Jason Momoa says his future as Aquaman“ ”is“ ”'not looking too good'

"I don't necessarily want it to be the end..."

Jason Momoa is getting candid about the future of the Aquaman franchise.

The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom star speculated that his time playing Arthur Curry is likely coming to a close.

"I don’t necessarily want it to be the end... [but] I don’t think it's really, like, a choice," Momoa told Entertainment Tonight in an interview this week, adding that DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran want “to start their new thing up.”

A third Aquaman film was not among the many DCU titles Gunn and Safran unveiled during their slate announcement back in January. That doesn’t mean, however, that Momoa has lost all hope of picking up his trident for a third time in the future.

"The truth of it is, I mean, if the audience loves it, then there's a possibility," he said. “But right now, I’m like, 'It's not looking too good.’”

Momoa, who is an ocean activist, has long shared his adoration for Aquaman and would like the chance to see the superhero grow in more films. "I love this character and [I would want to] play it for a long time," Momoa said. "I kind of see where I would want it to go. And even in the next 10 years or so, like, there's a lot of cool things they can do. And I do enjoy the role and the world. So, I mean, it just comes down to if people love it."

Gunn has stated that movies that are not part of his and Safran's new, cohesive vision for the comic book universe — like Matt Reeves’ forthcoming Batman sequel — would be considered "Elseworlds" entries, which may offer another chance for future Aquaman installments too.

And Momoa would be happy to reprise the role if Gunn and Safran are interested. “If there’s a place in their world for me, I would love to be a part of it,” he said. “This is my home. Warner and DC is definitely my home. So, that’s all I’ll say.”

When asked if he'd be up for shooting a third Aquaman film in September, director James Wan told EW that he wasn’t sure what the future holds. "I don't know," he said at the time. This film has taken up so, so much of my life, so much of my time, all I can think about now is taking a long break."

Momoa first made waves as Arthur in 2017’s Justice League before starring in his own standalone superhero film in 2018. The character's long-awaited sequel washes into theaters on Dec. 20.

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