Best known for his role as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones, this month American actor, model, director, writer and producer JASON MOMOA embarks on his biggest gig yet — playing the lead in the latest epic DC Comics superhero installment Aquaman…
Hey Jason, you were actually offered to play the role of Aquaman years ago but weren’t allowed to tell anyone. How hard was that?
It was horrible. I can’t keep a secret to save my soul. I literally buy my wife a present and it could be two months before her birthday and I’m like, “Do you want to open up your present? It’s really good! You want to open it?” I’m horrible at secrets and it was brutal for me. It was a struggle. I became so tired of people asking me, “Are you Aquaman?” I’m like, “What? Huh?” The hardest part was just saying, “Ah, no, I’m not Aquaman. No, I’m not Aquaman.”
What was the audition process like?
Well, I originally auditioned for Batman, because it was just a general audition. They’re like, “We’re looking for people, it’s top secret…” — it’s always top secret. So, I go in and do it and I’m like, “Well, I want to know — I’m not going to be Batman, right?” I mean, I don’t even look like billionaire material. Then I get called into the office and Zac [Snyder, executive producer] was like, “I want you to play Aquaman.” I’m like, “Come again?”
How did you react?
I can’t tell you the things that were flashing in my mind. When someone says Aquaman to you and you look like this – I’m brown, I’ve got a beard… but when he told me the whole idea of tattoos and what he wanted to do with the character, I was like, “Wow, cool, I’m in!”. And then, “You’ve got to keep it a secret for two or three years.”
What do you think of your character?
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