‘Aquaman': Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Black Manta’s Past and Shooting Ocean Scenes on a Studio Lot

It's hard enough to make longtime Arthur Curry nemesis Black Manta look cool—with his diver's helmet head and big bug eyes—on the page, but for Aquaman director James Wan to make the character look cool on-screen is an actual DC Comics miracle. A big part of it, though, comes down to the physical and emotional presence of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the Get Down star who stepped into the Atlantean super suit for the role of Black Manta, real name David Kane. Before Aquaman's premiere, I sat down with Abdul-Mateen II to discuss …

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