Aquaman: 8 New Details DC Just Revealed

2. King Orm Is The Main Villain

Aquaman King Orm
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While it had previously been assumed that Black Manta would be the main villain of Aquaman - given his status as the character's archenemy in the comics - the EW story reveals that won't actually be the case.

As well as giving us our first look at Patrick Wilson's King Orm, the half-brother of Arthur Curry, the report goes into his motivations by saying that the ruler of Atlantis wants to conquer the surface world, with Wan adding:

"Black Manta is a really interesting character who is somehow factored into this story but our main story is about Jason [Momoa] and Patrick [Wilson]."

That means we should see Aquaman and Orm facing off for the throne, with Arthur the rightful ruler of Atlantis, as well as the latter taking on the persona of Ocean Master.

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