He made a brief albeit obscured appearance in the teaser trailer, but then a good look at Jason Momoa’s Lobo in the upcoming “Supergirl” was revealed this past Friday.
The clip was only a few seconds of Momoa in costume and make-up as the intergalactic bounty hunter, but it has been enough to stir quite a bit of chatter among fans.
Now, Momoa is out on the press circuit this week promoting his team-up with Dave Bautista in the action film “The Wrecking Crew” and says right now it’s unclear what the future of his character will be beyond the “Supergirl” film.
Speaking with Screen Rant, he was asked about how different things are jumping from Aquaman in Zack Snyder’s DCEU to Lobo in James Gunn’s DCU:
“I think they’re very different because they’re also different characters. I came in on a whisp of an idea on Batman v Superman until Justice League hit.. It was all pretty mapped out by Zack. He had it all very mapped out.
I only know Lobo’s in this one, and so we’ll see what the future of all that holds. I would love for his own thing to be coming out. I don’t know if there is. I think it’s probably up to the audience and how they feel about it, but I think he’s got his own things mapped out and I’m not privy to any of that.
…I’m pretty excited. When I got to step into Lobo, I mean, that was a pinch me moment. And my first scene is pretty gnarly. I’m pressed to see another actor pull off that first take, what we did. I’m excited to talk about it because it’s hard. And I grabbed it with gusto and I’m very excited about it.”
Whether Lobo will become the DCU’s version of the MCU’s Hulk – ie. a guest star in other people’s films – is not clear yet.
Gunn himself has shown off a nod to Martian Manhunter with new photos on Twitter with some set design photos showing off the brand ‘Chocos’ with many suspecting these items pictured will be seen in the upcoming “Man of Tomorrow” film.
Prime Video will release “The Wrecking Crew” tomorrow, while “Supergirl” opens in cinemas on June 26th.
