Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Aquaman. Produced by DC Studios, Atomic Monster, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Aquaman (2018), and the 15th film and final installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by James Wan from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, and stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, alongside Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Martin Short, and Nicole Kidman. In the film, Arthur must work with his half-brother Orm (Wilson) to prevent Black Manta (Abdul-Mateen II) from killing his family and using the cursed Black Trident to overheat the world while searching for the lost seventh kingdom of the seas.

Directed by
James Wan
Screenplay by
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Story by

• James Wan
• David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
• Jason Momoa
• Thomas Pa'a Sibbett

Based on
Characters
from DC
Produced by

• Peter Safran
• James Wan
• Rob Cowan

Starring

• Jason Momoa
• Patrick Wilson
• Amber Heard
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
• Randall Park
• Dolph Lundgren
• Temuera Morrison
• Martin Short
• Nicole Kidman

Cinematography
Don Burgess
Edited by
Kirk Morri
Music by
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production
companies

• DC Studios
• Atomic Monster
• The Safran Company
• Domain Entertainment

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates

• December 19, 2023 (The Grove, Los Angeles)
• December 22, 2023 (United States)

Running time
124 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$205–215 million[2][3]
Box office
$338.2 million[4][5]