Actor Yahya Abdul-Manteen II is in “the best shape of my life” since beginning a training regimen to play the villain Black Manta in the upcoming Aquaman movie.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II can currently be seen in Baz Luhrmann’s The Greatest Showman, playing the role of trapeze artist WD Wheeler.
The current history has Black Manta wishing to avenge the death of his mercenary father, who a young Aquaman murdered in order to avenge the death of his father.
There’s no word yet on which version of Black Manta Abdul-Mateen II will be portraying or which origin story Arthur Curry will have in Aquaman, but the actor is nothing but enthusiastic about the project.