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"Dwayne Johnson has confirmed that he is in contention for the lead role in Lobo. The wrestler-turned-actor revealed via Twitter that rumours linking him with Brad Peyton&amp;#039;s DC Comics adaptation are indeed true.   He wrote: &amp;quot;Rumours of me possibly playing Lobo are true. Joel Silver and Brad Peyton working on it now. That could be fun...&amp;quot; Guy Ritchie was previously attached to the movie, but instead opted to film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Producers Silver and Akiva Goldsman remain on board. Lobo, an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter, was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen in 1983. The character went on to guest star in numerous DC publications, and feature in several solo titles. Slifer was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision last month, and remains in hospital in a coma. The Hero Initiative charity is accepting donations to help with medical expenses. Warner Bros is yet to announce a release date for the Lobo movie. Watch Dwayne Johnson discuss The Fast and the Furious 6 with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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