Might Michael Bay have achieved the Important Important justice? The author for the cancelled Lobo movie supplies new insights on the ill-fated undertaking.
A whole lot of initiatives lay within the graveyard of cancelled DC movies. Deadshot, Cyborg, Ben Affleck’s Batman. Nonetheless, with Lobo formally making his debut within the first trailer for Supergirl, dialogue has begun to whir up as soon as extra for the Lobo movie that was meant to be helmed by legendary motion director Michael Bay.
Particulars on Lobo have been somewhat sparse over time, if solely as a result of Michael Bay himself hasn’t had any scarcity of initiatives to work on in the intervening time. Nonetheless, the author for the cancelled undertaking, Jason Fuchs, lately made an look on the Joyful Unhappy Confused undertaking. Throughout the chat, he revealed some somewhat fascinating particulars in regards to the movie.
“I’m actually excited to see Lobo lastly make his look within the Supergirl trailer. I’d written a Lobo script many years in the past for DC. Which, of all of the issues I’ve written that didn’t get made, I believe that Lobo script is my favourite. ‘Trigger it was… the tone of that [film] was Guardians of the Galaxy if Quentin Tarantino had directed it.”
Why Was Lobo Cancelled?
The thought of a bloody, violent area journey starring Lobo is sufficient to get any DC Universe fan salivating. And given R-rated superheroes have been all the trend just a few years in the past and Michael Bay is such an enormous identify, it might be stunning that the undertaking didn’t get made. Nonetheless, in line with Jason Fuchs, the rationale the undertaking was cancelled was due to its violence and placement within the franchise.
“It was a hard-R, psychotic film. Very violent. It made Deadpool seem like a Disney household movie. Which might be why it finally didn’t get made.” Fuchs explains. “[Michael] Bay was going to direct it, which might’ve been equally insane. And it was a bizarre time within the DC Universe, the place it didn’t fairly match into what they have been doing.”
“However yeah, I beloved writing that script and there was a Inexperienced Lantern concerned. There was all types of enjoyable DC characters who popped up within the context of that.”
Given how desperately the DC Universe was clawing for footing on the time, it is sensible as to why Lobo was finally cancelled. Although, with the character now getting a resurgence of recognition, the possibilities of him getting a solo movie are larger than ever. Even when Michael Bay’s present Skibidi Bathroom commitments preserve him from being within the director’s chair!
There are presently no plans for a Lobo solo film starring Jason Momoa. Keep tuned for the newest information relating to the way forward for the DC Universe!