When the seas rise again in Aquaman 3 (2025), DC’s ocean epic sets its sights on a finale as vast and unforgiving as the ocean itself. Jason Momoa returns, trident in hand, not just as a king, but as a legend on the edge of sacrifice.

The trailer begins with haunting stillness—an empty throne in Atlantis, waves crashing against its silent walls. A narrator whispers: “A king is not measured by the crown he wears, but by the world he saves.” Then, flashes of chaos: tsunamis swallowing coastlines, Atlantean armies locked in brutal combat, and Arthur Curry standing bloodied in the storm.
Momoa’s Aquaman is older, heavier with loss, but fiercer than ever. He is no longer fighting for his crown—he is fighting for the survival of both the surface and the sea. Amber Heard’s Mera returns, wielding her water-forged power with a presence that feels both commanding and desperate, her bond with Arthur tested under impossible choices.

The villain this time is Black Manta at his most dangerous—leading a fleet of warships powered by forbidden Atlantean tech, his vendetta sharpened into something apocalyptic. His voice cuts through the trailer: “If I can’t rule the ocean… I will drown the world.”
Visually, the film is staggering. Bioluminescent cities glow beneath the abyss, titanic sea creatures rise from the trenches, and battles rage across volcanic landscapes and storm-tossed shores. Each frame feels mythic, carved in water and fire.
The action set pieces are breathtaking: Aquaman clashing with Manta on the back of a leviathan, fleets colliding in underwater shockwaves, and a desperate battle at the edge of the Mariana Trench where the ocean itself seems to fight back.

The score surges like the tide, blending tribal rhythms with orchestral swells, echoing both Aquaman’s Polynesian roots and his mythic stature. Familiar themes return, now heavier, carrying both triumph and tragedy.
Yet beneath the spectacle lies a story about legacy. Arthur is not just a warrior—he is a father, a husband, a protector of two worlds that would rather see each other destroyed. The film asks: can peace survive when vengeance runs deeper than the sea?
The trailer ends with a final, haunting image: Aquaman planting his trident into the ocean floor as waves tower around him, whispering, “Let the tide take me if it must.” The screen cuts to black: Aquaman 3: The Last Tide (2025).
If it delivers on its promise, Aquaman 3 won’t just be the end of a trilogy—it will be the birth of a legend, a farewell tide that cements Arthur Curry’s place among the greatest heroes of modern myth.