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Aquaman: Torn between two worlds

Aquaman is the original third-culture kid, a superhero torn between his human and Atlantean origins. This was something star Jason Momoa - a Hawaiian who grew up in middle America - and director James Wan - a Chinese-Malaysian in Australia - could identify with. They explain how being outsiders shaped them and the film, which is setting box-office records in China

The Straits Times talks to Hollywood actor Jason Momoa about his superhero character and director James Wan about the upcoming DC blockbuster.

Jason Momoa, who is half Hawaiian and part German, Irish and Native American, says headlining Aquaman is nothing short of a cultural milestone. PHOTO: WARNER BROS

Alison de Souza In New York

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Dec 13, 2018, 05:00 AM

At almost 2m-tall and tipping the scales at more than 100kg, Jason Momoa is a substantial physical presence.

And he has a personality just as large, with a booming baritone that fills the corridors of the New York hotel hosting a press event for his film Aquaman, which opens in Singapore today.

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