Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023)
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.
One king will lead us all.
[last lines]
Arthur Curry: My name is Arthur Curry. I am the rightful sovereign of the undersea nation of Atlantis. I'm a father, a brother, a warrior, a friend. I am the King of Atlantis. I am Aquaman.
Saunton Sands, Devon, England, UK
London, England, UK
Hawaii, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Malibu, California, USA
Part of Orm's imprisonment involved placing him in a dry environment and rationing his water to rob him of his natural Atlantean strength. This reflects a weakness from the comics where Aquaman couldn't be out of the water for much more than an hour (this was adjusted to be more of a logical weakness over the years, and was eventually removed in 2011).
The visual effects crew invented new technology and VFX rigs for the underwater scenes in the film, with 100 cameras capturing the performances and action scenes and then applying them to 3D versions of the actors. This new setup came after James Wan found the rigs used on the first film to be complex and painful for the actors, and Wan wished to employ more versatile and safe equipment.
Orichalcum is Greek for "mountain copper", and is considered to have a traditional copper-red color, not like the green color it has in the film. But copper turns green when corroded by water or salt, which make up ocean water (that's how verdigris is formed). The color of corrosion also hints at how toxic it is.
Aquaman dons a blue stealth suit in this film, which carries the octopus-inspired ability to change color. The blue suit comes from the 1986 Aquaman comics.
The film's working title was "Necrus", the underwater kingdom in the Aquaman comics and seen in this film. Necrus is named after "necro", the Greek word for "dead".
Continuity
Even though there's on screen title states "Five Months Later," Arthur Jr. Does not appear to have aged at all.
Factual errors
Humpback whales, in particular, are not shown moving to an upside down vertical position as they sing.