Jason Momoa has addressed the differences between his two DC roles after making his debut as alien mercenary Lobo in DC's Chapter One movie, Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock in the titular role. Momoa, who previously portrayed Aquaman in the DCEU, has shared that his new role required longer hours in the makeup chair.
Speaking with Digital Spy at last week's Supergirl UK sneak peek fan event, the Game of Thrones star boiled down the biggest difference between Aquaman and Lobo to the prosthetics involved.
As bounty hunter Lobo, the star rocks heavy black-and-white makeup inspired by band KISS and disappears into the role, which he explained earned him a "different" treatment on set.
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"Aquaman doesn't really look... I don't do much. It's just me," Momoa told us on the blue carpet.
"But with Lobo, yes, it's four hours of prosthetics and everything on me is covered up so it's really different," he continued.
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"Because when you put it on and people look at you, they... you're treated differently, you look different. And you can kinda really jump into the role and be, you know, pretty wild."
Asked whether his co-stars were "scared" of him in character, Momoa said: "No, but it's just you don't wanna make eye contact with the guy, you know, he's pretty scary-looking."
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Momoa and Alcock are the stars of Craig Gillespie's Supergirl, a stand-alone film focusing on the character played by Alcock in an uncredited cameo in last year's Superman.
Written by Ana Nogueira, the film sees Alcock's eponymous heroine, aka Kara Zor-el, working to avenge the father of young girl Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who's been killed by big bad Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts).
Also starring are David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Supergirl's parents, as well as David Corenswet, reprising the role Clark Kent/Superman and Supergirl's cousin from James Gunn's 2025 movie.
Supergirl is released in UK cinemas on 25 June, and in US cinemas on 26 June.
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