The movie will have to overcome decades of Aquaman being the butt of jokes revolving around “the guy who talks to fish.”
Due to production delays on the solo films for Batman and The Flash, Aquaman is currently the only DC movie slated for 2018, and will be DC’s first solo outing after the critical and financial triumph of Wonder Woman.
DC’s upcoming underwater epic Aquaman reportedly has a budget of $160 million.
That puts it in line with other recent superhero films featuring lesser known heroes, and decidedly cheaper than some of DC’s other recent output.