A Deep Dive Into ‘Aquaman’ and Its Lingering Questions

The following is a conversation about the new live-action superhero movie Aquaman conducted by The Hollywood Reporter contributors Simon Abrams and Steven Boone. We say that it’s “the new live-action superhero movie Aquaman” so you don’t get the topic of our conversation mixed up with all those other Aquaman projects, like that one failed Aquaman TV show pilot made by some of Smallville’s creators. Don’t get it twisted: this Aquaman is not that Aquaman. This Aquaman is a big-budget, theatrically released, action-packed blockbuster starring Jason Momoa as Aquaman, a hotheaded (and sometimes lovably ditzy) half-human, half-merman who drinks, romances and fights his way in and out of trouble as he takes his rightful place as the underwater kingdom of Atlantis’ ruler.