Late final 12 months, one of many worst-kept casting secrets and techniques in Hollywood was lastly confirmed when the information broke that Jason Momoa will suit-up as Lobo within the DCU after beforehand taking part in Aquaman in Warner Bros.’ now defunct “DCEU.”
The Recreation of Thrones alum hinted on the announcement on social media, which was shortly adopted by the trades confirming the information. As anticipated, Momoa will make his debut because the Primary Man in Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow.
Now, to mark the anniversary of the character’s first look on the web page, James Gunn has shared the textual content message he obtained from Momoa on the morning it was introduced that he was set to run DC Studios together with Peter Safran. It appears they started discussing the potential for the actor suiting-up as Lobo nearly instantly after.
“On the anniversary of Lobo, I can’t assist however consider a textual content I obtained from Jason Momoa on the morning it was introduced Peter & I had been the heads of DC Studios — the day Jason & I first mentioned him becoming a member of the DCU as Lobo,”
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This tackle Kara Zor-El a mentioned to be a “much less earnest and extra edgy model of the long-lasting superheroine” as Gunn appears to maneuver away from “earlier depictions of the Woman of Metal, notably the long-running CBS/CW collection fronted by Melissa Benoist.”
Gunn lately revealed that he really had Alcock in thoughts to play Supergirl since seeing her efficiency in HBO’s Recreation of Thrones prequel collection.
“Milly was the FIRST individual I introduced as much as Peter for this position, properly over a 12 months in the past, after I had solely learn the comics,” the filmmaker posted to Threads. “I used to be watching Home of the Dragon and thought she might need the sting, grace and authenticity we wanted.”
In line with a short synopsis, this story will comply with Kara as she “travels throughout the galaxy to have fun her twenty first birthday with Krypto the Superdog. Alongside the way in which, she meets a younger lady named Ruthye and winds up on a murderous quest for revenge.”
Gunn and Safran introduced the Supergirl reboot throughout their studio press day in January of final 12 months, when the “Gods and Monsters” DCU slate was revealed. The venture can be a minimum of partially based mostly on King’s acclaimed comedian ebook collection of the identical identify from 2022.
Mentioned Gunn on the time, “In our collection we see the distinction between Superman who was despatched to Earth and raised by loving dad and mom from the time he was an toddler, versus Supergirl who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton, and watched everybody round her die and be killed in horrible methods for the primary 14 years of her life, after which got here to Earth when she was a younger woman. She’s rather more hardcore, she’s not precisely the Supergirl we’re used to seeing.”
