- Jason Momoa, Amber Heard and James Wan visited the Philippines.
- Aquaman himself considered Filipinos as his family.
- Jason considered being in the Philippines as an honor.
Aquaman stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard and director James Wan visited the Philippines to promote the movie. During the Asian press conference hosted by Joey Mead King, Momoa expressed that the Philippines resonated with him due to his nationality.
Jason considered Filipinos as his family.
Momoa is of Hawaiian descent and considered Filipinos has outnumbered Hawaiians in his own country, and Pinoys as are his family.
“As far as I’m concerned, Philippines is like the tenth island from Hawaii. There (are) more Filipinos in Hawaii than Hawaiians so we’re kinda basically family.”
Jason’s visiting the Philippines is an honor, for him.
Momoa noted that Philippines and Hawaii share almost the same history and mythology.
“I feel it’s an honor to be here and then also to represent someone who, we have the same mythology, we have the same history and James too, so we kinda come from two different worlds, it’s very important, for me.”
The Aquaman stars and director also held a fan event at the Mall of Asia Entertainment Hall. Jason met his Filipino fans who all went crazy seeing him.
“I’ve never felt this loved in my life.”
Aquaman premiered on Wednesday, December 12.
