I tend to believe that Aquaman will be a a gigantic mess. But will it be a financial success? I don’t know. My prediction is that it will make its money back, but it won’t be a huge hit in the vein of Wonder Woman. Still, I’m looking forward to the promotional tour, because I’m always looking for more Jason Momoa content. Momoa covers the December issue of Men’s Journal, and the editorial is very “He-Man/playful.” He apparently insisted that they photograph him at the LA home he shares with Lisa Bonet, and there’s a rock-climbing wall and lots of toys. You can see the full editorial here. Some highlights from the interview:

He’s always had an athletic/hippie/outdoorsy vibe: “Always. I’ve been climbing since I was 14. Skateboarding since I was 8. I love the outdoors, camping, I mean—obviously you saw the Airstreams. I used to live out of that one…. This is my love. It’s always kept me humble, grounded, outdoors, and pushing myself, scaring myself,. On the wall, it’s a flow— you’re problem-solving, creating something. It’s the perfect real-world mental and physical test.” He’s determined to teach that ethos to his kids—daughter Lola, age 11, and son Nakoa-Wolf, “Wolfie,” who’s 10. “That’s the coolest thing, when your kids love what you do. They do hula and African dance with my wife, and they climb, skate, and surf with me. And they dig music.”

He’s building a Momoa Army: “If I see something I love, I want to learn everything about it. There are just so many things I want to do in this life, from writing to music to designing to activism. I actually need more people to help me. I’m slowly building a little army.”

Guinness & Lisa Bonet: “You know, I met my wife over a pint of Guinness. I knew it was love when she ordered it first.”

His marriage is normal: “I get in trouble just like any other dumb f–king male. We love each other, have an amazing family together, but a relationship is work.” He… reflects on how much a person can change over 12 years. “That poor woman met me when I was 26. I was a maniac. I wanted to do all of these things, but I didn’t have an outlet, so I would just destroy. She’s stuck with me through too many me’s.”

He’s like Aquaman, an outsider: “It’s probably the character I’ve played that’s most like me. Like him, I grew up a huge outsider. I was just with my mother, he was just with his father, and I know what that’s like, not having a parent around.”

He gets work for all of his friends: “If I fall in love with you, I put you in my pocket, and I take you everywhere.”

Momoa threatens to “go Brando” on Bonet: Bonet looks in closely at one shot, an image of Momoa hunched over a clump of carrots, a slight pudge sticking out at his waist. She laughs and clucks, “Uh-oh—look at that gut.” Momoa bellows back, “Baby, do not shame my stomach!” and slaps her backside. “I told you I’m gonna go Brando on your ass.”

[From Men’s Journal]

I do wonder about his marriage to Lisa Bonet, even though I think he flat-out adores her and worships her. But I also think they’re probably hippies and rather “open” and that it’s all sort of loosey-goosey when it comes to fidelity. Just my take, maybe I’m totally wrong. But I like that he’s not trying to sell his marriage as the most devoted and perfect thing, he’s being pretty honest about how much he’s changed and how much he’s put Lisa through. I love this: “If I fall in love with you, I put you in my pocket, and I take you everywhere.” He wasn’t talking about Bonet there, he was talking about his dude friends, and I love that he thinks that way – he “falls in love” with his bros and gets them jobs and looks out for them. It’s sweet.

Photos courtesy of WENN, cover courtesy of Men’s Journal.