Here's how Wan described the scrapped scene to Collider: Aquaman has been apprehended by King Orm and he’s been thrown into this dungeon. Like this really awful prison deep in Atlantis.

Was Affleck’s return for scenes in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom part of a larger plan to bring him back to the DCEU longterm? Or was Affleck brought in simply because the new leadership ...

Prior to that, Aquaman had a cameo in "Batman v Superman." Momoa also played the character in a standalone film released in 2018. He's set to return for an "Aquaman" sequel, too.