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Amnesty Bay, 1985. Lighthouse keeper Tom Curry (Temuera Morrison) rescues Atlantean princess Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), who is adrift at sea. They fall in love and have a son, Arthur, who can communicate with marine lifeforms. After Tom and Arthur are nearly killed by Atlantean soldiers, Atlanna realizes she is endangering them by staying on the surface and returns to Atlantis. Atlantean elder Nuidis Vulko (Willem Dafoe) later approaches Arthur, teaches him how to control his abilities and brings him to Atlantis, but Arthur is rejected for being a half-breed and leaves.
One year after Steppenwolf’s invasion, Arthur is protecting the world as “Aquaman” and confronts pirates led by Jesse Kane (Michael Beach), who have hijacked a Russian submarine. Jesse becomes trapped in the sinking submarine, and his son David Kane (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pleads for Arthur to save him, but Arthur refuses, claiming that Jesse deserves death for his crimes. While Arthur is rescuing the sailors, David retrieves his grandfather’s WWII-era knife, for which he earned the nickname “Manta”, and vows revenge against Arthur.
In Atlantis, Arthur’s half-brother, Orm (Patrick Wilson), attempts to unite the seven kingdoms of Atlantis to declare war on the surface for polluting the oceans and destroying the environment. Nereus (Dolph Lundgren), ruler of the kingdom of Xebel, is reluctant until Orm saves Xebel from an attack submarine. Nereus’ daughter, Mera (Amber Heard), who has been betrothed to Orm, rejects her father’s decision and flees to the surface to find Arthur at Vulko’s behest, while Orm confers with David, whom he hired to arrange the attack in order to sway Nereus’ to his side.
Amnesty Bay, 1985. Lighthouse keeper Tom Curry (Temuera Morrison) rescues Atlantean princess Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), who is adrift at sea. They fall in love and have a son, Arthur, who can communicate with marine lifeforms. After Tom and Arthur are nearly killed by Atlantean soldiers, Atlanna realizes she is endangering them by staying on the surface and returns to Atlantis. Atlantean elder Nuidis Vulko (Willem Dafoe) later approaches Arthur, teaches him how to control his abilities and brings him to Atlantis, but Arthur is rejected for being a half-breed and leaves.
One year after Steppenwolf’s invasion, Arthur is protecting the world as “Aquaman” and confronts pirates led by Jesse Kane (Michael Beach), who have hijacked a Russian submarine. Jesse becomes trapped in the sinking submarine, and his son David Kane (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pleads for Arthur to save him, but Arthur refuses, claiming that Jesse deserves death for his crimes. While Arthur is rescuing the sailors, David retrieves his grandfather’s WWII-era knife, for which he earned the nickname “Manta”, and vows revenge against Arthur.
In Atlantis, Arthur’s half-brother, Orm (Patrick Wilson), attempts to unite the seven kingdoms of Atlantis to declare war on the surface for polluting the oceans and destroying the environment. Nereus (Dolph Lundgren), ruler of the kingdom of Xebel, is reluctant until Orm saves Xebel from an attack submarine. Nereus’ daughter, Mera (Amber Heard), who has been betrothed to Orm, rejects her father’s decision and flees to the surface to find Arthur at Vulko’s behest, while Orm confers with David, whom he hired to arrange the attack in order to sway Nereus’ to his side.
