Aquaman 2’s New Suit Is Stealthy and Laden With Abs

It’s nearly a assure for a superhero film, or any extremely merchandisable blockbuster franchise as of late: new film within the collection, new costume for the hero. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is not any exception, and we’ve received a have a look at the brand new go well with in motion.

Revealed by returning director James Wan and star Jason Momoa over the weekend, alongside the orange-gold and sea-green go well with from the primary film—adapting Aquaman’s iconic comics costume—within the sequel Arthur can even put on a “Stealth” go well with model of his gear, which trades the brightly-colored unique for a darkish coloration palette, accented by silver armor padding alongside the arms and thighs, and a a lot sleeker profile.

Wan describes the brand new go well with, designed by David Leslie Johnson, as being “Atlantean tech based on [a] cephalopod’s camouflaging ability,” and taking inspiration from a equally toned go well with Aquaman wore within the comics, the blue camouflage launched in Neal Pozner and Craig Hamilton’s 1986 miniseries. But one attention-grabbing design evolution except for the coloration is the torso, which is simply… nicely, chiseled in a manner that’s meant to replicate Arthur’s personal physique, however is admittedly only a go well with of bones stealth abs on high of his precise abs.

There’s little question Jason Momoa in fact, has fairly the physique beneath all this costuming—we received to see lots sufficient of that within the first movie as nicely—however there’s one thing sort of delightfully retro and tacky in regards to the sheer quantity of sculpted musculature on the brand new go well with in comparison with the primary film’s costuming for Arthur. Throw within the darker coloration palette and it actually does really feel like a throwback to superhero film costuming tropes from the ‘90s, with more than a little camp thrown in for good measure. And really, if there’s going to be a DC sequel with some retro cheese in it? It’s gonna be the one which’s following up the film with Pitbull’s tackle Toto, isn’t it?

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is presently scheduled to launch in theaters in December 2022.

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