ABC/Randy HolmesAquaman has often been the butt of jokes, but Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa, who plays the undersea superhero in the upcoming Aquaman movie, sees him more as a hard-rocking metalhead who listens to bands like Metallica, Tool and Black Sabbath.
“Aquaman’s pretty metal,” Momoa tells Metal Hammer. “I know no one thinks that, but Aquaman’s metal.”
Specifically, he says Metallica’s debut album, Kill ‘Em All, and the Tool song “Ticks and Leeches” influenced his portrayal of Arthur Curry’s alter-ego.
“There’s a lot of Sabbath in there too,” Momoa adds.
In fact, Momoa says that he often “build[s] [his] characters off of metal songs.” His starring role in the 2011 film Conan the Barbarian, for example, was influenced by Pantera.
Aquaman, also starring Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman and Patrick Wilson, opens in theaters December 21.
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