess he became this one . He's the same except he tries to be cool

smh....why would they do that to him?...he was cool the way he was....

talking about him made me think: who are the 2 smarter than him?.....tried to look it up, but shyt kept saying batman, and i know that's not true....i know bats is in the top 20, but damn sure aint the top 2...i know alexander luthor is one of them, just cant think of the other 1....people i know it's not: reg lex, batman, nor the atom....

 

[BaldingSoHard]

I was a person that thought he looked more like Namor than Aquaman. Aquaman is an all-american pretty boy, while Namor has some color and attitude and style about him. Of course there's the beard but they could've trimmed it. And Namor grown a beard in the comics, since that's important. But the movie is still iffy. I don't understand why they want it to be "realistic". If that's the case, don't take the role and let someone who wants the tights to do it.



I think that's wack though. The only constant with the characters is appearance and that's how they are indentified. It just so happens that most of the appearance is race. As for the minority characters, there's nothing about Falcon (dude from the hood) or War Machine (soldier) that says they have to be black. Jubilee doesn't have to be Chinese. You want to at least cast someone that when the public sees, it screams "YUP. That's them!" When you first saw the X-Men cast, you said "YUP!" until you saw the uniforms...maybe not Rogue. Michael Clark Duncan as Kingpin worked because of his size and athleticism. When he put the cigar in his mouth, you saw Kingpin. That's the exception, like Wolverine being like 6'2. For the new Fantastic 4 movie, they just plucked names out of a hat.

I don't want sympathy or shock casting. I'd rather them create an entirely new character, or push already established minority characters. Miles is becoming so popular, so he's the black/dominican Spider-Man and can replace Spidey. That's how I want it to be.