{"id":698255,"date":"2026-06-11T18:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/698255\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:59:10","slug":"jason-momoa-thinks-lobos-dc-journey-could-be-similar-to-aquamans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/698255\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa Thinks Lobo’s DC Journey Could Be Similar to Aquaman’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first glance, it might seem weird that Lobo, one of DC\u2019s most popular characters<\/a>, is being introduced this way. After years of attempts<\/a> to bring him to the big screen, Lobo\u2019s first film appearance<\/a> isn\u2019t his very own big summer blockbuster. It\u2019s a supporting role in Supergirl<\/a>. A role that, even odder yet, doesn\u2019t exist in the source material. The whole thing just seems a little random.<\/p>\n

Until you remember how actor Jason Momoa\u2019s other DC character, Aquaman, was introduced before grossing over a billion dollars with a solo movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to io9 about Lobo and Supergirl, Momoa floated the idea that Lobo, like Aquaman, could possibly see his role expand in future stories. \u201cI think, just like Aquaman, it\u2019ll work out that way,\u201d Momoa said. \u201cHe was introduced in Batman v Superman, he went into Justice League\u2026 If they really love him, fuck it, I\u2019ll get my solo movie. So it\u2019s kind of up to the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, read more from Momoa not just on the characters of Lobo and Aquaman, but also on his frustration that it\u2019s taken so long for him to reprise<\/a> his villainous character from the Fast and Furious universe.<\/p>\n

\"JasonMomoa and Supergirl director Craig Gillespie \u2013 Warner Bros. <\/p>\n

This interview was edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n

Germain Lussier, io9: Jason, Lobo is a character that Hollywood\u2019s been trying to bring to life for a long time. Something you also wanted to play for a long time. Now that you finally got to do it, did you feel any pressure to bring this character to life?<\/p>\n

Jason Momoa: No, not at all. I\u2019ve been dying to play this character. Before Aquaman, I\u2019ve been dying to play this character. So no, I have it all in me, and I\u2019m just excited to put everything on. I was a little kid, and just like all my dreams were coming true. It\u2019s like the ultimate play.<\/p>\n

You know, like, was I worried with Aquaman? Yeah. That\u2019s [much] more challenging to play something like that and bring a character that doesn\u2019t have that level [of fandom to life]. Everyone likes Lobo. Even though it\u2019s hard to bring it to life or that story we wanna do. But no, I was so excited. And it was fun, dude.<\/p>\n

io9: Do you remember how you first fell in love with the character? I remember being in my comic store as a kid, seeing the covers and being like, \u201cI\u2019m scared of that dude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Momoa: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I was a huge fan of that, Spawn. There was just a bunch of comics I collected when I was growing up. Sleepwalker. All this different stuff, and he\u2019s just someone that I identify with. And I just loved it. I love the motorcycle aspect of it. I love that he\u2019s just crass and didn\u2019t give a shit. He\u2019s an antihero, and I love antiheroes. I feel like every person can identify with a superhero or a type. You\u2019re good, villain, this, that, and he\u2019s definitely, if you would pick someone, that\u2019s who I would wanna be. It\u2019s like that beautiful [concept]. You can play any character, who would it be? You wanna be Batman? You could be him, but [Lobo] is my guy.<\/p>\n

io9: That\u2019s awesome. Now, I know you can\u2019t say anything, but have you and James [Gunn, president of DC Films] discussed where or when we might see Lobo again? Has that conversation taken place?<\/p>\n

Momoa: Can I talk about that? [pause] I think just like Aquaman, I think it\u2019ll work out that way. He was introduced in Batman v Superman, he went into Justice League. If things go well, it\u2019s a lot of money to spend on the movie. People need to be going to it, so it needs to do well. If it does well, we wanna see more. If people like it, we\u2019re gonna do more. If they really love him, fuck it, I\u2019ll get my solo movie. So it\u2019s kind of up to the fans. And I think when people really love it and support it, then we\u2019ll make what they want.<\/p>\n

\"JasonMomoa in Fast X \u2013 Universal <\/p>\n

io9: Now, as much as I love Lobo, my favorite character of yours is Dante Reyes.<\/p>\n

Momoa: [Laughs]<\/p>\n

io9: I know they just announced Fast 11 is coming. What\u2019s it been like waiting for that kind of movie to come out?<\/p>\n

Momoa: It sucks!<\/p>\n

io9: Yeah, right?<\/p>\n

Momoa: It\u2019s coming right to you right now. You\u2019re getting live. No, yeah, because you wanna get into it, there\u2019s time holding. I mean, I love playing the character. Another thing that lets me just be loose. And I\u2019m excited to get back. I heard it\u2019s coming back. I think everything\u2019s happening. I won\u2019t say much about that, but I know it\u2019s all happening. And I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019ll be in there.<\/p>\n

io9: Okay. Now, also, I still think you\u2019re Aquaman until we say otherwise. If James decides to go another way with that character, when and if they bring him back, will you be upset about it? What do you think?<\/p>\n

Momoa: Well, I have a lot of ideas for it. So I\u2019ll definitely be in place of\u2026 there\u2019s a lot of things I\u2019d like to talk to [them about]. Peter [Safran] is family. James is a good friend. I have my own things, and not just for fans. I think there\u2019s a respect to how that thing moves on.<\/p>\n

io9: Last thing. I love that in the movie, Kara knows who Lobo is when we first see him. He\u2019s got this reputation already. How much did you use that in your performance?<\/p>\n

Momoa: Yeah, I mean, that\u2019s where we are, right? Everyone\u2019s heard of me in that galaxy. In that galaxy, everyone\u2019s gonna hear of Lobo.<\/p>\n

Supergirl opens June 26. We\u2019ll have more soon.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At first glance, it might seem weird that Lobo, one of DC\u2019s most popular characters, is being introduced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,21855,152056,206,21545,140739],"class_list":["post-698255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-jason-momoa","tag-lobo","tag-movies","tag-supergirl","tag-supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}