Jason Momoa is in London hyping up Supergirl the day before its premiere, and the timing could not be better.
DC just dropped the film’s official Spotify playlists, and Lobo’s list includes a deep-cut Easter egg that goes straight to why Momoa fits the role of the DCU Main Man.
In a clip posted to his Instagram, a freshly Supergirl-screened Momoa told fans he’s “so proud of this movie,” shouted out Milly Alcock and director Craig Gillespie, and urged everyone to check it out when it opens June 26.
But to understand the playlist nod, and why it matters that this actor is the one bringing Lobo to life, you have to start with something casual fans may not know.
Photo Credit: Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh
(L to r) Jason Momoa and Director Craig Gillespie on the set of DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERGIRL”, a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Lobo Was Built On Metal
The version of Lobo everyone pictures, the muscle-bound, chain-swinging space biker Momoa is bringing to the screen, was modeled on a rock god.
Artist Simon Bisley, who redefined the character in the early ’90s, gave Lobo the look of Lemmy Kilmister, the late Motörhead frontman. That Lemmy-inspired version is the one that stuck, and it is still the Lobo the comics keep coming back to.
So a Lobo playlist loaded with hardcore, punk, and metal is not some lazy “biker guy likes loud music” move. It goes right back to the heavy-metal DNA baked into the character from the start.
Momoa Is Not Playing Dress-Up
That is where the casting really locks in. Momoa is not pretending to be a metalhead for the press tour. He is the genuine article.
Last July, he hosted Back to the Beginning, Black Sabbath’s farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, the final show with the band’s original lineup.
He did not just show up and read from a teleprompter, either. During Pantera’s set, Momoa climbed the barricade and dove into the mosh pit during “Cowboys From Hell,” sparking a circle pit that went viral.
He’s called Sabbath his favorite band, “that’s my heartbeat,” he told the Track Star series, and traces his metal awakening back to discovering Metallica, whom he now counts as friends.
He is also a guitar obsessive. His HBO series On the Roam has him collecting and geeking out over vintage instruments. In a recent episode, he praises the Gibson Flying V and Explorer as “the perfect rock heavy metal machine,” with the shapes “seared into my childhood.” This is a guy whose entire personal brand runs on the same fuel as the character he is playing.
The cast clearly felt it, too. In the film’s official TV spot (watch below), Momoa says he loves playing anti-heroes and that Lobo “isn’t afraid to get into a rumble,” while Alcock praises him directly.
“It’s been super fun working with Jason,” she says, calling him “the man.” Momoa returns it, noting “there’s definitely mutual respect.” Gillespie frames the team-up as Lobo showing up to “cause all kinds of havoc” before he and Supergirl end up working together.
So before you even get to the soundtrack, Gunn cast a real, mosh-pit-diving metalhead to play comics’ most metal character. Lobo always looked like Lemmy. Now he is being played by someone who actually lives in that world.
The Danzig Easter Egg Is The Deep Cut
Now comes the fun part.
Gunn personally curated Lobo’s playlist, and the standout pick is Danzig’s “Mother.” On the surface, it is an obvious Lobo track: dark, swaggering, mean, and built for chaos. But there is another layer here.
Simon Bisley, the artist who turned Lobo into an icon with 1990’s Lobo: The Last Czarnian and 1992’s Lobo’s Back, is also Glenn Danzig’s longtime album-cover artist.
Bisley painted the covers for Danzig 6:66: Satan’s Child, Black Laden Crown, and Danzig: Hidden Lyrics of the Left Hand, and worked for Verotik, Danzig’s own publishing imprint, back in the ’90s. The connection is not vague. Bisley and Danzig have been collaborators for decades.
That means putting Danzig on the playlist for a Bisley-defined character ties the two sides of Bisley’s career together in one song: comics and metal. That is exactly the kind of layered soundtrack nod Gunn loves to bury in plain sight, and it is exactly the kind of thing fans are supposed to catch.
To be clear, Gunn has not publicly explained the pick, and Spotify’s materials do not spell it out. So yes, the intent is not confirmed. But the connection is real, it is documented, and it is way too clean to ignore on a playlist this carefully built.
Gunn’s Lobo Playlist Gets The Assignment
The rest of the list reads less like hidden code and more like Gunn knowing exactly what Lobo should sound like, a coherent, chaos-built run that sounds like the Main Man even when it isn’t sneaking in a comics reference.
Fugazi’s “Waiting Room” nods to Gunn’s own DC hardcore roots; the rest leans into pure attitude.
It runs through Fugazi’s “Waiting Room,” a nod to Gunn’s own DC hardcore roots, alongside IDLES’ “I’m Scum,” Ghost’s “Square Hammer,” and Alice Cooper’s “Brutal Planet.”
It is a coherent, chaos-built playlist that sounds like Lobo even when it is not sneaking in a comics reference.
Alice Cooper has his own comics history, including Neil Gaiman’s The Last Temptation, if you want to chase that thread, though that one plays more like a fun rhyme than a confirmed connection.
Lobo’s Playlist — curated by James Gunn (hardcore punk, metal, and hard rock built for chaos):
- “Waiting Room” — Fugazi
- “Mother” — Danzig
- “I’m Scum” — IDLES
- “Square Hammer” — Ghost
- “Brutal Planet” — Alice Cooper
- …and more
Kara And Ruthye Got Their Own Playlists
Lobo is not the only character who got a list.
Milly Alcock curated Kara’s playlist, framing Supergirl as a deeply music-driven character who leans on songs to get through what she is feeling.
Her picks blend indie, pop-punk, and euphoric pop, with Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!”, No Doubt’s “Just a Girl,” and Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi” among the tracks.
Eve Ridley introduced Ruthye’s playlist, a darker, gothic-leaning set heavy on haunting folk and cinematic rock.
Each list is built to follow its character’s emotional arc through the film, but Lobo’s is the one that carries the biggest comic-book payload.
Supergirl Opens June 26
Lobo makes his big-screen debut when Supergirl opens June 26, with Momoa stepping into a role he has called a dream gig.
The character was built to look like Lemmy. The actor actually lives the metal life.
And Gunn’s playlist appears to hide a Bisley-to-Danzig deep cut right where the diehards would find it.
For more on the cast and characters, head on over to our Supergirl 2026 movie guide.
The playlists are part of a wider Spotify activation that also includes an in-app scavenger hunt that unlocks an exclusive Supergirl clip.
Character playlists and the scavenger hunt are live now on Spotify via the official Supergirl playlist hub; curation details and talent intros via Spotify and DC Studios.
