Jason Momoa to Play Lobo in ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’

Craig Gillespie is aboard to direct the movie, which will star ‘House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, a cousin of Superman.

(Left) Jason Momoa in 'Superpowered: The DC Story.' Photograph by Courtesy of Max/Warner Bros. (Right) DC Comics character Lobo. Photo: DC Comics.

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Jason Momoa will finally get the chance to play DC character Lobo.
The ‘Aquaman’ actor is set to appear in ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.’
The ‘Supergirl’ movie is due in 2026.

For several years now, Jason Momoa has been the superhero known as Aquaman, first introduced via a cameo in 2016’s ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ before starring alongside the likes of Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot and Ezra Miller in ‘Justice League.’

He went on to lead two ‘Aquaman’ stand-alone movies, the wildly successful first movie in 2018 and the less well-received (and much less financially profitable ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ in 2023.

With James Gunn landing the job of DC Studios boss and most of Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe consigned to cinematic history, it appeared that Momoa’s days of superhero work –– at least for DC –– might be over.

Jaosn Momoa as Aquaman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros Pictures / ™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

Not so! After several months of him talking about how much he wants to switch gears and play the antiheroic bounty hunter Lobo, it would appear he has gotten his wish, and via a project produced by Gunn, no less.

According to Deadline, Momoa will be showing up as Lobo in ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.’

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Momoa took to Instagram to confirm the news, sharing a chunk of a previous interview quote where he talks about his hopes to play the character:

“I collect comics, and I don’t do so much anymore, but was always my favorite, and I always wanted to play Lobo, because I’m like, ‘Hello? It’s the perfect role.’ ”

Alongside the Instagram screenshot, Momoa posted a caption this morning that reads, “They called.”

And while Gunn –– usually the source for official confirmation of such things –– didn’t post a long comment, he did put the following up on Instagram shortly after Momoa let slip the word…

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Who is Lobo?

DC Comics character Lobo. Photo: DC Comics.

Created by writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen, Lobo is often depicted as a bounty hunter who enjoys chaos and destruction. He was first introduced in ‘Omega Men #3’ in June 1983.

An antihero known for his violent and irreverent personality, who hails from the planet Czarnia, Lobo possesses superhuman strength, regenerative abilities and an invulnerability that makes him a formidable opponent. His look was modelled on the members of glam rock band Kiss.

Various attempts have been made to bring Lobo to the big screen over the years. Filmmakers such as Guy Ritchie and Brad Peyton both took stabs, with Dwayne Johnson circling the roll for Peyton’s version.

In 2018, Warner Bros. and Michael Bay also flirted with the idea, but the concept never got off the ground. On the small screen, Emmett J. Scanlan played the character on the SyFy series ‘Krypton.’

What’s the story of ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’?

DC Comics' Supergirl from writer Tom King's 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.' Photo courtesy of DC.com.

While the exact storyline for ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ has yet to be confirmed, we do know it’ll be a big-scale sci-fi film based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s comic run. It features a “darker, harsher” version of Kara Zor-El raised on a surviving chunk of Krypton who sees everyone around her die.

This is what Gunn said at the time of the announcement:

“This is a very different type of Supergirl. In our film, we see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from, you know, the time he’s an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock chip-off of Krypton and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl and is much more hardcore. She’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”

Milly Alcock, who previously appeared on ‘House of the Dragon,’ won the title role back in January.

We do at least also know that Matthias Schoenaerts will be playing Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father. The girl in question –– Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll –– then draws Supergirl into the conflict.

Craig Gillespie is aboard to direct the movie from a script by Ana Nogueira, with the cameras scheduled to start rolling on January 13th in Los Angeles.

What else is happening in the DC Studios world?

(L to R) Robert Pattinson and director Matt Reeves on the set in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Besides this new, exciting development, the news has been less rosy, with the announcement that Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ sequel will be pushed aback in the release schedule yet again, this time to October 1st, 2027 (for the record, it was originally aiming for an October 2025 launch).

Fans were naturally worried, and Gunn tried to assuage concerns by saying that the delay was to let Reeves perfect the script.

The studio boss/filmmaker also took to Threads to defend the delay:

“To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels. 7 years between ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens.’ 14 years between ‘Incredibles.’ 7 years between the first two ‘Terminators.’ 13 years between ‘Avatars.’ 36 years between ‘Top Guns.’ And, of course, 6 years between ‘Guardians’ Vol 2. and Vol 3.”