Jason Momoa’s DCU Villain Steals the Spotlight in the Supergirl Trailer

The Supergirl teaser is finally out, and yes, that really is Jason Momoa popping up as Lobo. It is a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, but it was enough to light up timelines. Let’s break down what’s in there and what it means.

Momoa’s Lobo shows up for a second, steals the conversation

In the teaser that dropped today, Lobo flashes on screen for a brief beat, and fans immediately zeroed in on how dead-on the look is. The reaction was basically: that’s not Jason Momoa in a costume, that’s Lobo walking off the page. Words like 'perfect,' 'pitch perfect,' and 'peak design' were getting thrown around a lot.

You could feel the relief too, because this has been one of those dream castings people talked about for years. Several folks pointed out that Momoa himself has long said he was 'born to play' the Main Man, and judging by the response, fans think he nailed it.

To give you a sense of the mood: accounts like @TheMontyVerse, @therealsupes (Matt Ramos), @mxke_teo, @AxelTalksFilm, and @DynamoSuperX were all celebrating how exact the translation is from the comics and how the casting finally moved from 'what if' to 'we have it.'

So how big is Lobo’s role here?

That part is still a mystery. The teaser only gives us a taste of him, and the studio has not outlined how he fits into the story. For now, it is a very effective tease and a very loud proof-of-concept for Momoa as Lobo.

What kind of Supergirl are we getting?

James Gunn set expectations back in 2023, and it is worth keeping his framing in mind with this teaser:

"We will see the difference between Superman, who was sent to Earth and raised by loving parents from the time he was an infant, versus Supergirl, who was raised on a rock, a chip off Krypton and watched everyone around her die and be killed in terrible ways for the first 14 years of her life, and then came to Earth when she was a young girl. She’s much more hardcore; she’s not exactly the Supergirl we’re used to seeing."

James Gunn, 2023

The movie at a glance

• Title: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
• Source material: Tom King’s 2021-2022 DC comic series, illustrated by Bilquis Evely
• Star: Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El
• Writer: Ana Nogueira
• Producers: DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran
• Director: Craig Gillespie
• Release date: June 26, 2026

Bottom line: the teaser did its job. It introduced the tone for this take on Kara and, with one quick shot, convinced a lot of people that Momoa as Lobo wasn’t just a fun idea — it actually works on screen. Now we wait to see how much of him is in the movie, and how messy things get when the Main Man crosses paths with Supergirl.