Jason Momoa is bringing the DC Comics character Lobo to life in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and DC Studios' co-head James Gunn is teasing his performance.

Momoa texting Gunn as soon as possible to pitch himself as Lobo shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans of the actor, who has spoken publicly in the past about his desire to play the alien bounty hunter in a live-action DC project.

Jason Momoa is officially stepping into the role of DC’s intergalactic bastich, Lobo, in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow , and DC Studios co-chief James Gunn is already hyping up his performance. Gunn recently took to X to share a personal exchange he had with Momoa,

James Gunn has revealed the text Jason Momoa sent him about Lobo the day it was announced Gunn and Peter Safran would be taking over as co-CEOs of DC Studios. Momoa has been cast as Lobo in the DCU and will appear in the upcoming Supergirl movie,

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The hype train for James Gunns’ DCU is still in full swing as we steadily approach his Superman movie this summer. For fans of the DCU there is no shortage of upcoming content, and the overarching Gods and Monsters slate already has some promising entries.

With the character set to make his cinematic debut in the upcoming film 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow', it has emerged Jason Momoa unashamedly chased the job of playing anti-hero Lobo for DC with a foul-mouthed text message.

DC Studios head James Gunn posted a screenshot text from Jason Momoa on the day they first discussed the 'Aquaman' star playing Lobo in 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow': 'I’ve loved watching Jason bring him to life & can’t wait to share that with all of you.