Check out splashy new images from Aquaman

The DC Extended Universe movies may have had their ups and downs over the past few years, but it looks like Aquaman, about the origins of the eponymous sea-dwelling superhero, could be a bright spot. If nothing else, it has Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa in the lead role, which is always a plus. From Khal Drogo to now, this guy is never less than charismatic.

Just the other day, Warner Bros. released a mess of glossy new promotional photos for the film. Take a look at ’em, starting with Momoa as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman, aka King Talks-to-Fish:

Nicole Kidman plays Queen Atlanna, Arthur’s mother. She had him when she decided to slum for a while with a human lighthouse keeper.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Black Manta, a a technologically inclined mercenary.

Amber Heard is Princess Mera. Based on the trailers, it looks like she’ll play mentor/straight-faced sidekick to Aquaman.

Dolph Lundgren plays…wait, Dolph Lundgren is in this? Ivan Drago from Rocky IV?

Okay, recalibrating…Lundgren plays King Nereus, Mera’s father. Here he is riding a seahorse, but a giant badass seahorse:

The reliable Patrick Wilson plays Aquaman’s ambitous half-brother King Orm, who wants to declare war on the surface world. Ladies and gentlemen we have a villain…well, a second villain.

And finally, Willem Dafoe plays…wait, Willem Dafoe is also in this? With his shark smile?

Recalibrating again…Dafoe plays Vulko, an advisor to King Orm and a mentor to Aquaman.

Aquaman opens on December 14. It’s fish for Christmas.

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