Michael Bay In Talks To Direct Lobo

[Dominic Brehetto]

'Lobo': Michael Bay Eyed to Direct DC Superhero Movie (Exclusive)

Prolific action director Michael Bay is being eyed to direct his first-ever superhero movie, “Lobo,” which DC and Warner Bros. hope could be their answer to “Deadpool,” multiple insiders told TheWrap exclusively.

Bay met with DC to discuss the project and gave some notes that “Wonder Woman” writer Jason Fuchs will incorporate into a rewrite, the insiders told TheWrap. The studio plans to show the rewrite to Bay to see if they can make a deal, the insiders said.

The project centers on a blue-skinned, 7-foot-tall, heavily muscled antihero alien who works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. The character became popular among DC fans following his revival in the early ’90s as a biker anti-hero.

 

[mr x]

The main man on the big screen

 

[richaveli83]

A bunch of explosions

 

[010101]

i been calling for it*

 

[MartyMcFly]

The main man

Michael bay tho

Not sure if that’s the perfect blend of director and material. In fact this is the shyt Edgar Wright should be going. He’s weird enough and clever enough.


The main man

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

The main man

Michael bay tho

Not sure if that’s the perfect blend of director and material. In fact this is the shyt Edgar Wright should be going. He’s weird enough and clever enough.


The main man

If it's more pain and gain/the island bay rather than transformers 2 bay we might have a stew going.

 

[DamienWayne]

finaly a movie that would make sense for bay to direct. lobo is all about women and explosions

 

[MartyMcFly]

If it's more pain and gain/the island bay rather than transformers 2 bay we might have a stew going.

Yeah if it’s pain and gain bay then I’m down. If it’s this guy now? Ugh

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Yeah if it’s pain and gain bay then I’m down. If it’s this guy now? Ugh

13 hours was pretty decent i thought. And that's fairly recent.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

@Norrin Radd you're slippin' homie. lol
Again, wake me up when this goes into production.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Cast Danny Trejo for maxmium fukkery

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

This shyt would have to be NC-17..
No way it could be Rated R

 

[Norrin Radd]

Warner Bros. Wants Michael Bay for 'Lobo' — But at the Right Budget

The current script would see the film cost upwards of $200 million, a figure neither the studio nor the director are keen on.

Mega(tron) director Michael Bay may be going from the world of giant robots to the alien worlds of DC Comics.

Warner Bros. is developing Lobo, a feature based on the muscle-bound, cigar-chomping alien bounty hunter, as a possible directing vehicle for Bay.

There are no negotiations — heck, there’s not even an offer from the studio — but a dance between the two has begun. Part of any decision will rest on a rewrite that scribe Jason Fuchs would need to do.

Sources said that Lobo, as it currently stands, would be a tentpole costing upwards of $200 million, a figure that has Warners execs reaching for the Maalox. Bay, too, has signaled that he isn’t keen on the massive nature of Lobo. The intended rewrite would scale down the project while still keeping the director’s interest.

In the comics, Lobo is a foul-mouthed mercenary who looks out for himself above all else.The antihero first appeared in the pages of 1983's Omega Men No. 3, with the character created by writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen. He possesses super strength and healing powers that make him a formidable match for heroes and villains alike.

A movie adaptation of the character has been in various stages of development for over 15 years. Will Smith and Dwayne Johnson have been connected to the project, while Guy Richie and Brad Peyton have previously been on board as helmers.

Bay last directed Transformers: The Last Knight, which opened in June, and is producing the upcoming Bumblebeespinoff for Paramount.

 

[Still FloW]

THE HUNTER WITH A MOUTH

Fuccin lit

 

[ezrathegreat]

Bay is known for making trash ass movies, the only difference with Lobo is he doesn't have that loyal fan base like the Transformers do that guarantees the movie will be a financial success. This shyt will be a trainwreck.