“Justice League” is set to introduce Atlan, the king of Atlantis as the film debuts worldwide on November 16, Screen Rant reported. What makes it even more exciting is the role he will play in the lives of DC’s most celebrated superheroes, particularly that of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman.
Actor Julian Lewis Jones recently revealed the photo of himself as Atlan, which he shared through his official Instagram account. He captioned the image, “So incredibly proud to be part of @justiceleague @ZackSnyder is a Cinematic Genius.”
The photo which has earned more than 1,000 likes as of press time, is a cropped version of a behind-the-scenes image that Snyder earlier shared via Vero.
In the Instagram post, Jones was seen standing beside the particular shot that the film director previously posted. The king of Atlantis was shown wearing a suit and holding a trident.
King Atlan
The character of King Atlan is part of a group of species that can manipulate magical forces. In the comic book series, he was introduced as the father of Aquaman. He was also overthrown by Orin the First as king of Atlantis according to the original story.
He possesses a very powerful superhuman strength that can be stronger than an entire ship. He also can create ice and spurt ice spikes enough to impale his rivals.
Julian Lewis Jones will be part of the stellar cast in the upcoming movie. Though he has been rumored to play the role of the underwater king, he has not yet confirmed the character he will be portraying, Screen Rant added.
He confirmed his participation in the DC film in July with speculations that he will either portray Darkseid or Steppenwolf. If he is playing the role of King Atlan, he will certainly be part of the movie’s prologue scenes featuring the New Gods’ first war with Earth’s inhabitants set thousands of years ago.
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Reports have also confirmed that “Justice League” will have the shortest running time among all the productions under the DC Extended Universe, according to Manabyte’s Blog and Superhero Hype.
The running time of the upcoming movie is at 121 minutes, or two hours and one minute.
“Man of Steel” ran for 143 minutes and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” came in with 151 minutes of running time. Meanwhile, recent movies “Suicide Squad” had 123 minutes of running time and “Wonder Woman” came in with 141 minutes.
As the movie premieres next month, fans will see the return of Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane. The film will also introduce actors Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon.
