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Jeffrey Dean Morgan Confirms He Nearly Landed Lobo and a Flashpoint Batman Role

In an August interview he said stalled scripts, studio caution after early box-office misses, and Zack Snyder’s exit ended both opportunities.

Overview

  • On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Morgan told Josh Horowitz that he was seriously considered for two major DC parts during earlier DCEU development.
  • Morgan said producer Akiva Goldsman held Lobo rights and approached him for a solo Lobo project that had a script but stalled because the script needed work.
  • He recalled Zack Snyder discussing a larger arc for Morgan’s Thomas Wayne that would have led into the Flashpoint Batman, a plan that never moved forward after Snyder left the studio.
  • When Flashpoint material reached screen in The Flash (2023) and Lobo later appeared in Supergirl (2026), Warner Bros. used Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, and Jason Momoa instead of Morgan.
  • The account highlights common Hollywood obstacles—unfinished scripts, studio caution after weak box-office results, and shifts in creative leadership—and Morgan has not been announced for any new DC project.