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Actors Ben Affleck and Jason Momoa speak onstage at CinemaCon 2017 Warner Bros. Pictures presentation on March 29, 2017 in Las Vegas. Getty

Las Vegas - CinemaCon audiences were treated to an appearance from several members of the Justice League during Warner Bros. annual presentation Wednesday night. Special surprises also included a sneak peek at “Wonder Woman” and an update on the highly anticipated “Aquaman” spin-off.

Aquaman himself, actor Jason Momoa, was on hand at Caesars Palace’s The Colosseum to update DC Universe fans on his character’s standalone movie. While CinemaCon is typically the venue where studios tease footage for their upcoming films, Momoa shared that was not an option for “Aquaman” due to its stage in production. The film is due to set filming in Australia on Thursday, according to the actor.

“I’m excited to get down there,” Momoa told the excited crowd.

Before appearing onstage with his “Justice League” co-stars, Momoa shared a brief teaser of what’s to come in the December 2018 superhero flick. The footage, led by director James Wan, including detailed concept art for the movie. The images showed underwater vessels, a human riding a shark and a sneak peek oof Atlantis.

Wan said that “Aquaman” will be the DC character’s origin story and is aiming to have both fun, adventure and romance. Wan added that due to technological advancements used to make the film, it could have not been created five years ago.

“I’ll see you guys in 2018,” Wan concluded the piece.