The DCEU‘s highest-grossing movie, James Wan’s Aquaman, is still an impressive achievement over six years after it broke historical DC movie records. The DC Extended Universe raced to its first crossover event after only three installments. After Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teased the Justice League’s creation with cameos by Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg. Then, Justice League assembled the team, and Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry received his own spinoff one year later. James Wan’s Aquaman was the first movie outside Zack Snyder’s DCEU original plans to follow Justice League‘s controversial release.

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