Justice League: 29 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

14. Aquaman Was (Kinda) In Man Of Steel

During the press tour for Justice League, Jason Momoa confirmed an important part of Aquaman's back story which goes all the way back to Man of Steel and Superman's heroic actions during the oil rig accident.

It's been a popular fan theory ever since Man of Steel came out that, as Clark gets surrounded by whales when he winds up near-unconscious in the ocean, the animals were commanded to rescue him by Aquaman himself.

Well, in Momoa's own words, "In Man of Steel when Henry’s on the oil rig, he’s holding that up and then all of a sudden you see him up on the ocean, kind of floats up on the ocean. [Zack]’s like, I had [Aquaman] save him so that they’d get to cross paths at one point so when Bruce goes, ‘You ever heard of Superman?’, I have and we have crossed paths."

Though Aquaman of course doesn't appear on screen in Man of Steel, the notion that he's present in the periphery is undeniably cool, even if it probably won't ever be explicitly referenced in future films.