Black Manta's quest for vengeance against Aquaman ... There was a very long gap between the two Aquaman movies, where a ton changed behind the scenes. That includes James Gunn and Peter Safran ...

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Another exciting character introduced in the film is Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), Aquaman’s nemesis from the original comic books. Although not an Atlantean, Black Manta augments his ...

One scene that exemplified this was the final fight between Aquaman and Black Manta, though this should have been utilized in ...

"She was very well received in the movie at the time ... “Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at ...

Manta’s new weapon, the Black Trident ... and only serves to make Aquaman feel anything but invested in the movie’s action and drama. Worse yet, none of this is helped by the awkward editing ...