‘Supergirl’s’ Jason Momoa on Childhood Dream to Play Lobo: ‘My Guy’ (Exclusive)

Jason Momoa sat down with “Extra” to talk “Supergirl” and his role as interstellar bounty hunter Lobo. 

He shared of playing Lobo, "This is my childhood dream and, I mean, I would never, ever dream that I would play this character. But if you could, you're like, 'Oh my God, I'm the guy.' ... I'll take on anyone to get this role."

Momoa said he was actually surprised when he landed the role of Aquaman instead.

Jason said of now playing Lobo, “He's my guy. Aquaman wasn’t my guy growing up. I loved Lobo... That's just my guy."

He shared, "I actually thought back then — because I knew they were doing 'Batman v Superman' — I'm like, the only guy who's gonna get in the mix... I know I'm not gonna play a good guy. They're gonna want me to come in and play a villain or someone, and I'm like, oh, it's gonna be Lobo because he can fight both of them. Like, that makes sense. And then Zack [Snyder's] like, Aquaman. I'm like, 'What?'"

He recalled when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over the DC Universe and reaching out right away. Momoa shared, "I'm like, 'Yeah, Lobo now. What's going on?'"

Describing the character, Momoa said, “He’s an antihero 100 percent, but I think he's that in everything. He has a code and it’s a pretty slippery code in some sections, but — it’s got clauses within that code. Definitely, he knows his wrong and his right, but he’s a bounty hunter, man. He’s gonna punch you in the face. He’s gonna fight you. But that’s why I love him.”

He also raved over his co-star Milly Alcock, who plays Supergirl, saying, “I think she killed this role. It’s a very challenging role. I think there’s a lot of heart and soul and there’s a lot of emotion in it.”

Jason said of the action scenes, “To do all that, it's challenging. Doing these superhero movies are tough. I’ve done quite a few and I've seen, you know, a lot of people doing them along with me. They’re sink or swim. I think she’s swimming. She did a great job.” 

As for whether we will see more of Lobo in the future, Momoa said, “I think much like Aquaman, we got a glimpse of him. We got a bigger taste of him and then we get the full package. So, I feel like it’s all up to the audience. If they love it, people will wanna see more, we’ll do more. No one wants to not make a great movie. So I think if they like it and they like the character and they wanna see more, we're gonna find out and then we'll make more."