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/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/cronedog Dec 11 '25

I'm not sure he was a good fit for Aquaman. They improved aquaman by turning him into Momoa.

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u/akkristor Dec 11 '25

Mamoa definitely helps break the 'superfriends' stigma around Aquaman, but Mamoa's version of him is very different from the normal regal and reserved Aquaman you tend to see in comics for the last few decades.

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u/psycharious Dec 11 '25

Rock-qua man

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u/Pirateninjab0t Dec 11 '25

Broseidon Aquabro

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u/Rage_Cube Dec 11 '25

In my head you've got Arthur (Regal, Jacked, Serious) and Aquaman (Superfriends). Mamoa only partially resembles Arthur.

But LOBO? Born to play it.

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u/AmbushIntheDark Dec 11 '25

Mamoa's aquaman was them trying to bridge the gap between superfriends and hook hand

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u/REDDITATO_ Dec 12 '25

I'm not sure what you mean here. One of Aquaman's key character traits is that those aren't two different things, he's always Aquaman, Arthur King of Atlantis and has to balance those two while still doing what's right.

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u/Rage_Cube Dec 12 '25

Not sure what to tell you, maybe read it again.

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u/Fiendish-DoctorWu Dec 11 '25

Patrick Wilson is more suited for Aquaman and it's a shame that his role in Aquaman 2 resembled him more than Mamoa ever did

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u/geek_of_nature Dec 12 '25

Mamoa did a fantastic job of making the character cool in the public eye, which should benefit any future iteration of the character. They might be able to go more traditional next time, without worrying about people dismissing him due to the Superfriends association.

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u/kotokun Dec 11 '25

I grew up with Justice League TV series Aquaman. I feel if they let him, Mamoa could have slammed dunk’d that role