Actor Temuera Morrison (1960)

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) is an American superhero film featuring the DC Comics character of the same name. Helmed by James Wan and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, this movie serves as the final installment in the DC Extended Universe. Following his ascension to the throne of Atlantis four years prior, Arthur Curry has established a peaceful reign, balancing his time between land and sea. Meanwhile, his arch-nemesis David Kane, also known as Black Manta, remains determined to seek vengeance for his father’s death and enlists marine ...

The Mandalorian (2019–2024), a space Western series created by Jon Favreau for Disney+, is the first live-action show in the Star Wars franchise, set five years after Return of the Jedi (1983). Starring Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who protects Grogu, a Force-sensitive child, from Moff Gideon and his remaining Imperial forces. George Lucas had previously planned for a live-action Star Wars series in 2009, but it was deemed too costly. When he sold Lucasfilm to Disney ...

Aquaman (2018), a superhero movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, is based on the DC character of the same name. In 1985 Maine, Thomas Curry, a lighthouse keeper, rescues Atlanna, queen of Atlantis, during a storm. They fall in love and have a son named Arthur who can communicate with sea creatures. However, when Atlantean soldiers arrive to take Atlanna back to her arranged marriage, she must leave her family for their safety. She promises to return when it’s safe and entrusts her advisor Nuidis Vulko to train Arthur. As Arthur becomes a skilled warrior, he learns that his mother was executed by King Orvax of Atlantis for loving a human and having an illegitimate ...

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, Moana (2016) is an American animated musical fantasy action-adventure film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Set on the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who is believed to have brought life to the ocean using a pounamu stone as her heart and source of power. However, Maui, a shapeshifting demigod known for his trickery and mastery of wayfinding, stole Te Fiti’s heart centuries ago in order to give humanity the power of creation. This caused Te Fiti to disintegrate and Maui was attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon. He lost both the heart and his magical fish hook to the depths of the ...

In the epic sci-fi film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), directed and co-written by George Lucas, the Galactic Republic faces a new threat ten years after the events on Naboo. The Separatist movement, led by former Jedi Master Count Dooku, poses a danger to the Republic. Senator Padmé Amidala, who was once Queen of Naboo, travels to Coruscant to vote against creating an army to assist the Jedi in fighting this threat. However, upon her arrival, she narrowly escapes an assassination attempt and is placed under the protection of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker. After foiling ...

The film, Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), directed by Ivan Reitman, follows the story of Robin Monroe and her boyfriend Frank as they vacation in the South Pacific island of Makatea. They are joined by middle-aged American pilot Quinn Harris and his girlfriend Angelica on their journey to the island. On their first night there, Frank proposes to Robin but later a drunken Quinn mistakes her for someone else and makes a pass at her. Despite this awkward encounter, Robin’s boss Marjorie calls the next morning and asks her to oversee a fashion shoot in Tahiti. In need of transportation, Robin enlists Quinn’s ...

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) is an American sci-fi horror film, based on the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells. It was directed by John Frankenheimer. United Nations negotiator Edward Douglas survives a plane crash in the Java Sea and is rescued by a passing boat, where he meets Dr. Montgomery. After learning that the boat has no radio, Douglas is promised transportation to Timor by the captain. However, upon arriving at Montgomery’s destination, also known as ‘Moreau’s Island’, he is advised to disembark so that Montgomery can use the ...