Lobo Movie Begins To Move Forward...Again

To begin with, this has nothing to do with "sheriffs" or "BJ and the Bear".  And if you get those references, welcome to my world.

Warner Brothers has been trying to put together a Lobo movie since 2009, but it's never seemed to go anywhere.  That is, until the other day when it was announced that Jason Fuchs was hired to write the script for it.  Fuchs is no stranger to comic book movies, he's the one that wrote the script for the upcoming Wonder Woman film.  But the main question that we need to ask is, which version of Lobo will we be getting?

Lobo rose to the height of his popularity back in the comic book boom of the '90s.  He had a gritty look, sported dirty dreadlocks, a mustache, wore a sleeveless leather vest and drove a space trotting chopper.  He could go head-to-head with Superman and hold his own, which is saying something.  He was known for his heavy drinking and violent fights.  Then, DC introduced the "New 52".  Now he's more refined, clean shaven and has a leaner body.  This new look has irritated many comic book readers who liked the "old" Lobo.

My guess is that they are going to go with the "old" Lobo, simply because of how Deadpool dominated the box office earlier this year.  Lobo is the closest thing that DC has to the Merc With A Mouth, and I'm sure that they are going to want to try and profit off of that.  If they can somehow blend Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy, they could potentially have a huge hit.  Considering that this is also the company that gave us Green Lantern though, I'm not going to hold my breath.

Back when a Lobo movie was first being discussed, it had been said that Brad Peyton was going to direct it, with Dwayne Johnson possibly playing the lead role, but that fell through and Johnson said that the movie was dead in the water.  Now that it's back on track, they'll have to find a new actor to play Lobo, since Johnson will be playing Black Adam in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe).

So which version do you want to see?  Do you even want to see a Lobo movie?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below..