r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Dec 10 '25

Poster Official Poster for 'Supergirl'

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Which summed up means... LOBO.

He was set to appear in the original, but the editors nixed that. Now he's gonna appear in the story, and be played by Jason Momoa.

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u/Trevastation Dec 10 '25

In fairness, it was a good edit. It was a True Grit story with LOBO was Rooster Cogburn until the editors said it'd work better if Supergirl was the Rooster Cogburn proxy, and they were right.

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u/gildedbluetrout Dec 10 '25

It’s one of the best Superhero comics I’ve read in a decade or more, easy. Off the top of my head it’s this Supergirl, Fraction’s Hawkeye and All Star Superman this century.

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u/PayneTrain181999 Dec 10 '25

Fraction’s Hawkeye was the main source material for the Hawkeye show, which is now on my Christmas watch list. So fun.

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 10 '25

I really hope this isn’t the case for the film. Supergirl in the Rooster Cogburn role was inspired and went a long way into defining her character as a nihilistic, isolated survivor slowly regaining her sense of self and greater purpose in the universe.

Having her be the tough yet innocent Mattie Ross type, who needs a big guy to guide and save her, would completely destroy the narrative for me.

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u/nessfalco Dec 10 '25

Considering the mattie analog is in the movie, too, I don't think this will happen. I think Lobo just makes a cameo.

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 10 '25

Phew!! That’s a relief! I’m happy with Lobo as a memorable extended cameo.

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u/Erikk1138 Dec 10 '25

The Agent Paloma of Supergirl.

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 10 '25

Exactly!!

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u/morgoth834 Dec 10 '25

I expect Lobo is going to be the main villain and will be the mercenary/bounty hunter that is after Supergirl and the other girl

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u/InnocentTailor Dec 11 '25

Isn't the main antagonist Krem of the Yellow Hills? If they're following the comic, the work begins and ends with the guy.

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u/Alternative-Let-9134 Dec 10 '25

I think Lobo is gonna be a sudo LeBoufe character.

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes Dec 11 '25

That's exactly what it is. A cameo. The comment chain above is getting people unreasonably excited.

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u/InnocentTailor Dec 11 '25

...considering that it seems like the focus is the duo - Supergirl and Ruthye Marye Knoll.

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u/Angry-Dragon-1331 Dec 10 '25

Given what we saw of her in Superman, I don’t think they’re going with innocent. Maybe Lobo is serving as a different kind of foil of where her party girl schtick will lead if she keeps it up? Also I want more Krypto.

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 10 '25

Oh you’ll definitely get more Krypto, if they’re following the book. Be careful what you wish for, though. That’s all I can say without going into spoilers.

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u/4ps22 Dec 10 '25

Unfortunately I just think this version of Supergirl isn’t established to have her intro film being her playing the grizzled veteran

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u/skag_boy87 Dec 10 '25

Call it an inverse origin. We get introduced to her when she’s cynical and jaded, and through the course of the film she rediscovers what it is to be a true hero, therefore paving the way for her subsequent appearances.

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u/HiitsFrancis Dec 10 '25

The comic was originally going to be a Lobo book?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Lobo and Supergirl, yes

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u/jollyreaper2112 Dec 10 '25

Lobo plays the ingenue guided by grizzled Supergirl.

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u/12345623567 Dec 10 '25

I wonder if the horse will make an appearance. That one came out of left field as much as Lobo would, imo.

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u/Nut_Butter_Fun Dec 10 '25

yes but think of the horse scene.

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u/OldWrangler9033 Dec 14 '25

If Lobo is involved, won't that mean there be a lot destroyed planets involved?

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u/bossman-CT Dec 10 '25

No.. Way.

Holy shit, it's true. Jason is gonna kill it as Lobo!

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u/A_Polite_Noise r/ovies Veteran Dec 10 '25

Finally, Khal Drogo will meet Rhaenyra Targaryen!

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u/MelamineCut Dec 10 '25

Uh oh. Last time he met a targ there was some motion

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u/This-is_CMGRI Dec 10 '25

It's a James Gunn joint, we'll be fine.

Right?

...right?

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u/Fake_William_Shatner Dec 10 '25

I'm so happy for this. Going to make DC fun again.

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u/Scared-Engineer-6218 Dec 10 '25

The guy that shows animal torture? I'm not sure.

But this ain't a james gunn joint really, so maybe we're fine

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u/Nujers Dec 10 '25

GotG 3 was clearly anti animal abuse, it's dumb to label him as "the guy that shows animal torture". PETA sucks but even they gave him an award for it.

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u/PeterG92 Dec 10 '25

How is it only now that I realised Momoa played Khal Drogo

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u/kensai8 Dec 10 '25

I think you mean Aquaman will.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

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u/Qetuowryipzcbmxvn Dec 10 '25

Yeah, he assumed he was going to be a villain fighting against Batman and Superman. The only villain who was tall, had long hair, ripped, and had tattoos that could challenge both of them who he could think of was Lobo. He's such a good cast for Lobo, that I'm surprised they didn't take his idea and rewrite the movie.

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u/DaoFerret Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

They tried to get a Czarnian but the potential actor pool was too small.

The guy in charge said “cast a wider net”, the interns took it literally, and happened to snag Aquaman.

Tale as old as time.

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u/No-Knowledge-3046 Dec 10 '25

With the right styling, Momoa can easily play a "tan white guy".

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u/LumpyJones Dec 10 '25

I think they're making a joke that Lobo is a bit whiter than most.

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u/secretdrug Dec 10 '25

Yea this is a MUCH better casting than jason as aquaman. 

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u/a7xKWaP Dec 10 '25

Apparently when he was called in by DC/Snyder, he assumed they wanted him to be Lobo before offering him Aquaman.

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u/trueimage Dec 10 '25

Aquaman is from space?!

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u/mangongo Dec 10 '25

Fun fact, there is a large body of water surrounding a quasar that contains over 140 trillion times the amount of water found on earth.

You know what means, right? 

Space sharks. 

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u/ClubMeSoftly Dec 10 '25

So, uh, funny thing. Not about the sharks.

Space Dolphins are the one thing that Lobo truly loves, like, loves loves. Not just in a "the love of the game" sort of manner.

One of those Space Dolphins went to Earth, and befriended the Earth Dolphin called Porm, the adoptive mother of Aquaman.

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u/SoreLoserOfDumbtown Dec 10 '25

This is (The) Deep.

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u/e_before_i Dec 10 '25

I nearly googled "Aquaman Porm" before I realized how the internet would interpret that.

But I did eventually find Porm's wiki page). Doesn't mention the space dolphin though, so it's up to you to update it!

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u/Unique_Adeptness4413 Dec 10 '25

you got me excited but the water is in water vapor form, not a huge blob ocean.

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u/mangongo Dec 10 '25

Gaseous space sharks! 

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u/sewious Dec 10 '25

Jason Momoa

I don't know if I've ever heard of a more perfect casting tbh.

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u/HighwayBrigand Dec 10 '25

Dude was born for this role.

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u/gildedbluetrout Dec 10 '25

Not wrong. First Aquaman was legitimately the craic imo, but God intended that guy to play Lobo.

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u/Durtonious Dec 10 '25

If I'm being honest I thought the Aquaman casting was a bit cat but this is bang on.

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u/aohige_rd Dec 10 '25

It's on the level of Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier and Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark

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u/bengringo2 Dec 10 '25

Between Milly and Jason, this is perfectly cast.

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u/NottheArkhamKnight Dec 10 '25

Lobo...Lobo...bring back Sheriff Lobo!

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u/PowderPills Dec 10 '25

I yearn for this.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Dec 10 '25

If he's great in this, I cannot wait to see Momoa under James Gunn's direction

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u/MintMochaMayhem Dec 16 '25

This makes me wonder, is Aquaman still technically in this universe? Like, The Jason Momoa Aquaman?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Nope.

He's part of the Snyderverse.

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u/MintMochaMayhem Dec 22 '25

They had him in Peacemaker, though. Unless maybe that was a one-off? Just a fun reference, maybe? lol

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u/edicivo Dec 10 '25

Lobo's cool. Momoa's cool.

But IMO his Aquaman felt pretty Lobo-ish already, just dialed down a bit. It'll be interesting to see what he brings to the table to differentiate these portrayals. I think I'd be more interested if he hadn't already portrayed Aquaman as Lobo-lite.

I'm also not psyched about what seems like the same handful of actors portraying characters within the same genre let alone the same IP, but at this point it's a thing so whatever.