Some actors appear to be they’re born for sure roles, and one such case is Jason Momoa because the DC Comics interstellar bounty hunter Lobo. The actor, who beforehand performed Arthur Curry a.ok.a. Aquaman within the DC Prolonged Universe, is about to make his debut because the character in 2026’s Supergirl: Girl Of Tomorrow, and pleasure is thru the roof about getting a primary have a look at Momoa in full make-up. Sadly, it might be some time earlier than that first look arrives on-line.
Final week, I joined a small group of journalists for a DC Studios presentation with co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, and one of many many alternative heroes and villains mentioned in the course of the hour-long dialog was Jason Momoa’s Lobo. The casting was confirmed on the finish of final yr, and Supergirl: Girl Of Tomorrow has already began manufacturing, however when the filmmakers have been requested if we’ll quickly get an official glimpse on the character, Gunn defined why it’s unlikely:
It is most likely going to be some time to be frank with you, as a result of it is all in outer area. With Superman, we have been type of compelled as a result of we knew we have been going to shoot exterior for weeks. Like, ‘Oh, let’s simply toss something on the market.’ So we did. However with Jason, I am unsure. I do not wanna be cocky, since you by no means know. It isn’t an enormous… We’re not gonna need to go shoot exterior in the midst of London for 3 weeks the place they’re gonna be getting photos of Lobo so we now have to launch an image sooner than we would need to.
When a blockbuster movie manufacturing does on-location capturing (significantly in a really public space), there is no such thing as a professional option to cease folks from taking images and posting them on-line. Due to this, it has change into widespread observe within the trade to preempt crappy smartphone snapshots by releasing official photos – making certain that audiences are seeing characters as they’re meant to be seen. As alluded to by James Gunn, this was executed within the making of Superman final summer time, with the filmmaker sharing a primary have a look at David Corenswet in full costume again in Could 2024.
Evidently that isn’t going to be a factor for Supergirl: Girl Of Tomorrow. The upcoming DC film is a cosmic journey that gained’t have scenes set on Earth, and that signifies that all the movie is being shot on secured soundstages. If nothing leaks, DC Studios gained’t need to do any type of injury management, and the desire is evidently to take care of secrecy – no matter public demand. For now, fan-made creations should fulfill.
Created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen and making his debut within the early Nineteen Eighties, Lobo is thought to DC Comics followers as a wild and audacious alien mercenary who shouldn’t be solely exceptionally robust and a talented fighter however is an immortal. If even the smallest little bit of him stays after obliteration, he can wholly regenerate his physique and carry on kicking ass across the cosmos.
Lobo has by no means been portrayed on the large display screen earlier than, however he has lengthy been beloved by comedian ebook readers, and it’s exactly that historical past that has pushed his early introduction within the DC Universe. There was unquestionably enthusiasm to function him on the large display screen due to Jason Momoa’s love for the character, however James Gunn defined that the larger motivation was instructing mass audiences what these comedian ebook readers already know. Drawing comparisons to Deadpool and Harley Quinn, Gunn mentioned,
For me, I am at all times searching for, like, Deadpool was about to return out and everyone’s like, ‘Who is that this man? I do not blah, blah, blah, blah. I do not know,’ however I imply, in the event you’re a comic book ebook fan, Deadpool’s an infinite character! Tons of individuals love him. There’s some gas behind him. Similar factor with Harley Quinn popping out in Suicide Squad. She’s not well-known by everybody, however there’s numerous fandom behind Harley Quinn. And Lobo is a kind of characters. Deathstroke is a kind of characters.
Gunn is aware of that the majority of consciousness with regards to DC Comics is hogged by the Trinity, however he needs to vary that. He continued,
These are characters which have lots of people behind them and who love them however aren’t identified by most people in the way in which Surprise Girl or Superman or Batman is. So Lobo was at all times one thing I needed to play with within the DCU.
For now, followers should observe persistence ready for our first have a look at Lobo. Starring Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, and Emily Beecham, Supergirl: Girl Of Tomorrow is predicated on the comedian of the identical identify by Tom King and Bilquis Evely and has been tailored by screenwriter Ana Nogueira. Craig Gillespie is helming the movie, which began principal images in mid-January.
We nonetheless have some time to attend earlier than the film’s arrival (it’s set for launch on June 26, 2026), however keep tuned right here on CinemaBlend as extra is revealed in regards to the venture and the way it matches into the primary chapter of the DC Universe a.ok.a. Gods and Monsters.