Aquaman’s world is torn down to shreds in ‘Aquaman the Lost Kingdom’ teaser

LOS ANGELES: The teaser for ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ has been released and it shows Jason Momoa back in the DC Universe in the sequel that’s dropping on December 20.

The teaser shows the world of Aquaman being torn down to shreds as the evil takeover. The video asset is full of action and displays a top-notch work on the VFX.

The full trailer will be released on Thursday James Wan returns to direct the Aquaman followup with Momoa starring as the titled character alongside Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman, reports Deadline.

The logline of the sequel reads, “Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all.”

“This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction”, it further reads.

The screenplay is by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, from a story by James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa & Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, based on characters from DC, Aquaman created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.

Joining Wan behind the camera are director of photography Don Burgess, production designer Bill Brzeski, editor Kirk Morri, composer Rupert Gregson-Williams and music supervisor Michelle Silverman.

Visual effects supervisor Nick Davis and costume designer Richard Sale (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ready Player One) also join.