Jason Momoa says the reality of playing Lobo is just as “surreal” as he imagined.
Jason Momoa has been vocal about his lifelong dream of playing Lobo, and now that it’s happening, he says the reality is just as “surreal” as he imagined.
The 46-year-old actor, best known for Aquamanopens up the Press Association to step into the role of the intergalactic bounty hunter in the upcoming Supergirlreleased on June 26.
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In the film, Momoa’s Lobo teams up with Milly Alcock’s Supergirl as the pair fight for revenge and justice.
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“Rebels and anti-heroes are just fun to me”
Reflecting on his first day on set, Momoa said the moment he climbed onto the space pig and rode in for his introduction scene, everything clicked.
“Fireballs going off, chaos and you throw the belly hook. It was… I mean, it’s surreal,” he said. “When you put the whole outfit on like everybody’s looking at me and you’re just like… it’s crazy because you think ‘Lobo is standing in front of me.’ It’s full on.”
The actor was candid about why Lobo appeals to him in a way that more traditional heroes don’t.
“I just think the rebels and the anti-heroes are just fun for me. I like Superman, I like worlds and stuff, but it’s not somebody I would play. I love playing a character like this; he’s just a threat. It’s just fun to do those kinds of roles,” he said.
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Momoa has been open about his connection to the character for years. In a recent interview with Extra TVhe said, “He’s my guy. You know what I mean? Aquaman wasn’t my guy growing up. No, I love Lobo.”
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Describing what makes Lobo tick, Momoa said the character operates by his own moral code, albeit a flexible one.
“He’s an anti-hero 100%, but I think he is in everything. He has a code, and it’s a pretty slick code in some episodes, but it has clauses in that code. He knows his right and his right, but he’s a bounty hunter, man. Like he’s going to punch in the face. He said why I love him.”
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Momoa said the role came naturally because he already understood the character so deeply. “(Lobo was) really easy to step into because I’m a fan. I wasn’t a fan of Aquaman. I think you have to make that work. I think I’m an absolute fan of Lobo since I was a kid,” he said.
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“I was really surprised when I put all this stuff on and you get everything and you look in the mirror and then you go on set how much came out that I just didn’t know.”
“And I only had a certain amount of scenes, but each scene I got to experience him in different situations and how he would deal with it, and it was really interesting what would come out. And I feel like in the prison cell, it was like my last scene, and there were some crazy things that came out that you’re like, okay, well, here we go.”
On Thursday, Momoa was joined by his two children, daughter Lola, 18, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 17, at a fan event for Supergirl in London according to People.
Both children are from his marriage to actress Lisa Bonet; the couple finalized their divorce in 2024.
