Aquaman: Dawn of A New Age

Aquaman: Dawn of A New Age is a 2015 American superhero film and part of The DC Bruce Timm Rebirth Fanon-Verse and a reboot. The film follows Arthur Curry / Aquaman, who sets out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and stop his half-brother, King Orm, from uniting the seven underwater kingdoms to destroy the surface world.

### Beginnings

In 1985 Maine, lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry rescues Atlanna, queen of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, during a storm. They fall in love and have a son named Arthur, who has the power to communicate with sea creatures. When Atlantean soldiers sent by King Orvax (the ruler of Atlantis) arrive for Atlanna, who fled her arranged marriage, she is forced to leave her family to protect them from her people. She promises to return when it's safe and goes back to Atlantis, entrusting her advisor, Nuidis Vulko, to train Arthur. Becoming a skilled warrior, Arthur rejects Atlantis upon learning that Atlanna was in exiled by Orvax for loving a human.

### Sub Attack

In the present, Arthur has become known as the metahuman dubbed as the "Aquaman" by the public. Arthur confronts pirates hijacking a Russian *Akula*-class submarine lead by Jessie Kane but was killed, his so,n David vows revenge on Arthur for killing his father as Arthur saves the hostages.

### Orm

King Orm Marius, Orvax's son (now Atlantis's new ruler) and Arthur's younger half-brother, convinces King Nereus of Xebel to help unite Atlantis and destroy the surface world for polluting the oceans. If Orm unites all four kingdoms, he will receive the title of Ocean Master, commander of the most powerful force on the planet.

### Tsunami

Nereus' daughter Mera, betrothed to Orm, refuses to aid them and requests Arthur's help. Arthur accompanies her to Atlantis after Orm sends a tsunami that nearly kills his father. Vulko urges him to find the Trident of Atlan, a magic artifact of Atlantis' first ruler, to reclaim his rightful place as king.

### Duel and Escape

They are ambushed by Orm's men, and Arthur is captured. Orm blames him for Atlanna's death and nearly kills him in a duel before Mera rescues him. Arthur and Mera journey to the fallen Kingdom of the Deserters hidden under the Sahara desert, where the trident was forged, and unlock a holographic message that leads them to Sicily, Italy, where they retrieve the trident's coordinates.

### Black Manta

Orm gives David an Atlantean battle suit to kill Arthur, imprisons Vulko, and coerces the Kingdom of the Fishermen to pledge their allegiance to him by killing their king. It is revealed that Orm hired David and his father to hijack the Russian submarine to win Nereus's support. An armored David rechristens himself Black Manta but Arthur defeats him.

### The True King of The Seas

Arthur and Mera fend off amphibious monsters of the Trench, and a wormhole transports them to an uncharted sea at the center of the Earth. They are reunited with Atlanna, who was sacrificed to the Trench for Arthur's illegitimate birth 20 years ago. She had survived however, and escaped to the uncharted sea, unable to find her way back. rthur faces the Karathen, a mythical leviathan and keeper of the trident, and reclaims the trident, which grants him control over the seven seas.

### Battle of The Seas

Orm leads his army against the Kingdom of the Brine to declare himself Ocean Master, while Arthur leads an army of marine creatures against him. Orm's followers embrace Arthur as the true king upon learning that he wields Atlan's trident. Arthur spares Orm's life, and Orm accepts his imprisonment after discovering that Arthur rescued their mother. Atlanna reunites with Thomas, while Arthur ascends to the throne.

### The Post Credit Scene

David is rescued by Dr. Stephen Shin, a marine scientist and conspiracy theorist obsessed with Atlantis, and agrees to lead Shin there in exchange for help in his revenge on Arthur.

## Cast

* Antony Starr as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
* Elizabeth Olsen as Mera
* Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko
* Patrick Wilson as King Orm Marius/Ocean Master
* Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus
* Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane/Black Manta
* Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna
* Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry
* Ludi Lin as Captain Murk
* Michael Beach as Jesse Kane
* Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin
* Djimon Hounsou as King Ricou (voice)
* Natalia Safran as Queen Rina
* Sophia Forrest as Princess Scales
* Graham McTavish as King Atlan
* Jack Andrew as Mike
* Frankie Creagh-Leslie as Matt
* Julie Andrews as Karathen (voice)
* John Rhys-Davies as Brine King (voice)
* Andrew Crawford as Ricou and Brine King (motion capture)
* Ilya Melnikoff as *Stalnoivolk* 's Captain