Facebook timelines went on fire with the news that Game Of Thrones star Jason Momoa will be coming to Manila for the AsiaPOP Convention on September 17-19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. While that is a few months away, here are some exciting facts about the 6'4" model, actor and director.
Momoa was propelled to the limelight when he portrayed the role of Khal Drogo in the hit TV Series "Game Of Thrones" he got the role when he performed the 'Haka' a traditional ancestral war dance from the Maori people of New Zealand.
Momoa is of Native Hawaiian descent from his Father's side and of German Irish and Native American descent from his mother.
He is a rare Renaissamce man who through his extensive travels studied pastel painting in Paris and Buddist teachings in Tibet.
For his role as 'Aquaman' Momoa says that one of the coolest things about getting to play Aquaman is representing his culture. "They're not too many brown superheroes, so I'm really looking forward to representing Polnesians, the natives." He said at the Walker Stalker Con Panel in Atlanta. "My family are some of the greatest water men on earth. I'm not but I'm going to train with them. But it's really just an honor being Polynesian".
Aquaman is slated for release in 2018 and will be helmed by James Wan who directed Fast & Furious 7 and The Conjouring. Momoa will be making a debut as Aquaman in the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.
An icon for over 70 years, Aquaman is the King of the Seven Seas. This reluctant ruler of Atlantis, caught between a surface world constantly ravaging the sea and Atlanteans looking to lash out in revolt, is committed to protecting the entire globe.
Momoa has two children with wife American Actress Lisa Bonet who is the ex-wife of rocker Lenny Kravitz. Zoe Kravitz (Insurgent movies, Mad Max, X-Men: First Class) is the daughter of Bonet and Kravitz. The modern family have a tight knit relationship.
Road to Paloma is the first film where Momoa worked as director, writer, producer and where he also stars in the lead role.
There is so much to say about the multi-faceted Mamoa, he will surely be under the public's eye and in the news for the next few years. Make sure you guys save up for AsiaPOP Convention to see him and of course Aquaman in 2018. :)
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