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Jason Momoa’s return to the DC Universe in a dream role may finally have been confirmed over a year after the end of the Aquaman franchise. The upcoming movies of the DCU are mostly confirmed, as James Gunn’s rebooted franchise gets underway. As is evident in James Gunn’s Superman movie, the actors responsible for bringing the Justice League to life are changing. This leaves Jason Momoa out of the job as Aquaman, yet the actor may have another role lined up as part of the DCU’s Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.
On Jason Momoa’s personal Instagram account, the actor confirmed that talks are underway between him and DC Studios. The actor took to social media and posted an old news snippet in which he spoke about being recast as Lobo, a DC character who Momoa has long been fancast as:
The snippet posted by Momoa revolves around the actor’s older comments that if he received a call about playing Lobo from DC, it would be an immediate yes. At the time, Momoa confirmed that he had never received a call of this ilk from DC. However, the repost of the snippet on Momoa’s Instagram is accompanied by the caption “They called,” proving that Momoa being back as Lobo is on the cards over a year after hanging up his trident as Arthur Curry/Aquaman.
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