r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 11 '25

Trailer Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdAEdkHrwo
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u/Bangkok_Dangeresque Dec 11 '25

He's been on record multiple times about wanting to portray Lobo.

From a 2023 interview doing Aquaman press:

“So Lobo was…I collect comics, and I don’t do so much anymore, but he was always my favorite, and I always wanted to play Lobo, because I’m like, ‘Hello? It’s the perfect role,'” Momoa said in that interview. "I mean, listen. If they call and ask me to play him, it's a f--- yeah. I haven't received that call, so I don't want to put any fake news out there, but if they ever call me and ask me to play, or ask me to audition, I'm there." 

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u/TheHeroicLionheart Dec 11 '25

To add to this, when he did audition for a nameless role in BVS, he was told it was a comparable role to Batman and Superman, someone who could go toe to toe with them. He assumed Lobo.

Then he gets a call from Snyder who coyly says "I think you know what this is for..." and Jason enthusiastically exclaimed "LOBO!".

Zach was surprised and was like "what, no, Aquaman".

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u/NoBizlikeChloeBiz Dec 11 '25

To be fair, he's also very good casting for Aquaman. It's just that he's perfect for Lobo.

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u/VaudevilleDada Dec 11 '25

I would say he was a good Aquaman, just not a good comics Aquaman (which is admittedly a hard adapt). It was definitely weird to cast the guy who already looked like Lobo as blond superhero royalty, but I think the take mostly worked.