Jason Momoa is getting into a brand new a part of the DC multiverse.
The star of Justice League and two Aquaman motion pictures revealed on Instagram right this moment that he’ll seem as Lobo in DC’s new film and TV universe that’s being overseen by Guardians of the Galaxy (and upcoming Superman) director James Gunn.
Momoa posted a picture of a quote that he had given in an interview about his love of Lobo, who he known as “all the time my favourite [character].”
“I all the time wished to play Lobo, as a result of I’m like, ‘Hiya? It’s the proper function,” the quote continued. “In the event that they name and ask me to play him, it’s a f— yeah. I haven’t acquired that decision, so I don’t need to put any faux information on the market, but when they ever name me and ask me to play, or ask me to audition, I’m there.”
Momoa’s caption learn merely “They known as.”
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Deadline confirmed that Momoa’s Lobo will seem within the upcoming film Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow. The movie relies on a current comedian sequence by author Tom King and artist Bilquis Evely wherein Supergirl helps an alien lady get revenge in opposition to the felony who murdered her father. MIlly Alcock will play the brand new cinematic Supergirl.
Lobo was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen and first appeared within the pages of the sequence The Omega Males. He’s been portrayed in numerous varieties by the years, however in most iterations he’s an amoral, wise-cracking alien bounty hunter and mercenary. He typically smokes cigars, rides by house on a type of rocket-powered bike, and favors a big hook on the top of a sequence as his weapon of alternative.
In most iterations, he additionally appears an entire lot like Jason Momoa — far more, actually, than Aquaman does in most of his traditional appearances.
Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow is scheduled to open in theaters on June 26, 2026.
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