Screen Rant

Zack Snyder shocked fans when he cast his Aquaman... 1 / 12

Choosing the unlikeliest actor in Jason Momoa... 2 / 12

And then covering him in hair, jewelry, and tattoos. 3 / 12

As the skeptics doubted... DC Comics took note. 4 / 12

Pretty soon, the comic Aquaman looked familiar... 5 / 12

Now, Arthur Curry's even gotten his own tattoos. 6 / 12

The comic tattoos aren't just for decoration, either... 7 / 12

But a gift from the Old Gods of the Sea. 8 / 12

Giving DC's Aquaman the one thing he was missing... 9 / 12

Completing Arthur Curry's Momoa transformation. 10 / 12

Jason Momoa's casting got laughs from DC purists... 11 / 12

But looking at the impact... who's laughing now? 12 / 12