Aquaman will not be an origin story and will take place after the events of Justice League. In an interview with CinemaBlend, executive producer Charles Roven confirmed that the standalone film will contain story elements tied to the superhero team-up movie and it won’t give fans an origin story the same way that Wonder Woman will.
“There will be some reference of something that preceded Aquaman that will be in Aquaman. [Director] James Wan definitely knows where he’s going with Aquaman and that movie takes place in a world where Justice League happened and Man of Steel happened.”
The film will also explore Aquaman’s handling of his powers and his love-hate relationship with Mera played by Amber Heard. Aquaman stars Jason Momoa reprise his role previously seen briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and is joined by Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Willem Dafoe, and Temuera Morrison.
Aquaman premieres on December 21, 2018 with Justice League preceding it this year on November 17th.
