Hollywood Reporter Confirms Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice

The ongoing story of Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice is back again, as The Hollywood Reporter confirms the former Game of Thrones actor will in fact play the King of Atlantis in Zack Snyder's upcoming superhero sequel.

The site reports Momoa will appear in Dawn of Justice and then take on a larger role in Justice League, which will reportedly shoot back to back with Batman V. Superman.

Momoa's name originally popped up for the role back in December, but he has denied it ever since. He even took the opportunities to have some fun with the persistent rumors by faking outrage to the question at a Comic-Con and posting this Instagram photo after the latest casting rumors from HitFix.

HitFix claimed over the weekend it knows how and why Aquaman would appear in the movie. The final act of Man of Steel features a titanic battle between Superman and General Zod in which the villain uses something called a World Engine to try and terraform the planet into a new Krypton. Superman destroys the engine in the Indian Ocean and then resumes the battle with Zod in Metropolis, which suffers extreme damage.

It seems clear by the end of the film that Superman must deal with the consequences of the fight, and Aquaman is apparently not too happy about his activity in the water.

"Someone else who's not particularly happy about what happened in that film is Aquaman. I'm not sure if that's the actual name they'll use or not, but what we're hearing is that he is not pleased about the World Engine and what it did to the Indian Ocean. He will not have a major role in the film, but he will make an appearance, and it definitely sets him up to return once Snyder gets to Justice League."

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