Justice League had delivered a live-action Aquaman and the fans will always complain. But Momoa had explained to EW that much more about the Water King had to be cut.
“The challenging part is [the Justice League story] is only about a weekend in Author Curry’s life,” Momoa said. “[Fans] might be like, ‘Why is he that grumpy? Why’s he hiding up there?’ We had it all planned out. A lot of things got cut. But it’s not my movie. It’s a huge movie introducing three new characters, and for myself and The Flash and Cyborg, there was a lot that was there we just couldn’t get in.”
Momoa had also revealed that there had been a lot on the cutting room floor that justified another chapter.
“It could have been two movies,” Momoa said. “We had some stuff with William Dafoe. The whole Atlantean part, about me being this reluctant king. There was no need for it because you’re going to see it in Aquaman. It’s not an Aquaman movie, it’s a Justice League movie.”
Fans are a in full support of Aquaman and wanted more of him in Justice League. Momoa is not yet opening up the jar of worms.
But there have a been a lot of reviews thrashing the movie and the actors.
“I try to stay the f— away from what people say,” Momoa said. “Some of my friends said, ‘Justice League isn’t doing well’ and it kind of bummed me out. But I didn’t want to look it up. I don’t want to look up the bad and the negativity. I don’t think that’s useful; it doesn’t help.”
At the same time, Momoa is really enjoying what he and the team have produced.
“I’ve seen [Justice League] twice,” Momoa said. “I loved it the second time even more. I’m actually going to watch it again with my kids and my godchild. I’m going to see it with the perfect crowd of people — a regular crowd instead of at a premiere. So I’m excited.”
