bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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On the big screen, Avery had supporting roles in the Keira Knightley bounty hunter actioner Domino (2005), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and the Jake Gyllenhaal–Michael Peña cop drama End of Watch (2012).
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
In addition to Momoa as the antihero Lobo, an alien mercenary and bounty hunter from the utopian planet Czarnia, the movie also stars Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle and Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026
With his gregarious nature and hard-drinking demeanor, Lobo is an intimidating extraterrestrial mercenary and bounty hunter, but his origin story is brutal, even by those standards.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026
The film stays true to much of the original comic with the notable addition of Lobo, an interstellar bounty hunter, played by Jason Momoa.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
In addition to Momoa as the antihero Lobo, an alien mercenary and bounty hunter from the utopian planet Czarnia, the movie also stars Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle and Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 June 2026
With his gregarious nature and hard-drinking demeanor, Lobo is an intimidating extraterrestrial mercenary and bounty hunter, but his origin story is brutal, even by those standards.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026
The film stays true to much of the original comic with the notable addition of Lobo, an interstellar bounty hunter, played by Jason Momoa.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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