Once again we will dare to look into the future - a very special comic book movie has been
in production hell for quite some time but now it seems like somethins actually happening.
We are talkin about Lobo – the crude and violent thug from outta space.
Who is Lobo?
Lobo first appeared in the 1983 omega men series by DC.
He was then reimagined as a czarnian in 1986.
He continued to gain popularity in the 90's when he was seen as a parody version of super
aggressive comic book characters like the punisher or the wolverine.
The character was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen.
DC has been playing with the idea of an r-rated comic book film for quite a while now and
Lobo seems like the perfect candidate.
And Since Marvel's Deadpool 2 is right around the corner, DC seems to be eager to continue
to work on Lobo.
A Lobo movie would be the best answer to Deadpool as both of these characters have a lot in
common: they are both super strong, have regeneratrive powers and are technically immortal.
And Lobo is a lot meaner than Deadpool – hence the name.
Lobo stands for „ he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it“.
Lobo frequently curses, drinks, loves cigars and leather.
Upon being born is evil nature was so terrifiying that the nurse that helped deliver the baby
lost her mind – making her the first insane person in over 10 thousand years on the otherwise
peaceful home planet of Lobo.
So as you can see Lobo was always a real charmer.
He eradicated his entire race in what he described as a school experiment for which he gave him
self an A.
This charming alien does not need food, nor water or sleep and is able to survive the
cold vaccuum of space.
According to himself he is fluent in 17.997 languages and is highly intelligent.
He frequently works as a bountyhunter, who is notorious for accepting every job.
He despises all that is good which is why spread the word of having killed both santa
clause and the easter bunny.
And naturally he enjoys fighting super heroes.
But despite his evil nature he does have a code of honor – which from time to time
he bends to his will.
Thus he always keeps a promise unless he is able to find a loophole.
But every villain has a soft spot inside their a very dark soul.
And so does Lobo.
He has an affinity for space dolphins which is why he protects them from harm.
He cruises space on the space hog, his self build motorcycle without being part of a biker
gang.
In addition to that hes had a mini radio inplanted into his brain which keeps playing heavy metal,
the only music that allows him to calm down.
Lobo as a movie Plans to dedicate a movie to this character
have existed for ages.
Back in 2009 Guy Ritchie was hired to direct the film.
Ever since the space thugs stand alone film has been stuck in the developmental phase.
Guy Ritchie dropped out to direct Sherlock Holmes 2.
This is why in 2012 San Andreas director Brad Peyton was brought on board.
It was around that time that Dwayne Johnson expressed his interest in playing the titular
character.
DC decided to cast him as Shazaams Nemesis Black Adam though.
In March 2016 Jason Fuchs was hired to write the script and currently Michael Bay is in
talks to direct the film.
Michael Bay is however not the most subtle director out there and notorious for taking
his action films very seriously.
Ironic Meta jokes similar to Deadpool are therefore not to be expected.
It remains to be seen if Bay is able to make a good film about the dolphin loving, heavy
metal obsessed villain, who tends to act violently.
We could personally see Robert Rodriguez as a fitting candidate for the funny yet respectful
film adaptation.
His close friend already Danny Trejo expressed his interest in playing the character on twitter.
Regarding the script nothing has been revealed yet.
But DC has a variety of characters that could go up against the merc.
For example in the comic books Lobo frequently clashes with Superman.
And after fighting Batman in the super serious Batman V Superman, a Superman vs Lobo movie
could be a nice contrast.
Lobo could also take on the entire justice league.
No matter what DC decides to do with the character it should definitely do him justice.
What would you like to see in a lobo film?
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