It’s official: Jason Momoa will play Lobo in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU.
Momoa beforehand performed Arthur Curry/Aquaman within the DCEU, which resulted in 2023 with Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom. The actor has since been vocal about eager to play Lobo, a personality created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen for DC Comics, within the new DCU, although there’s been no official announcement in regards to the matter till now.
On Instagram, Momoa shared a quote he mentioned in an interview with Fandango in 2023.
“So Lobo was… I acquire comics, and I don’t achieve this a lot anymore, however he was all the time my favourite, and I all the time needed to play Lobo, as a result of I’m like, ‘Howdy? It’s the proper function,’” he mentioned on the time. “I imply, hear. In the event that they name and ask me to play him, it’s a f*ck yeah. I haven’t obtained that decision, so I don’t need to put any faux information on the market, but when they ever name me and ask to play, or ask me to audition, I’m there.”
Momoa’s Instagram caption for the put up, which may be seen beneath, merely reads: “They referred to as.”
Who’s Lobo in DC Comics?
In DC Comics, Lobo is an antihero with villainous tendencies who’s an interstellar mercenary and a bounty hunter. Like Superman, he comes from an alien planet that was fully destroyed; nonetheless, in Lobo’s case, it is because he determined to kill almost everybody who lived there only for the enjoyable of it.
Based on Deadline, Momoa’s Lobo will seem in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which is scheduled to be launched in 2026. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie, who is understood for making 2017’s I, Tonya, 2023’s Dumb Cash, and extra. Based mostly on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow collection, the film will star Milly Alcock within the titular function, Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hill, and Eve Ridley as Ruthye.
Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow might be launched in United States theaters on June 26, 2026.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur on SuperHeroHype.
