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, but rumors had long swirled about the actor taking on the anti-hero role.

DC Studios head James Gunn posted a screenshot text from the day they first discussed Momoa playing Lobo in 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'

To mark the anniversary of Lobo's comic book debut, James Gunn has shared the text he received from Jason Momoa on the morning it was announced that he'd be running DC Studios with Peter

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 wants his new DC Universe role really bad.The Aquaman star, 45, didn’t tiptoe around the subject when news broke that Gunn and Peter Safran had taken the reins as co-chairmen

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.

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