Home is calling. #Aquaman – in theaters December 21. Watch the new trailer this Saturday. pic.twitter.com/ZTvO6qTxap
— Aquaman Movie (@aquamanmovie) July 16, 2018
Aquaman opens December 21st, so rumors about when the first trailer would drop have been swirling for awhile. Now we know from director James Wan that the trailer will play at San Diego Comic-Con this Saturday. Wan also debuted the film’s poster, seen above.
The poster features a shirtless Jason Momoa (yes, good) and a plethora of sea life. Aquaman’s squad is comprised mostly of sharks and orca, but there’s also a sea turtle near the lower right side. Why’s the turtle there? Good luck fighting whatever battle Aquaman is calling you to, sea turtle. Slap Aquaman’s evil brother Orm with your fins as hard as you can. Flap flap flap. Go you.
Anyway, people on Twitter quickly reacted to the new poster with jokes and photoshops. Some people thought the tagline — “Home is calling” — could be improved:
Aquaman movie tag line ideas:
“A hero with porpoise.”
“Trident, you’ll like it.”
“H2Ohhh yeah!”
“Hotlantis.”
— Justin Staggs Ⓥ (@Staggfilms) July 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/1018956431427375104
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/1019016733271588864
Others wondered if they’d need to watch the prequel first:
Do I need to have seen the prequel to enjoy Aquaman? pic.twitter.com/N6nMONGHlG
— ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs (@_Matt_James_) July 16, 2018
And people joked about the copious amount of sea life in this poster:
tag yourself i'm the hammerhead just straight CHILLIN' pic.twitter.com/ljvHWcQG0c
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) July 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/JonRisinger/status/1018966096769150976
But, most of all, people got to work making their own versions of the Aquaman poster:
https://twitter.com/Maria_Giesela/status/1018910763757555712
I felt bad for the uncredited sea creatures on the 'Aquaman' poster so I gave them names pic.twitter.com/rIzxBpL3SE
— Cameron Williams (@MrCamW) July 17, 2018
Latest poster for #aquaman just dropped but what really happened is Aquaman dropped his mixtape that's so fire it stays lit under the sea 😁 pic.twitter.com/lNmOZK6NYY
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/1019050006681149441
Can’t wait to see this movie! pic.twitter.com/lSy13UoTu4
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) July 17, 2018
Of course, other movies had to cross over into the Aquaman universe, especially Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid, and — oh, hi there, The Shape of Water (aka Grinding Nemo).
FISH ARE FRIENDS. NOT. FOOD.#Aquaman pic.twitter.com/OZYaLpyCcu
— Donnachaidha O’Chionnaigh (@TwoClawsMedia) July 16, 2018
The Internet is way too fast #Aquaman pic.twitter.com/h2ODFEjGlF
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) July 16, 2018
#Aquaman improved. pic.twitter.com/ZD097qj7yl
— KabukiQ💜 (@Kabuki_Q) July 16, 2018
Be Free…@aquamanmovie @prideofgyypsies @creepypuppet @DCComics #Aquaman #AquamanMovie #FreeWilly pic.twitter.com/IdmmbdpYd5
— The Imaginative Hobbyist (@TheImgHobbyist) July 17, 2018
I felt the #AQUAMAN and #TheMeg posters needed some fusion :D pic.twitter.com/jyYHKVCrk9
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/NimaNeemz/status/1019051181589446656
Moisture is the essence of wetness. #Aquaman pic.twitter.com/GEnCeeflMJ
— Jay Jayson (@JayJayson111) July 17, 2018
People even updated an old Justice League poster:
https://twitter.com/chrissampayo/status/1018981172641173505
And here are four more suggested taglines for Aquaman: Rise of the Ocean Bro:
https://twitter.com/bigredrobot/status/1018925615016128512
They should use that last one, to be honest: