Video: ‘Aquaman’ Star Jason Momoa Delivers Powerful UN Speech Against Ocean Pollution

Aquaman star Jason Momoa delivered a powerful speech on ocean pollution to the United Nations.

Warner Bros. and DC’s Aquaman centered on Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry as he struggled to accept his place the King of Atlantis and overthrow his half-brother Orm. While Jason Momoa’s offered audiences more than its fair share of spectacle, the film also commented on the ocean pollution humanity has caused, which served as the primary motivation for King Orm’s plan to wage war on the surface.

In real-life Jason Momoa has been an active participant the fight against the climate crisis and the Aquaman star delivered a six-minute address on the ocean pollution to the United Nations on Friday. In his speech, Aquaman star Jason Momoa pointed out the devastating effects of the man-made pollution on the oceans and the life that calls it home:

“The oceans are in a state of emergency. Entire marine ecosystems are vanishing with the warming of the seas. And as the waste of the world empties into our waters, we face the devastating crisis of plastic pollution.”

Towards the end of his speech, Aquaman star Jason Momoa bluntly stated, “Change cannot come in 2050, or 2030, or even 2025. The change must come today.”

You can watch Aquaman star Jason Momoa’s full speech to the United Nation below!

Jason Momoa is set to reprise his role as Arthur Curry in Warner Bros.’ Aquaman sequel. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick is working on the script for the Aquaman 2, with James Wan expected to return to the director’s chair. In the meantime, fans can rewatch Jason Momoa’s first Aquaman film on all home media formats:

From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an acition-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.

Directed by James Wan, Aquaman stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm / Ocean Master, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Ludi Lin as Captain Murk, and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.

Aquaman is available on Digital HD, 4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD.

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