The first trailer for 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' is finally here. The film comes in the midst of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prevents stars from promoting projects. If the strike is not resolved by December, the film will go out into the world without the benefit of a publicity push from its stars.
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00:00 We need to find Manta. He's different now. He's stronger than before.
00:04 The first trailer for Aquaman in the Lost Kingdom is finally here.
00:08 Oh yeah, I finally got a job. I'm the king of Atlantis.
00:12 The film is the sequel to 2018's Aquaman, which stands as the highest-grossing DC movie of all
00:20 time, with $1.148 billion at the box office. Aquaman in the Lost Kingdom stars Jason Momoa,
00:26 Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. It comes in the midst of the SAG
00:32 Afterstrike, which prevents stars from promoting projects. If the strike is not resolved by
00:36 December, the film will go out into the world without the benefit of a publicity push from its
00:40 stars. I'm gonna kill Aquaman and destroy everything he holds dear. I'm gonna murder his family
00:48 and burn his kingdom to ash. Until this week, observers had wondered when the trailer for the
00:55 Aquaman sequel would debut. The film opens December 20, and no trailer had materialized
01:01 until now, despite the release being just over three months away. Trailers for recent DC films
01:06 The Flash and Blue Beetle debuted around four months before they hit theaters. It's the Black
01:11 Trident. During King Atlan's time, there were seven kingdoms. The Trident was a curse upon them
01:20 all. It's been a long road for Aquaman in the Lost Kingdom. Like many films made in the COVID-19 era,
01:25 The Lost Kingdom has pushed its release date multiple times. At one point, it was going to
01:29 open in December 2022. That changed to March 2023, before being pushed to Christmas 2023.
01:35 For more on this story and to watch the full trailer, head to THR.com.
01:39 This is The Hollywood Reporter News.