HBO's new Green Lantern show casts star of Netflix action movie Rebel Ridge as DC's John Stewart
Oct. 9, 2024Aaron Pierre is set to start opposite Kyle Chandler in Lanterns
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Rebel Ridge star Aaron Pierre is suiting up for Green Lanterns.
The True Detective-style take on the DC hero focuses on Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) reluctantly mentoring a younger Lantern, John Stewart (Pierre), and sees the two characters investigating an Earth-bound murder with larger implications.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Pierre reportedly beat out fellow actor Stephan James (The Piano Lesson) for the role. The performer was previously set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an undisclosed role in Marvel’s Blade reboot, but he became one of several people to leave the long-delayed project.
True Detective: Night Countryand Ozark scribe Chris Mundy is set to serve as showrunner, with HBO’s Watchmen and Lost creator Damon Lindelof to serve as executive producer. Award-winning DC and Marvel comic writer Tom King will serve as head writer.
John Stewart, the first African-American superhero to appear inDC comics, was created by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams and first appeared in 1971.
Lanterns does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our guide to all theupcoming DC movies and showsyou need to know about, or, check out our lists of thebest shows on HBO Maxand thebest movies on HBO Maxto add to your streaming queue right now.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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