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Aquamanwriter David Leslie Johnson - McGoldrick says the plotted spin - offThe Trenchwill belike take place between the first and secondAquamanfilms . Jason Momoa first appeared as Arthur Curry in 2017’sJustice League , but it was n’t until 2018’sAquamanthat he really bewilder his luck to fall . Aquamanturned out to be a much - need hit for DC and Warner Bros. , grossing over $ 1 billion worldwide and garnering mostly positive reviews . Aquaman 2is currently slated for release in December 2022 , with Momoa expected to return alongside Amber Heard ( Mera),Patrick Wilson ( Orm ) , and Yahya Abdul - Mateen ( Black Manta ) .
Not long afterAquamanhit theaters , it was announced that Warner Bros. had putThe Trenchinto development , a tailspin - off focused on one of the many underwater realm . InAquaman , the Trench set a dangerous obstruction to Arthur and Mera as they search for the Trident of Atlan . Not much is known aboutThe Trench , though it ’s depict as a"horror - tinged"filmand will be written by Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald .
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During a Q&A onTwitter , Johnson - McGoldrick was asked aboutThe Trenchand where it will fit out into the DCEU timeline . It should be mark that while Johnson - McGoldrick wrote the firstAquamanand is currently working on the 2nd , he is n’t attached toThe Trench . However , he did have an result to the question , respond , " Theoretically , it drive berth between 1 and 2 . " Johnson - McGoldrick then added that things are still being worked out on that front .
AsThe Trenchstill seems to be in very other exploitation , it might not go far until afterAquaman 2debuts in 2022 . Johnson - McGoldrick is still grueling at work on the script forAquaman 2 , meaning the story could still be shift . That likely could be why he note some part of the timeline are still being worked out , because the events ofAquaman 2could aid determine when is the best fourth dimension to setThe Trench . The twist - offdoesn’t tone like it will include any major charactersfrom theAquamanfilms , though with thing still developing , that could change .
Fans were a scrap distressed to learnAquaman 2would be arrive so long after the first one , though Johnson - McGoldrick still found clip to tease the highly - anticipated continuation . He suggest that some of his inspiration for the second film comes from theSilver Age Black Manta storylinesfrom the comic strip , which might stir up some ideas for comic book fans . WithAquaman 2not shot until mid-2021 , there ’s still plenty of time for Johnson - McGoldrick to pinpoint down a floor . As forThe Trench , fans will have to sit around tight for more information .
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