Michael Bay’s Solo ‘Lobo’ Movie Would Have Been R-Rated ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ “If Quentin Tarantino Had Directed It”

Before Jason Momoa (former “Aquaman” star) was cast as alien bounty hunter Lobo in “Supergirl,” Warner Bros. had been developing a solo standalone movie (originally predating the DCEU/Snyderverse) for decades (Guy Ritchie once attached to direct it). One of the film’s screenwriters, Jason Fuchs (“Argylle”), who is no stranger to the world of DC Comics after working on the first “Wonder Woman” film and other various DC scripts, is now sharing what his vision for the project would be.

Speaking with Josh Horowitz on his popular podcast “Happy Sad Confused” to promote his recent HBO Max series “IT: Welcome To Derry” (returning after writing “IT: Chapter Two“), the co-showrunner/writer revealed that his 2010s iteration of the “Lobo” movie (back when Michael Bay was the latest director involved) would have been a hard-R film being a mix of “Guardians of The Galaxy” meets Quentin Tarantino, putting “Deadpool” to shame.

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“I had written a ‘Lobo’ script many, many years ago for DC, which of all the things I’ve written that didn’t get made, I think that ‘Lobo’ script is my favorite. Because…the tone of that ‘Lobo’ was ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ if Quentin Tarantino had directed it. Very violent, it made ‘Deadpool‘ look like a Disney family film, which is probably why it ultimately didn’t get made,” Fuchs said of his unmade R-rated DC Comics script.

Fuchs also admitting that Momoa was the Lobo actor pictured in his mind (Momoa had previoulsy expressed for decades Lobo was his “dream” superhero universe part, but, at the time, was playing Aquaman), when writing the script, and brought up an early scene that would have parodied the Martha scene from “Batman v Superman” (which would have gone over well with the Snyder Bros. online), but wouldn’t stop the ruthless alien from killing the other fella.

What comes next for the character (who once had a live-action iteration in David S. Goyer‘s “Krypton” series) is a bit of a mystery, although we could theorize that Gunn’s cosmic superhero team-up, “Man of Tomorrow,” might be a logical place where he shows up again (cosmic baddie Brainiac confirmed for the “Superman” sequel). Lobo happens to be one of the more powerful adversaries, being able to go toe-to-toe with Kryptonians and the Green Lantern Corps. (already established via “Superman” and the upcoming DCU series “Lanterns“). His becoming a thorn in the side of ring-bearing cosmic heroes on Earth or off-world wouldn’t be hard to imagine.

For DC, there is a good chance that Lobo could be their Wade Wilson or Wolverine, but that all hinges on audience desire and if DC Studios sees a real future with him doing more crossovers and solo adventures. It helps that Momoa is coming off the billion-dollar success of “A Minecraft Movie,” which Fuchs, funny enough, worked on as well.

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You can watch that exchange between Fuchs and Horowitz below, as Momoa’s Lobo will debut this summer in “Supergirl” on June 26.