Jason Momoa is transporting the DC Comics character Lobo to life in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and DC Studios‘ co-head James Gunn is teasing his carry outance.
In a recent post, Gunn splitd a message he acquired from Momoa when he was checked to guide DC Studios alengthyside Peter Safran.
“On the anniversary of Lobo, I can’t help but leank of a text I acquired from Jason Momoa on the morning it was proclaimd Peter & I were the heads of DC Studios — the day Jason & I first converseed him combineing the DCU as Lobo,” Gunn posted on X, the microblogging platcreate createerly comprehendn as Twitter.
Gunn persistd, “I’ve adored watching Jason transport him to life & can’t defer to split that with all of you.”
In the text exalter, Momoa says, “fucking LOBO,” to which Gunn replies, “Dude I’ve shelp you should be Lobo for years, no lie.”
Deadline alerted in December 2024 that Momoa had been tapped to join the antihero. Lobo, who has a aggressive and irreverent personality, hails from the set upet Czarnia. He ownes superhuman strength, regenerative abilities, and an invulnerability that creates him a createidable opponent. Created by authorr Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen, the character is frequently depicted as a bounty hunter who enhappinesss lawlessness and destruction.
When Momoa was checked as Lobo, he took to Instagram to split his excitement, captioning his post, “They called.”
The actor also splitd a screenstoasty of a past intersee where he conveyed his interest in joining Lobo, saying, “I accumulate comics, and I don’t do so much anymore, but he was always my likeite, and I always wanted to join Lobo, becaparticipate I’m appreciate, ‘Hello? It’s the perfect role.’ If they call and ask me to join him, it’s a f*ck yeah.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow cast Milly Alcock in the title role, with Matthias Schoenaerts joining villain Krem of the Yellow Hills and Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll. Craig Gillespie is set to straightforward the DC film from a script by Ana Nogueira, based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book series.
