History Trivia / AquamanAndTheLostKingdom

** Brazilian dub: As the previous voice actor for Tom Curry, Julio Chaves, passed away 2021, Tom is voiced by Eduardo Dascar here.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/GrahamMcTavish played King Atlan in the [[Film/Aquaman2018 first film]]. Due to scheduling conflicts, notably with the second season of ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', Vincent Regan replaced him here.

** Amber Heard claimed that many of her scenes were cut and as a result of her defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp. James Wan denied this and said the movie was always meant to focus on Arthur and Orm's relationship, but after the movie released, [[https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dolph-lundgren-disappointed-aquaman-2-reshoots-original-cut-great-1235873939/ Dolph Lundgren confirmed]] what Heard said was true. He said that his own screen time was reduced because his character is so connected to hers, and even said that they did, in fact, reshape the story.

** Amber Heard claimed that many of her scenes were cut and as a result of her defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp. James Wan denied this and said the movie was always meant to focus on Arthur and Orm's relationship, but after the movie released, [[Dolph Lundgren confirmed https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dolph-lundgren-disappointed-aquaman-2-reshoots-original-cut-great-1235873939/]] what Heard said was true. He said that his own screen time was reduced because his character is so connected to hers, and even said that they did, in fact, reshape the story.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Arthur had scenes with Bruce Wayne. At first, it was the Creator/MichaelKeaton version, as the film was originally set to be released after ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'', in which Creator/BenAffleck's Batman was to be replaced with Keaton's version (much like how the ''Batgirl'' of Creator/AdilElArbiAndBilallFallah was also supposed to feature Keaton's version). When schedule changes resulted in ''Flash'' being pushed back until after the release of ''Lost Kingdom'', those scenes were reshot with Affleck's version. Then, the release date changed once again, now placing ''Flash'' before the ''Aquaman'' sequel, Keaton's scenes were seemingly restored (with Jason Momoa himself remarking that he was unsure which version of Batman would make it into the final cut of the film), only for the announcement of Creator/JamesGunn's overall reboot of Creator/DCComics properties on film to cause Batman to be cut entirely.

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Creator/WarnerBros gave to ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/{{The Color Purple|2023}}'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance. Even though the film was shot for Creator/{{IMAX}} theaters, it had to share screen space with the IMAX-optimized ''Wonka'' (which got matinees), further cutting into its earning potential. Despite all that though, it still ended up being the only DCEU film to break 400M$ globally since… [[Film/Aquaman2018 the first Aquaman]]. Just barely enough to break even considering the inflated budget, but enough to not be viewed as a ''complete'' car crash.

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Creator/WarnerBros gave to ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/{{The Color Purple|2023}}'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance. Even though the film was shot for Creator/{{IMAX}} theaters, it had to share screen space with the IMAX-optimized ''Wonka'' (which got matinees), further cutting into its earning potential. Despite all that though, it still ended up being the only DCEU film to break 400M$ globally since… [[Film/Aquaman2018 the first Aquaman]]. Not quite enough to be profitable considering the inflated budget, but enough to not be viewed as a ''complete'' car crash.

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Warner Bros. gave ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/TheColorPurple2023'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance. Even though the film was shot for IMAX theaters, it had to share screen space with the IMAX-optimized ''Wonka'' (which got matinees), further cutting into its earning potential. Despite all that though, it still ended up being the only DCEU film to break 400M$ globally since… [[Film/Aquaman2018 the first Aquaman]]. Not quite enough to be profitable considering the inflated budget, but enough to not be viewed as a ''complete'' car crash.

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Warner Bros. gave ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/TheColorPurple2023'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance. Even though the film was shot for IMAX theaters, it had to share screen space with the IMAX-optimized ''Wonka'' (which got matinees), further cutting into its earning potential. Despite all that though, it still ended up being the only DCEU film to break 400M$ globally since… [[Film/Aquaman2018 the first Aquaman]].

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Warner Bros. gave ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/TheColorPurple2023'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance. Even though the film was shot for IMAX theaters, it had to share screen space with the IMAX-optimized ''Wonka'' (which got matinees), further cutting into its earning potential.

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/DolphLundgren expressed disappointment, having found the original script better, and mentioned that [[DeletedScene a lot of scenes were cut]].

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] compared to what Warner Bros. gave ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/TheColorPurple2023'', which opened in the same two-week period. The first trailer was released only three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and there was not even a red carpet world premiere, in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Arthur had scenes with Bruce Wayne. At first, it was the Creator/MichaelKeaton version, as the film was originally set to be released after ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}'', in which Creator/BenAffleck's Batman was replaced with Keaton's version (much like how the ''Batgirl'' of Creator/AdilElArbiAndBilallFallah was also supposed to feature Keaton's version). When schedule changes resulted in ''Flash'' being pushed back until after the release of ''Lost Kingdom'', those scenes were reshot with Affleck's version. Then, the release date changed once again, now placing ''Flash'' before the ''Aquaman'' sequel, Keaton's scenes were seemingly restored (with Jason Momoa himself remarking that he was unsure which version of Batman would make it into the final cut of the film), only for the announcement of Creator/JamesGunn's Creator/DCStudios reboot to cause Batman to be cut entirely.

** Even after the reshoots, the film still tested poorly and then its marketing was hit by the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes SAG-AFTRA strikes]] which limited the amount of press the cast could do for months on end. Notably, the film had [[InvisibleAdvertising very muted marketing]] (especially compared to what Warner Bros. gave ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' and ''Film/TheColorPurple2023'', which opened in the same two-week period), with its first trailer only being released three months before its global rollout (the first film's first trailer debuted four months before its release, by comparison) and no red carpet world premiere in favor of an invitation-only event for "influencers" at an upscale Los Angeles mall, with only James Wan and Jason Momoa in attendance.