Aquaman’s opening splash
THE dark and epic trailer to Queensland-filmed comic book blockbuster Aquaman was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con at the weekend.
While the first look features heavy use of CGI, Hastings Point in northern NSW features prominently and there are glimpses of the elaborate set erected at the Gold Coast’s Village Roadshow Studios.
The two-and-a-half minute clip confirms the James Wandirected DC film, which was shot on the Gold Coast last year, will stick to Aquaman’s original story as Arthur Curry, the son of lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry (played by Temuera Morrison) and Queen Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), and follows his misfit upbringing on land before he is coaxed into returning to Atlantis, with his half-brother Orm (played by Patrick Wilson) having taken over the throne and an impending war.
The scenes at the Curry family’s lighthouse home were shot at the elaborate Hastings Point set last year.
The film’s stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wilson and Kidman participated in the Warner Bros theatrical panel for Aquaman during ComicCon alongside Wan.
Aquaman is scheduled to hit Australian cinemas on December 13.