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The DC Extended Universe has come to a close. This past December, Warner Bros. released Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, a sequel to the box office juggernaut Aquaman (2018) and the final canonical installment into the DCEU. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom continued the story of Jason Momoa's Arthur Curry as he assimilated to the Atlantean throne and clashed with longtime rival Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). Aquaman and Black Manta's bad blood began back in the first film, as the water-based hero is responsible for his father's death, consequently leading Manta to vow vengeance.

Aquaman 2's Cancelled Flashback Plans Revealed

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom nearly included more exploration into Black Manta's backstory.

Speaking to ComicBook, Michael Beach, who portrayed Black Manta's father Jesse Kane in Aquaman (2018), revealed he was pitched a return for the sequel but scheduling got in the way.

"They actually talked to me about shooting a couple of scenes in Aquaman 2, obviously flashback things, but we weren't able to do it because of scheduling and stuff," Beach revealed. "Instead, they just put a couple of clips from the first one in there to remind the audience as to why Black Manta hates Aquaman so much."

Beach appears in Aquaman (2018) in one of the film's opening scenes, leading a raid on a submarine. Aquaman eventually interferes and Jesse is killed in the process, sparking Black Manta's quest for revenge.

"Even though my character doesn't have a whole lot of screen time, I think the setup of Manta's hatred for Aquaman has to be shown in my relationship with him. I think we pulled that off in the little time that we had," Beach added. "We have to build this relationship in order for the hatred to carry us through to not only the first film but the second film."

That relationship is both told and shown. One of the pair's first encounters sees Jesse gift his son a knife that belonged to his father before him, a man that fought in World War II and was nicknamed "Manta."

"The scene where I actually give him the knife, that was not in the original script," Beach continued. "James wrote it maybe two or three days before we shot it."

Despite being unavailable for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Beach looks back at his time in the DCEU fondly.

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DC cast

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DC Pride Uncovered #1 (2024)

by Joshua "Sway" Swaby

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DC Pride (2024) anthology wraparound variant cover by David Talaski

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First Look | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3

Source: Official clip - July 27 2024

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Happy Pride Month!

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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS CAST + suits

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The DC Book of Pride PREVIEW

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back after my hiatus (recently saw a fence post and was like “i think….i miss my wife”)

i forgot how much fun it was to make these — i already have my next dump half done

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DC Pride 2024 cover featuring Batwoman, Midnighter, Apollo, Dreamer, Jackson Hyde, Connor Hawke, Jess Chambers, Xanthe, Tim Drake, Circuit Breaker, Aerie, Nubia, Io and Poison Ivy by David Talaski

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flamebird designs

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hello fence fandom

i present to you: a bad meme

based off of this panel:

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i really need to see more of jesse and aiden's beef because i know that goes deep. there can only be one light haired rich pretty boy with daddy issues in conneticut and they will NOT give up that title without a fight

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RIP Rogues Rogues #4 by Joshua Williamson and Leomacs

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Preview pages from The DC Book of Pride by writer Jadzia Axelrod and artist Paulina Ganucheau.

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Strange New Worlds cast at Star Trek: Las Vegas 2024

The cast took a great family photo at STLV, Star Trek's largest convention, on August 4 2024.

Anson Mount was joined by Melissa Navia, Christina Chong, Ethan Peck, Carol Kane, Jess Bush, Babs Olusanmokun, Rebecca Romijn and Celia Rose Gooding.

This was Carol Kane's first convention appearance ever!

Source: Melissa Navia Instagram - August 9 2024