The superhero style continues to dominate the leisure world, with a lot of shared universes releasing new content material and competing on the field workplace. The DCEU (which is streaming with a Max subscription) ended with Aquaman 2, which starred Jason Momoa within the title position. However Momoa is returning to DC as Lobo for the brand new universe, and is predicted to make his debut within the Supergirl film. Momoa’s newest replace about that upcoming DC film is certain to thrill comedian e book purists.
Followers who’ve spent years watching the DC motion pictures so as have been ready for Momoa to play Lobo… regardless of his killer tenure as Aquaman. Now the actor might be a part of the DCU’s first slate of tasks, titled Gods and Monsters. Whereas talking with ScreenRant about his position in A Minecraft Film, the actor spoke about his pleasure to lastly be taking part in Lobo, providing:
Properly, that is the position I’ve at all times wished to play. That’s the comedian I cherished, so I am actually nervous about it. It’s sort of a no brainer to play this character. It is fairly massive. I do not need to give away an excessive amount of, however I imply, we glance fairly useless on, precisely just like the character, and he’s fairly tough and gruff and… I am going to say the bike’s actually cool.
Actually, it appears like his coronary heart is absolutely in it. Whereas Momoa was in a position to give an endlessly charismatic efficiency as Aquaman (and in some way make the DC hero cool), he is much more obsessed with taking part in Lobo. And one can solely think about how that may translate to his work within the new shared universe.
Momoa’s sense of being nervous reveals how a lot he cares, and on paper Lobo appears like an ideal position for the actor. Just like the DC antihero, he is a hulking determine with a penchant for bikes. And per this tease, the character’s bike goes to be fairly superior.
In his feedback to SR, Jason Momoa confirmed that he will look comedian e book correct as his new character within the DCU. It is unclear after we would possibly really see Lobo, however purist will little doubt be happy that he’ll be wanting straight from the web page when debuting in Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow.
Whereas the DC Prolonged Universe (RIP) principally featured director-driven tasks and did not have that many crossovers, it seems that will not be the case for the brand new DCU. Co-CEO James Gunn is seemingly planning an interconnected franchise, which can embrace motion pictures, TV tasks, animation, and video video games. This can be a massive activity, nevertheless it appears like the precise man is behind the efforts. And Gunn apparently has at all times wished Momoa to play Lobo.
The brand new DCU will make its debut on the massive display screen in James Gunn’s Superman film on July eleventh as a part of the 2025 transfer launch dates. As for Momoa, he is anticipated to seem as Lobo in Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow on June 26, 2026.