Jason Momoa Stars In 'The Road To Paloma': 'Game Of Thrones' Star Makes Directorial Debut And Plays Native American Man On The Run, Watch Trailer Here [VIDEO]

"Game of Throne's" Jason Momoa Stars and Directs "The Road To Paloma" in theaters today. 

The NY Times describe the movie saying, "'Road to Paloma,' a leisurely drama about family, brotherhood and Native American rights, plays out on the dusty highways and barren landscapes of an American West that seems frozen in time. Using that quality to powerful effect, the director, Jason Momoa, and his cinematographer, Brian Andrew Mendoza, shore up a simple plot with a richly atmospheric palette of coppery light and caramel sunsets that makes even urgent events seem almost soothing.

This laid-back attitude extends to Wolf (Mr. Momoa), a Native American who seems in no hurry to evade the dogged F.B.I. agent (Lance Henriksen) on his tail. Tooling along on his motorcycle, he hooks up with a scrappy musician (Robert Homer Mollohan) and pauses to dally with a sexy woman (Mr. Momoa's wife, Lisa Bonet) in an Airstream. None of this is riveting, but the film's loose naturalism and strong acting - Chris Browning, as a liaison between the F.B.I. and the reservation, is especially enjoyable - are slyly seductive."

"I am so happy for everything I have, and I'm thrilled to be able to bring it all together for this film," Momoa says.

Momoa is married to former "The Cosby Show" kid Lisa Bonet, and simply looked across the living room to find his love interest in the movie.

Momoa and Bonet have two kids and a seven-year marriage to draw from, but the on-screen steam wasn't exactly natural for the man who's built up an impressive on-screen body count.

"It was hard to do, because we're not playing us," Momoa, 34, says. "But we do match our real passion ... which isn't easy putting on-screen. I was actually very shy about it ... which is not normal for me."

The movie follows journey of a Native American on the run after he is forced to murder the man who killed his mother. It gave Momoa the opportunity to break expectations his "Game of Thrones" fans have developed of him.

"Some people approach me like I'm gonna cut their heads off," he says jokingly.

Then, with sly but good-natured understatement, he adds, "I'm actually a little more layered than that."

"I do more than what a lot of people have me pegged for," says Momoa, who can rattle off his favorite Jack Kerouac novels and Tom Waits songs at the drop of a hat.

Growing up, the Hawaiian-born, Iowa-raised Momoa was a gifted athlete (excelling at hockey). But he also loved painting, which he studied in Paris, and Buddhism, which he picked up in his travels to Tibet.

He also developed a deep passion for music. "I play the guitar and drums and I'm learning the piano with my daughter," he says. (An unexpected fave: Ani DiFranco).

Momoa has also been linked to the role of Aquaman in director Zack Snyder's upcoming "Batman vs. Superman" movie, the sequel to "Man of Steel," co-starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. But Momoa labels the Aquaman connection merely "a rumor."

"This movie gave me the opportunity to work with people I love and to tell a story of how a man can pass on his love of life to those he cares really cares about," Momoa says. "I hope that comes through in everything I do.

"I want my kids to watch my stuff and see that I love what I do. This isn't a dress rehearsal."