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David Hines

@hradzka

Jul 22, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo

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As the #Aquaman trailer debuts, can we take a minute to appreciate the superhuman patience of Jason Momoa?

The dude's last five years must have felt *glacial.*

Momoa must have felt great in 2010: he got cast in CONAN (2011) and the first season of GAME OF THRONES...

but CONAN didn't work and he was promptly killed off in GoT, and then he did a bunch of forgettable stuff

Momoa didn't really capitalize on his GAME OF THRONES (2011) sex symbol status until he was cast as Aquaman for BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN, which didn't come out until 2016.

AND HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO EVEN TALK ABOUT GETTING CAST IN IT FOR LIKE A YEAR!

So then BvS comes out and Momoa's confirmed as Aquaman in a three-second cameo

And then Momoa has to wait another year for JUSTICE LEAGUE to come out so people can actually see him *playing* the part

And then Momoa has to wait ANOTHER year for his greatest casting victory to actually translate to status as a leading man in a blockbuster motion picture.

Jason Momoa has been waiting for his moment in the sun as a leading man since he got cast as Aquaman, which according to his Wikipedia page was in June of 2014.

Four years, people. *LITERALLY FOUR YEARS.*

THE MAN WENT OFF AND DID CANADIAN TV WHILE HE WAITED

I'm looking forward to the movie now, but even if I weren't I'd have to give serious respect to Jason Momoa for patience.

If I were him, I'd be down to like one fingernail by now.

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