--- description: Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, tweeted a picture of the fishy hero title: Aquaman: Zack Snyder Tweets Jason Momoa Pic from Batman vs Superman image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's Your First Look at Aquaman by [Alex Heigl / People](/author/people/) ## Alex Heigl / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 1:46 PM CUT by [Alex Heigl / People](/author/people/) ## Alex Heigl / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 1:46 PM CUT Aquaman’s long been kind of a joke in the comic-book world, but that’s about to change, if [Zack Snyder](http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-batman-bruce-wayne-photo "undefined") and [Jason Momoa](http://www.people.com/article/jason-momoa-aquaman-batman-v-superman "undefined") have anything to say about it. Snyder, director of the upcoming _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_, has been canny about Tweeting preview images from the hotly anticipated film, and his latest is of Momoa, better known as _Game of Thrones_‘s Khal Drogo and Conan the Barbarian, all done up as the fish-whispering hero. (That’s his power. He talks to fish. And swims really well, one would imagine.) > [](https://twitter.com/ZackSnyder/status/568650209581858817) The 35-year-old Momoa was a long-rumored choice to play Aquaman, and if this photo is any indication, the Aquaman jokes will need to stop. Momoa is bringing his impressive physique, trademark glower and kohl-rimmed eyes to the role, along with what appear to be some Maori-inspired tattoos and a rather large trident. Good luck getting any jokes about fish sticks past this guy. _Batman v Superman_ currently has a premiere date of March 25, 2016. [This article was originally published in _People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/zack-snyder-jason-momoa-aquaman-batman-v-superman "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3716288/aquaman-jason-momoa-zack-snyder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3716288/aquaman-jason-momoa-zack-snyder/"},"headline":"Here's Your First Look at Aquaman","datePublished":"2015-02-20T13:46:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:34:29.025Z","description":"Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, tweeted a picture of the fishy hero","url":"https://time.com/3716288/aquaman-jason-momoa-zack-snyder/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Heigl / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3716288/aquaman-jason-momoa-zack-snyder/","name":"Here's Your First Look at Aquaman"}}]}] ```