This year is shaping up to be Jason Momoa [1]'s best year yet. Between the Jan. 20 debut of his new Netflix show [2], Frontier [3], the highly anticipated [4] release of Justice League [5] in the Fall, and the start of filming his standalone superhero blockbuster [6], Aquaman [7], Momoa has a lot on his plate . . . and luckily for us, that's exactly how he likes it.
During a fun interview [8] with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor got real about his past roles, present projects, and future goals; including why he might be hiding his abs sometime soon. (Awwwwww man!) Check out some enlightening excerpts from the interview below, then read the full story [9] for more details.
- On being selective with his acting: "I haven't been an actor who's been able to pick and choose roles, and being a family man, it's been about putting food on the table. This has been the best moment of my career because the superhero roles are letting me get the other roles I want."
- On his deep connection to his latest Netflix character: "He's half Irish and half native, as am I, so it really resonated with me . . . When you find out that he's lost his family, when you pull back each layer, it was a beautiful place to go as an actor. I've never played anything like that before."
- On his acting career bucket-list: "I would love to do comedy. I can't wait to be in a tracksuit in an office space, not covered in blood — and with my clothes on."