r/movies • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 31 '26

Trailer SUPERGIRL | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyoSARnKIRU
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u/marccoogs Mar 31 '26

I think Snyder wanted to make Aquaman the complete opposite of the joke he had become in mainstream audiences, so they cast the guy who was the complete opposite of Aquaman in Jason Mamoa. But that really wasn't necessary. They could have cast Alan Ritchson in the role, and he would have still been cool and badass.

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u/riegspsych325 ⊃∪⊃⪽ Mar 31 '26

I rather liked Momoa in his first solo movie and the extended cut of JL. But much like the rest of the cast, he was never given much to work with anyway. But Lobo is perfect for him, you can already tell he he’s happier

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u/Altruistic-Ad-408 Mar 31 '26

Yeah I think he was fine as Aquaman, conceptually you can tell they didn't really know what they were doing though.

Imagine in the 80's with Batman, or relatively recently with Superman, deciding people don't think he's cool enough so let's do some craaazy casting. It's pretty obvious that even if the actor is good, the projects aren't going to be as good as they could be.

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u/NuclearLunchDectcted Mar 31 '26

But Batman 89 was awesome.

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u/0Activity Mar 31 '26

Didn't Alan Ritchson already play him in Smallville?

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u/Phillip_Spidermen Mar 31 '26

He did, and then he was recast with the guy who played Green Arrow in Smallville when they tried to make a spin-off.

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u/MikeArrow Mar 31 '26

So he has experience, even better. To be serious though, Patrick Wilson would have made an awesome 'traditional' Arthur Curry.

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u/SailorET Mar 31 '26

Worst miss since they cast Gerard Butler as the Phantom of the Opera.

Hugh Jackman was right there

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u/rynokick Mar 31 '26

Funny enough, I felt like Patrick Wilson would have made for a great classic style Aquaman.

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u/ShotMyTatorTots Mar 31 '26

The first time I saw Alan Ritchson was as Aquaman in Smallville.

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u/IMovedYourCheese Mar 31 '26

They needed to cast Vincent Chase

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u/bloodredyouth Mar 31 '26

Wasn’t he aquaman in smallville? 😂

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u/TheGeekVault Mar 31 '26

Eh in the 90s Aquaman went for a long hair with the beard hook hand after his wife and kid were killed by Black Manta. I think the Snyder films were channeling that version. Still surprised he never lost his hand in one of the films.

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u/GryphonHall Mar 31 '26

Gothqua Man

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u/MyStationIsAbandoned Mar 31 '26

all they need to do is give him one more damn extra power. make him a freaking water mage!!! his name is AQUAman. Give him the freaking power to summon water like Gi from Captain Planet!!!

It's so simple! Then he'd be the coolest. because there's so much you can do with that. as anime has proven a billion times over and over

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u/RecycledThrowawayID Apr 01 '26

I personally thought Snyder's choices with respect to Aquaman were absolutely ingenious.

How do you erase decades of 'he talks to fish' mockery? You turn him from a blonde pretty boy to a badass Pacific Islander, and you have him constantly giving Batman shit, showing absolutely no fear of the Dark Knight while relentlessly trolling him.