Grant Morrison slams Jason Momoa’s Lobo as “one of the worst movie performances ever”

Grant Morrison decided to wade in on the latest DCU misfire, Supergirl, which staggered into US cinemas back on 26 June and promptly fizzled at the box office. If you’ve heard Morrison’s name before, you’ll know they’ve written some of the best stuff DC’s put out in the last few decades—Green Lantern, Doom Patrol, Animal Man—so, naturally, people pay attention when they sound off about superhero films, even more so when they come out swinging.

Supergirl managed to rack up only $126.4 million worldwide, failing to recoup its $170–186 million production costs.

Morrison Breaks Down Supergirl

Morrison aired their thoughts on Supergirl in a recent post on Substack, starting with a bit of praise for Milly Alcock, who stepped into the red and blue boots as the titular Kryptonian. According to Morrison, Alcock 'did a credible job', and every scene that actually worked somehow revolved around her. Not a glowing report card for the rest of the cast, mind you.

But here's where it gets properly brutal. Morrison had especially harsh words for Jason Momoa, who played the alien mercenary Lobo—and, frankly, you'd think on paper that could work, no?

Here's what Morrison had to say in their post, zeroing in on Momoa's turn:

Jason Momoa, who I was actually looking forward to, was very disappointing as Lobo. It was, in fact, one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen in a film and quite baffling, as I know Momoa’s not usually that bad, and Lobo seems like a character made for him to play. Go figure.

Plot Holes and the Sun-Powered Dog

Morrison didn’t stop at the acting. They went after the plot as well, especially the latter half, which apparently trips over itself and rolls downhill. Their main gripe? The whole story could’ve been sorted much earlier if someone had just tried the most obvious move—bringing Krypto (yes, the super dog) along to soak up some yellow sun and magically bounce back from his plot-convenient poisoning. Instead, the film drags everyone through a wild goose chase after Krem of the Yellow Hills. Not exactly a villain you’ll be seeing on T-shirts any time soon.

What’s Next for the DCU?

As for what’s coming, fans are already shifting their hope (or, more likely, their dread) to Man of Tomorrow, the new Superman film slotted for release on 9 July 2027. There’s plenty of time between now and then for another round of enthusiastic expectation followed by disappointment—standard procedure for the DCU these days.