Massive Cache of New Aquaman Images Reveal Black Manta & More

We’re only a few short weeks away from the premiere of James Wan‘s epic Aquaman, and now Warner Bros. has released a massive trove of photos revealing Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s Black Manta, the throne room of the Fisherman Kingdom and a whole lot more. The new images speak to early reactions of the film, which hail a swashbuckling epic that’s both ferociously entertaining and funny (with star Jason Momoa having the absolute time of his life). There is a lot to see here, including the marvel that is Atlantis, images of Dolph Lundgren’s King Nereus, Willem Dafoe’s Vulku, Amber Heard’s Mera, Patrick Wilson‘s King Orm, and some shots of the underwater action, which required an unprecedented amount of water stunts during production.

You’ll notice that one of the photos reveals that Graham McTavish, who played the dwarf Dwalin in The Hobbit trilogy, is playing King Atlan, the former Atlantean ruler (long dead) who is responsible for sinking the mythical city.

Check out the images below. Aquaman opens wide on December 21, 2018.

Caption: YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: The throne room of the Fisherman Kingdom from Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: The throne room of the Fisherman Kingdom from Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: A scene from Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
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L-r: Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry and JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
L-r: Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry and JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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Caption: MICHAEL BEACH as Jesse and YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: MICHAEL BEACH as Jesse and YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Caption: PATRICK WILSON as King Orm in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Caption: (L-r) AMBER HEARD as Mera and JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: (L-r) AMBER HEARD as Mera and JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Caption: (L-r) JASON MOMOA as Aquaman, AMBER HEARD as Mera and WILLEM DAFOE as Vulko in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Caption: DOLPH LUNDGREN as King Nereus in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: DOLPH LUNDGREN as King Nereus in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics
Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: JASON MOMOA as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: PATRICK WILSON as King Orm in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: PATRICK WILSON as King Orm in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
R-L JASON MOMOA as Aquaman and AMBER HEARD as Mera. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: WILLEM DAFOE as Vulko in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: (L-r) AMBER HEARD as Mera and DOLPH LUNDGREN as King Nereus in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: (L-r) AMBER HEARD as Mera and DOLPH LUNDGREN as King Nereus in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: (L-r) JASON MOMOA as Aquaman, AMBER HEARD as Mera and GRAHAM McTAVISH as King Atlan in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: (L-r) JASON MOMOA as Aquaman, AMBER HEARD as Mera and GRAHAM McTAVISH as King Atlan in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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Caption: (L-r) JASON MOMOA as Aquaman and PATRICK WILSON as King Orm in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Caption: YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics
Caption: AMBER HEARD as Mera in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "AQUAMAN," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Caption: AMBER HEARD as Mera in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jasin Boland/ ™ & © DC Comics

Featured image: Black Manta in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “AQUAMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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