See Atlantis in an Extended, 5-Minute Long 'Aquaman' Trailer

DC has offered up more than five minutes of footage of James Wan’s upcoming “Aquaman,” and it’s impressive.

The extended look showcases the color of the universe, the scope of the origin story and the humor of its star, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman.

“What could be greater than a king?” Momoa’s Aquaman asks in the trailer. “A hero,” Amber Heard’s Mera responds.

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Heard’s character gets a big look in this latest trailer, leading Arthur on a journey through the Sahara desert to track down the lost city of Atlantis. In the extended sequence, they place a capsule on an ancient mechanism that reveals Atlantis’s trident and a prophecy that can either destroy or unite both the land and sea worlds.

There’s also a lengthy foot chase across rooftops between Arthur, Mera and some baddies in futuristic diving bell suits firing off lasers. The lengthy, single take shot following Mera is a good teaser of some of Wan’s impressive camera work.

“That was awesome,” Momoa says in the trailer.

The footage is close to what was presented to fans at Comic-Con back in July, including a big look at the film’s villain, Black Manta, as played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

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Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe and Djimon Hounsou also star in the film.

“Aquaman” opens on Dec. 21. Watch the new trailer above.

11 DC Comics Superheroes and Villains Who Deserve R-Rated Movies (Photos)

With R-rated films like "Logan" brutalizing the box office, an insider tells TheWrap that DC Films would "100 percent" make R-rated superhero movies with the right characters. Here are a few suggestions for characters dark enough to demand an R rating.
1. Justice League Dark

Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment released a successful R-rated "Justice League Dark" animated movie, and there's no reason they can't do the same in live action.
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2. Suicide Squad 2

The first "Suicide Squad" focused on hardened criminals, but they kept things PG-13. They could do a lot more damage with an R rating.
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3. Deadshot

Warner Bros. is looking to spin off Will Smith's hardened "Suicide Squad" character. An R-rating would make a lot of sense, given that he's a professional assassin.
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4. Gotham City Sirens

Warners is also looking to spin off Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn character from "Suicide Squad." We all know the streets of Gotham are deadly enough to deserve an R rating.
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5. Lobo

A film about DC's badass alien bounty hunter Lobo is in development, with Jason Fuchs developing a screenplay. An alien can't be expected to abide by MPAA standards.
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6. Black Adam

Dwayne Johnson is attached to star as outlaw "Black Adam" for New Line. In the comics, Black Adam rules his own nation — the fictional Middle Eastern country Kahndaq — as a beloved, if violent, dictator. R territory for sure.
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7. Nightwing

Bruce Wayne's former ward Dick Grayson set off on his own in the comics, and is expected to get his own movie as well in "Nightwing." R is for Robin.
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8. Red Hood

If DC Films is making a "Nightwing" movie, how about focusing on another Bat-underling? Ex-Robin Jason Todd came back from the dead to avenge his killing as Red Hood, and a PG-13 probably can't contain all his rage.
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9. Arkham Asylum

The video game series featuring all of Gotham City's craziest villains could easily lend itself to a film in the vein of David Fincher's "Seven."
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10. Deathstroke

DC Comics assassin Deathstroke is the villain in the upcoming "The Batman," and if he merits a spinoff, it would be hard to imagine it as anything but an R movie.
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11. The Batman

Making "The Batman" R-rated would send a signal that DC Films isn't messing around. In the "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Ultimate Edition, Batman was at his most Frank Miller violent and brutal.
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An insider tells TheWrap that DC Films would ‘100 percent’ make R-rated superhero movies with the right characters — here are few that would be perfect

With R-rated films like "Logan" brutalizing the box office, an insider tells TheWrap that DC Films would "100 percent" make R-rated superhero movies with the right characters. Here are a few suggestions for characters dark enough to demand an R rating.

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