Is 'Aquaman' avoiding box office clash with Shah Rukh Khan's 'Zero' in India?

Warner Bros is set to release Aquaman in India on December 14, a week before the movie hits the US theatres.

The film, directed by James Wan, features Jason Momoa plays Aquaman.

Apart from big markets like China, Brazil which will see the movie release on December 7 and December 13 respectively, Aquaman will hit theatres almost everywhere else on December 21. The move begs a question if Warner Bros trying to avoid the box office clash with Shah Rukh Khan's Zero. Or is it just following the footsteps of Marvel Studios that has released The Avengers and The Avengers: Age Of Ultron before the US unveiling.

Aquaman is 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.

Momoa, who is best known for playing Dothraki leader Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones, said Aquaman has been his toughest role till date.

"Aquaman is the hardest movie I' ve done in my life, physically, and I had two stunt doubles. Both of them got hurt, and so did I. The sheer amount of stunts and action in this was insane," he said.

The film will release in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu across cinemas in India in 3D and IMAX 3D.

A special extended five minutes footage of Aquaman will be played with Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Aquaman also features Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Vulko, Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master and Nicole Kidman as Arthur's mom, Atlanna.

(With Agency Inputs)