# Should Aquaman get his own movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476 "2011-06-14T19:56:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/41 "2011-06-15T18:40:41Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > Black Lightning…Jeffesron Pierce… > > Firestorm is Ronnie Raymond / Prof Martin something or other.. He might sound black, but he wasn’t… Black Vulcan, not Black Lightning on the TV show. From Black Vulcan’s wiki page ( [Black Vulcan - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Vulcan) ): > [@](#): > > Unlike most of the Super Friends, Black Vulcan was not a pre-existing DC Comics character. This is particularly notable since DC Comics’ roster did include an African American superhero with electricity-based powers, Black Lightning, who could not be used on the show due to disputes between DC and Black Lightning’s creator Tony Isabella Aquaman has the same problems Namor does. In both cases Atlantis was badly conceived, from the moment you have non-sealed-domes Atlantis, you’re already jumping the shark. That said Aquaman is consistantly great on “The Brave and the Bold” cartoon, where he functions kind of like a Marvel’s Hercules. If they ever do a Justice League movie and include him, they should use that take, rather than pissed off barbarian from the deeps. So, no movie for Arthur Curry, and I hope no movies for Namor as well (unless they manage to do some sort of Superpowered “The Big Blue”) ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/42 "2011-06-15T19:06:27Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Black Vulcan. Later years had Firestorm and Cyborg(who was also Black). > [@ministryman](#): > > Black Lightning…Jeffesron Pierce… > > Firestorm is Ronnie Raymond / Prof Martin something or other.. He might sound black, but he wasn’t… Black Vulcan was the Superfriend. I was only refering to Cyborg as Black. Sorry about the ambiguity. ETA: BTTP by 26 mins. by Capitaine Zombie ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/43 "2011-06-15T19:12:47Z")
No, but he should get his own Broadway musical. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/44 "2011-06-15T19:33:15Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > Sitting, I am. Amaze me, you will? They’re dead, Jim. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/45 "2011-06-15T19:41:23Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > More importantly, who should play him? Kunal Nayyar. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/46 "2011-06-15T19:43:02Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I defer this matter to the judgment of Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali: > > “Aquaman is lame!” Dang. Guess I shoulda searched for “koothrapali” instead of “Kunan.” ---
**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/47 "2011-06-15T19:52:01Z")
That’s his other problem. His new ‘I’m badass! Really! Badass!’ schtick is, even if you buy into it . . . just turns him into Namor with better hair and one less hand. Namor at least had the decency to fight nazis. DC and Marvel have always had a fun cycle of influence/ripoff. Overall, I think it’s been a positive thing. – Neither ever managed to get Sue Storm in bed. Though now that I think on it, Franklin did look more like Aquaman than Mr. Fantastic . . . ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/48 "2011-06-15T19:52:46Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Here’s a [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwj_L8o6WyY) from the trailer. I watched[this other one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvmB8uCSRMQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp) from the makers of Smallville when it was floating around torrent space. It was perfectly watchable if you like Smallville-type shows. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/49 "2011-06-15T20:13:25Z")
There’s no reason it can’t be done. But there’s a lot of reasons why it wouldn’t be done. It’s certainly possible in conception - I’d definitely watch Balance’s movie. But the way Hollywood is I can’t imagine anything other than an overblown Smallville spinoff actually making it to the screen. It might have to wait for Avatar 2 - Cameron is setting a lot of that underwater and will no doubt invent lots of new filming techniques. And of course it will be incredibly exhausting for the actors. The only thing that will be weird is that everyone speaks telepathically. That could get strange with no one speaking for nearly the whole movie. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/50 "2011-06-15T20:33:19Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > The only thing that will be weird is that everyone speaks telepathically. That could get strange with no one speaking for nearly the whole movie. It could be interesting, though–I wonder how well the actors could emote in conversation without actually speaking. Maybe it would be helpful to record the telepathy voiceover first, and play it back while they’re actually filming the scene? ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/51 "2011-06-15T20:41:57Z")
The creators of _Smallville_ created a pilot for _Aquaman_ that must have had some money behind it (Ving Rames and Lou Diamond Phillips were in the cast) but it wasn’t picked up. People magazine dubbed it “Dumber than carp”, but the pilot did go on to be the top downloaded TV show on itunes in 2006. There is a recap of it at the Agony Booth [here](http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Aquaman_2006.aspx). My favorite quotes from the recap: > [@](#): > > C’mon, everybody, the writer has hidden plot-nuggets out at Mercy Reef! Last one to find theirs has to play the teenage version of the Atom on Smallville! If you are unfamiliar with the agony booth, they write hilariously looong recaps of movies and TV shows (this one’s eleven pages!) Second quote: > [@](#): > > Once freed, A.C. quickly finds a pitcher of water that just happens to be lying around, and pours it all over his head. Oh god, really? A.C. is only strong when he’s wet, so instead of making that a point of dramatic tension, and instead of making him work to get wet enough to do anything, you’re just going to leave pitchers of water lying around for him to dump over his own head, like the whole thing is some stupid party trick? I think the second one is my favorite because it occurs in a scene when AC (teenaged aquaman), Ving Rames, and an evil siren are on a boat in the middle of a thuderstorm, and Aquaman still needs the water pitcher in order to get wet. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/52 "2011-06-15T20:44:30Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > It could be interesting, though–I wonder how well the actors could emote in conversation without actually speaking. Maybe it would be helpful to record the telepathy voiceover first, and play it back while they’re actually filming the scene? That worked \*soooo well \*in the “Dune” movie. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476/53 "2011-06-15T23:09:09Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > That worked \*soooo well \*in the “Dune” movie. I didn’t say it would be _good_, I said it might be _interesting_. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aquaman-get-his-own-movie/585476.md?page=2)