( CNN ) -- The speculation appears to be over about yet another costumed hero set to join Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill and the rest in 2016 's `` Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice . '' Not only will Gal Gadot play Wonder Woman and Ray Fisher portray Cyborg , but now Jason Momoa ( `` Game of Thrones , '' `` Conan the Barbarian '' ) has been cast to play that crusader of the seas , Aquaman , according to Variety . Warner Bros. Pictures is so confident that Aquaman will be a hit with audiences that they 've already got an `` Aquaman '' movie in the works , Variety also reports . In an unusual move , two writers -- Kurt Johnstad and Will Beall -- will each try their hand at separate `` Aquaman '' scripts . The `` Aquaman '' movie is undoubtedly one of the nine movies based on DC Comics characters that Warner Bros. plans to release through 2020 . ( DC and Warner Bros. Pictures are owned by Time Warner , which owns CNN . ) As yet unknown is whether Momoa will don the famous orange and green costume ( but do n't bet on it , since we saw `` Batman v. Superman 's '' new take on the Wonder Woman costume ) .
New cast announced in `` Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice '' `` Game of Thrones '' actor Jason Momoa will play Aquaman . Gal Gadot was previously named as Wonder Woman . The film is set for release on May 5, 2017, and stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen, Adewale Akinnu@@