Kevin Smith Has An Rationalization For Jason Momoa’s Aquaman 2 Controversy

Kevin Smith defended Jason Momoa’s alleged habits on the Aquaman 2 assign and seemingly knows the motive in the abet of these unlucky take a look at screenings.

Kevin Smith commented on the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom conversation surrounding the reported in the abet of-the-scenes controversy from take a look at screenings and the antics of main man Jason Momoa, as alleged by co-celebrity Amber Heard.

Aquaman shattered expectations with a field plan of job plot that blew past the a thousand million greenback mark. A sequel changed into all but assured to practice. The anticipation for a sequel that would match the first changed into high, pushed even additional by Momoa’s co-celebrity Dolph Lundgren insisting Aquaman 2 changed into better than the first film in his estimation. Alternatively, things would start up to snatch a turn as negative details from take a look at screenings changed into reported.

While the deplorable Aquaman 2 take a look at screenings had been presumably a rumor in the starting up, it’s all but confirmed now that screened followers weren’t elated, and one enterprise stalwart has a hunch as to why that would maybe be the case. On a present episode of the Fatman Past podcast, Smith explained why he believed the screenings had been getting a negative reaction. “I saw, the one part that I learn in the knowledge that I changed into enjoy, ‘Successfully, I narrate I’m able to perceive that,’ changed into that they had been having take a look at screenings and…in the comics, Sad Manta killed Aquaman’s son, him and Mera’s little one,” Smith stated. “That is a fairly properly-known comedian ebook storyline, and it sounds enjoy they integrated a model of that on this movie, the attach Sad Manta kills Aquaman and Mera’s little one, and audiences walked out. They had been enjoy ‘f–okay this.’

“I’m able to salvage my head round that. If some target audience is enjoy, ‘I plot no longer procedure to no superhero movie to enjoy a study a f–king little one die,’ however the comedian ebook guy in me changed into enjoy, ‘Successfully, that is what they did in the comics,'” Smith added. “It sounds enjoy they’ve been changing this movie so great. Dude, they’ve had, minimum, two Batmans on this movie. They had Michael Keaton Batman and so that they additionally had Ben Affleck Batman.” Keaton changed into most no longer too lengthy ago viewed reprising that position in The Flash alongside Ben Affleck and George Clooney and changed into additionally shown in BTS shots from WBD’s infamously scrapped Batgirl film.

Additionally regarding the allegation that Momoa dressed up as Johhny Depp to salvage at Heard on the Aquaman 2 assign, Smith voiced his lack of conviction. “I plot no longer narrate he correct dressed as Johnny Depp. I dangle he correct form of attire enjoy Johnny Depp, layers and s–t enjoy that,” Smith stated, staying consistent with what insiders and Momoa’s reps had been keeping for the reason that allegation changed into made. While Heard’s Aquaman co-celebrity Momoa did appear to make stronger Depp at times at some stage in the general public fiasco, it aloof appears to be like enjoy a attain to negate that he changed his garments to connect Heard in a assert of injure on the assign of a venture he changed into headlining. The circulate may maybe be inconsistent with his insider recognition for professionalism and friendly habits on-assign.

With the total negative details and the cussed firmness on the film’s inauspicious originate window at Warner Bros. Discovery, the allegations that Aquaman 2 is presumably being assign up to fail may maybe by no formula fade away. Sinister press and no promotion from main man Momoa and the other slightly high-profile cast contributors would maybe be why the DCEU’s gentle goes out with a whimper.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is decided for theatrical originate on December 20. 2023.

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