Jason Momoa Cast in New DC Role For ‘Supergirl’

Jason Momoa is coming into a brand new a part of the DC multiverse.

The star of Justice League and two Aquaman motion pictures revealed on Instagram immediately 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 referred to 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 right function,” the quote continued. “In the event that they name and ask me to play him, it’s a f— yeah. I haven’t obtained that decision, so I don’t need to put any pretend 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 referred to 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 latest comedian collection by author Tom King and artist Bilquis Evely by which Supergirl helps an alien woman get revenge towards the legal 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 collection The Omega Males. He’s been portrayed in varied kinds by way of the years, however in most iterations he’s an amoral, wise-cracking alien bounty hunter and mercenary. He typically smokes cigars, rides by way of house on a sort of rocket-powered motorbike, and favors a big hook on the tip of a sequence as his weapon of selection.

In most iterations, he additionally appears a complete lot like Jason Momoa — far more, definitely, than Aquaman does in most of his basic appearances.

Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow is scheduled to open in theaters on June 26, 2026.