'Lobo' Gets A Movie

Posted by Babs (17348 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Warner Brothers disinclined to re-launch 'Superman' movie, but no problem making 'Lobo' film?

It seems like this is the decade of comic book related movies! The most recent comic book movie news comes from the folks over at Variety who have reported that director Guy Richie (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels) will be directing a Lobo film. Shooting on the film is set to begin in early next year. It seems they may already have a first draft of the script, written by Joel Silver, and Akiva Goldsman. Andrew Rona is set to produce the movie with Steve Richards and Kerry Foster as executive producers. .

It is interesting to me that with the recent law suit struggle Warner has had with one of their most iconic super-hero characters, Superman, that they would rather launch Lobo rather than the 'Man of Steel.' If you are unfamiliar with the character, Lobo is an alien bounty hunter in the DC universe including the '52' story arc. The character has also appeared in several Warner animated cartoons (Batman: The Animated Series, for example). It is an interesting choice to bring Lobo to the big screen, and somewhat unconventional considering the fact that he is not really a well known character! How do you feel about the news of a 'Lobo' film? Are you looking forward to it? Would you go see it?

Oh, and remember when Guy Richie said he wanted to steer clear of superhero movies? Oh, the irony.

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#1 Posted by AtPhantom (14454 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Wow.....This was.....unexpected.

#2 Posted by ARMIV (4140 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

...ARE YOU &*@$!! KIDDING ME?!
They'd rather do Lobo than Superman?!
Don't they realize what they have to loose?!

#3 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

AWESOME.

#4 Posted by dondasch (921 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Disaster

#5 Posted by welshguy79 (30 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Hey, stranger people have directed superhero adaptions. Look at Kenny Brannagh and Thor. And lets face it, in my opinion so don't go mental and want to hurt me, the majority of comic-book characters are hardly well known to the non-comic reading masses. Lobo has the potential to be an interesting movie if it gets made. Once more, give it a chance.

#6 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

watches Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special

#7 Posted by Decept-O (6694 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

What is Warner Bros. thinking? Seriously? Let's put aside Superman, right, and go to the other characters like Wonder Woman--BLAST IT! I can list so many other characters that deserve a movie and would be potential money-makers.

I will say I'm not the biggest Lobo fan but even if I liked the character more I'd still be hard pressed to find a reason to make a movie based on him. This is just weird, weird, weird.

Warner Bros. keeps dropping the ball in terms of movies. Looks like Disney/Marvel is going to spank their ass and spank it hard in terms of comic book movies.

#8 Posted by Liam Bradley (178 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I think it could rock. But who will play Lobo? Hmmm.

#9 Posted by 5ive (90 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I would watch this before another superman movie. lets be real, what superman movie was actually that good.

#10 Edited by welshguy79 (30 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Just read on wikipedia... the gist of the movie goes like this "seven foot tall blue skinned superhuman who rides a pimped out motocycle lands on Earth to catch a bunch of fugitives. He teams up with a human teenaged girl to... I had to stop reading at that point. All together now... what the f-

I retract my earlier comment about giving this movie a go. A pg-13 movie about Lobo teaming up with a goddam human teenage girl is not a good idea. Its like having a small child in an Indiana Jones movie... or a Mummy sequel... or those whiny little gits in the War of the Worlds. Children belong in movies about children. And no doubt this teenage girl will be all spunky and rebellious because apparently the general public find such traits endearing in kids. Damn you Guy Ritchie. I guess having Madonna sucking all your lifeforce from you over the years has destroyed you

#11 Posted by Moomin123 (2205 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I bet this'll be a sci-fi/action/comedy movie. Lobo is sort of like a cross between Deadpool and Superman in my case.

#12 Posted by Citizen 14 (1236 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Huh. Jeez. Didn;t see that coming.

#13 Edited by Nova`Prime` (3929 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

It is a little ironic that Guy Richie would do a Lobo movie after saying he wouldn't. But since when is Lobo a superhero :) I thoroughly enjoy Guy Richie movies, Snatch was epicly awesome and so was RocknRolla. Not to mention Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, which Babs already did. I think he can do Lobo justice up on the big screen that many directors couldn't.

Don't forgot this December Sherlock Holmes will be out and I am sure it will be another win for Guy.

#14 Posted by RaptorFratBoy (550 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

FOR THE WIN!!! Guy Ritchie is one of my favorite movie-makers, "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock" being two of my all-time favorites, period. Lobo is a character made for movies like Guy has made famous, throw-in some zany sci-fi (hopefully kept to a minimum for storytelling's sake), mix with some off-the-wall violent fugitives that Lobo hunts, and of course the jailbait teenage girl tagging along, we've got a successful movie.

However, and this is a big however, doing a PG-13 rated Lobo film could really hurt it, but I suppose they're letting quite a bit slip these days, especially if it's a major studio's movie.

The thing is, which will make me nervous until I actually see a good one, Warner/DC hasn't made a good comic movie outside of Batman. Stick-up for "Superman Returns" all you want, any serious fan of the character or someone who isn't purposefully making excuses for a terrible piece of garbage-film will agree it was awful. Now we've suddenly got "Deadman", "Plastic Man", "Green Lantern", and now "Lobo" getting the green-light, with producers and directors up the wazoo. I understand their desperation to clone the success of "Iron Man" (taking a lower-tier character and creating cinema gold), but I really feel they need to pace themselves a bit more and focus on creating ONE new franchise rather than five or six at the same time. Patience and a good forward-plan, like Marvel's with their "Iron Man" leading into the other Avengers solo movies ultimately leading to the mash-up "Avengers", could only help. Flooding the streets of Hollywood will only lead to the trend that is comic book movies fade faster and faster away...

But yeah, the fact they can't make a single decent Superman flick amoungst all this is really, really sad. I feel bad for the actual fans of the character, I mean, I really don't like Supes unless he's part of a team...but I understand his importance and the reason why he's got so many fans, things that Warner Bros. apparently can't or won't get.

#15 Posted by Liam Bradley (178 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@5ive said:

" I would watch this before another superman movie. lets be real, what superman movie was actually that good. "

#16 Posted by RaptorFratBoy (550 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Liam Bradley said:

" @5ive said:
" I would watch this before another superman movie. lets be real, what superman movie was actually that good. "
"

The first two "Superman" movies from the 70's/80's. I understand if you don't like them because maybe they're a bit dated and possibly before your time, but for those of us that were kids when those came out, PURE AWESOME. And if you enjoyed them back then, they usually hold-up enough to watch them now, especially The Phantom Zone Criminals.

"KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!!"

#17 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I would like if Mickey Rourke played Lobo

#18 Posted by TheSavageAssasin (2761 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

YES!

#19 Posted by Liam Bradley (178 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@RaptorFratBoy: Some of my favourite movies are older than the original Superman movies. I just genuinely didn't think they were that good. I can see why everyone at the time wouldv'e went nuts for it, though.

#20 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Babs said:

"Oh, and remember when Guy Richie said he wanted to steer clear of superhero movies? Oh, the irony. "

Lobo is a superhero now? I thought he was a mercenary.

#21 Posted by Babs (17348 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @Babs said:
"Oh, and remember when Guy Richie said he wanted to steer clear of superhero movies? Oh, the irony. "
Lobo is a superhero now? I thought he was a mercenary. "

Does he appear in Superhero comic books?

Okay then.

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#22 Posted by Terry Handson X 30 (64 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@ARMIV said:

" ...ARE YOU &*@$!! KIDDING ME?! They'd rather do Lobo than Superman?! Don't they realize what they have to loose?! "

How many superman films have flopped?

#23 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Babs said:

" Does he appear in Superhero comic books? Okay then. "

That doesn't answer my question, but thanks for the 'tude.

#24 Posted by TheDrifter (26533 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @Babs said:
" Does he appear in Superhero comic books? Okay then. "
That doesn't answer my question, but thanks for the 'tude. "

Ha.

#25 Posted by Babs (17348 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @Babs said:
" Does he appear in Superhero comic books? Okay then. "
That doesn't answer my question, but thanks for the 'tude. "

You served me some first cutie, just returning the favor.

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#26 Posted by DMC (1523 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Lobo appeared in the Superman Animated Series not Batman TAS

#27 Posted by TheDrifter (26533 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@DMC said:

" Lobo appeared in the Superman Animated Series not Batman TAS "

And he also appeared in JLU.

#28 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Babs said:

" You served me some first cutie, just returning the favor. "

Don't let my reputation fool you, it was a genuine question. I'm not that familiar with the character.

#29 Posted by Babs (17348 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @Babs said:
" You served me some first cutie, just returning the favor. "
Don't let my reputation fool you, it was a genuine question. I'm not that familiar with the character. "

I guess the internet can be deceiving. It could have been interpreted either way.

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#30 Posted by RaptorFratBoy (550 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I guess if they did everything they could to market this AWAY from being a Superhero movie, which wouldn't be that hard, it would probably work a lot better. Don't try to make Lobo sympathetic, because he's not. Work all the human touchy-feely stuff in with the teenage girl sidekick, and have Lobo kill people and crack wise. "Based on The DC Comics Character" is all that needs to be seen, as far as any comic book-related material.

Just the fact that any day now, I swear it, Hollywood will be tired of superheroes. Characters like Lobo will stand a better chance of surviving on their own without the label.

#31 Posted by ARMIV (4140 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Terry Handson X 30 said:

" @ARMIV said:
" ...ARE YOU &*@$!! KIDDING ME?! They'd rather do Lobo than Superman?! Don't they realize what they have to loose?! "
How many superman films have flopped? "

It's not about the flopping though I must say it is a decent number.
What gets me is the fact that DC/Warner Bros. could loose Superman if they don't make a movie, and they're not doing anything about it!

#32 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

So is he a hero in the comics, or still just a merc? His page lists him as having superhero team affiliations, but it doesn't really elaborate on his more recent history, or his connections to said teams. Just ambiguous stuff about 52.

#33 Posted by #1ElderScrollsFan (1991 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

This could be good have to keep an eye on this one.

#34 Posted by RaptorFratBoy (550 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@ARMIV said:

" @Terry Handson X 30 said:
" @ARMIV said:
" ...ARE YOU &*@$!! KIDDING ME?! They'd rather do Lobo than Superman?! Don't they realize what they have to loose?! "
How many superman films have flopped? "
It's not about the flopping though I must say it is a decent number. What gets me is the fact that DC/Warner Bros. could loose Superman if they don't make a movie, and they're not doing anything about it! "

...That you know of. For all we know, they could announce tomorrow plans for a new Supes flick. I mean, did anyone know about a Lobo movie being this far along before today?

#35 Posted by Babs (17348 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" So is he a hero in the comics, or still just a merc? His page lists him as having superhero team affiliations, but it doesn't really elaborate on his more recent history, or his connections to said teams. Just ambiguous stuff about 52. "

I'm not an expert, but I know he has appeared in Batman as well as Superman. He's also been a staple in the animated cartoons, and I believe he did a stint as a "good guy."

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#36 Posted by Obsurity (262 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

I haven't seen any Guy Richie movie but why Lobo? There's Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Nightwing... I guess it depends on how the writer interprets Lobo

#37 Posted by RaptorFratBoy (550 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Obsurity said:

" I haven't seen any Guy Richie movie but why Lobo? There's Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Nightwing... I guess it depends on how the writer interprets Lobo "

Well, if you watch a Guy Ritchie movie, you'll better understand why he's perfect for a character like Lobo.

#38 Edited by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Babs said:

" I'm not an expert, but I know he has appeared in Batman as well as Superman. He's also been a staple in the animated cartoons, and I believe he did a stint as a "good guy." "

That's what had me wondering, as his page says:

" In his travels around the universe, Lobo has frequently found himself either on Earth or encountering it's heroes. Lobo is rarely diplomatic and these encounters often become violent. Lobo's first trip to Earth (as well as many later encounters) saw him clash with Superman. As both of them are immensly powerful and unable to decisively beat the other, Superman usually has to find a way to appease Lobo before the damage (and the death toll) gets to severe. Due to his inability to beat Superman, Lobo will often challenge him in an effort to finally prove he is better."

Which leaves me wondering about his affiliations with teams, and his list of "Friends", which includes Superman. This might be the excuse I need to buy the Lobo/Authority crossover.

#39 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" So is he a hero in the comics, or still just a merc? His page lists him as having superhero team affiliations, but it doesn't really elaborate on his more recent history, or his connections to said teams. Just ambiguous stuff about 52. "

He's still a merc I don't ever remember him doing anything "hero" worthy.

#40 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@geraldthesloth said:

" He's still a merc I don't ever remember him doing anything "hero" worthy. "

Interesting. Is he neutral with Superman at this point, or what? It also lists Guy Gardner as being his friend, which seems kind of an unlikely friendship to me.

#41 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @geraldthesloth said:
" He's still a merc I don't ever remember him doing anything "hero" worthy. "
Interesting. Is he neutral with Superman at this point, or what? It also lists Guy Gardner as being his friend, which seems kind of an unlikely friendship to me. "

Superman and him are still neutral..Guy Gardner has teamed up with him before, that's the reason I see him under the list of friends.

#42 Posted by Devo (4 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Someone get Sly Stallone to direct, and cast himself as Old Man Lobo.

#43 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@geraldthesloth said:

" Superman and him are still neutral..Guy Gardner has teamed up with him before, that's the reason I see him under the list of friends. "

Thanks for clearing that up. (Did you notice that Babs called me "cutie"? Hope people don't get too jealous.)

#44 Edited by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@Korg said:

" @geraldthesloth said:
" Superman and him are still neutral..Guy Gardner has teamed up with him before, that's the reason I see him under the list of friends. "
Thanks for clearing that up. (Did you notice that Babs called me "cutie"? Hope people don't get too jealous.) "

I detected sarcasm, ugly :p

#45 Posted by FoxxFireArt (3334 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

Does this strike anyone else as kind of twisted. They are willing to do a Lobo movie but not a Superman movie? Yeah, they screwed up the Superman flick, but just rework it the way Batman got.

You brought up a very good point about the lawsuit. That hadn't come to mind.

#46 Posted by Korg (11931 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@geraldthesloth said:

"I detected sarcasm, ugly :p "

Quiet, you.

On-topic: I would watch this movie. That's about as strong an opinion as I can form at this point.

#47 Posted by CATMANEXE (17045 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

to early to say anything. need more info before i have feelings about this.
i wouldnt say they skipped out on Superman, the made Superman Returns,
regardless of those who didnt like it, and it has just as much rumor or more as
this for a sequel or reboot.

#48 Posted by goldenkey (2927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@RaptorFratBoy said:

" @Liam Bradley said:

" @5ive said:

" I would watch this before another superman movie. lets be real, what superman movie was actually that good. "
"
The first two "Superman" movies from the 70's/80's. I understand if you don't like them because maybe they're a bit dated and possibly before your time, but for those of us that were kids when those came out, PURE AWESOME. And if you enjoyed them back then, they usually hold-up enough to watch them now, especially The Phantom Zone Criminals. "KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!!" "

I'm kneeling. I"M KNEELING!!!!!

#49 Posted by FrischDVH (538 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

At least Lobo would throw a punch in his film. This could be done if done the way of the first Blade film. Low expectations high on the ultra violence. I could see Adam Baldwin playing the lead role. The guy doesn't need to be too muscular, just tall and intimidating.

#50 Posted by aztek_the_lost (30738 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago - Show Bio

@geraldthesloth said:

" @Korg said:
" So is he a hero in the comics, or still just a merc? His page lists him as having superhero team affiliations, but it doesn't really elaborate on his more recent history, or his connections to said teams. Just ambiguous stuff about 52. "
He's still a merc I don't ever remember him doing anything "hero" worthy. "

what about Lil' Lobo?

I mean regular Lobo slaughtered his entire race at 17 I think it was...so I wouldn't call him a hero, he's a hero the way Demon or Creeper are heroes

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Spit out of Heaven and Hell, Lobo is the last Czarnian, and the universe's best bounty hunter. As a boy at the age of 17 he created a plague just to kill everyone else on his planet. He's as patriotic as a dead chicken.

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