Lobo should have been helmed by Joel Silver and Brad Peyton. Or so the word went back in 2012, when Dwayne Johnson confirmed the rumors according to which he was to portray DC's Czarnian bounty hunter in a solo movie.

But Lobo didn't happen, and DC went on with planning other cinematic ventures, of which Snyder's Dawn of Justice (2016) is the first.

If you look at their slate, the following titles are slotted in until 2020: Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League Part One (2017), The Flash (2018), Aquaman (2018), Shazam (2019), Justice League Part Two (2019), followed by Cyborg and Green Lantern in 2020.

So, no trace of Lobo. But Dwayne Johnson is already locked in for Black Adam in Shazam. So, I guess the loss is not that terrible. What happened in the meanwhile? Why did they abandon Lobo?

Brad Peyton talks Lobo

In an interview with ComingSoon, Brad Peyton explained why the project didn't fly. In his own words, "I think what's happening with DC is that they have prioritized what they need to make first in order to kind of lay the foundations for the DC Universe".

Moreover, "This is what I believe is happening just from what they've been taking about. They're talking about "˜Justice League,' "˜Batman v Superman,' and going into "˜Flash,' "˜Wonder Woman,' and "˜Aquaman.' Those are kind of the pillars of that universe".

So, it's basically about DC putting priorities in order. But there's more to Lobo's failure.