Nathan fillion in ‘Superman’, a warner bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All rights reserved. TM & © Dc.
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- Nathan fillion will appear in hbo/dc series ‘Lanterns.’
- This new series adapts the ‘Green Lantern’ DC Comics in Grounded Fashion.
- The show stars aaron pierre and kyle chandler.
While the mantra all through the development phase for the new Hbo/DC Studios Series’Lanterns‘ – which adapts the green lantern Comic Books – – Has Been a Ground Take on the Powerful Superheroes, it would see item it’s not about a slightly more colorful Character (pun -intended).
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And it’s also crossing over with another project in James Gunn‘s ever-expanding superhero university, the one that warner bros. is hoping will make its comic book-bidding movie slate work-‘Superman.’
No, we’re not likely to see David corenswet‘S man of step touch down during the show, but Nathan fillion will show up.
Fillion, in case you hadn’T heard, will be playing guy gardner, a fellow lantern to Kyle chandler‘s hal jordan and Aaron pierre‘S john stewart, in’Superman‘Why Flies into theaters on July 11th.
(Center) James Gunn and the Cast of ‘Superman.’ Photo: James Gunn’s Instagram Account.
According to deadlineThe idea of filling has been under consider
Our eyebrows, we must admit, are raised, become the look of fillion’s character in the movie doesnysarily line up with the more down-to-end the show fare (We get our first glimpse of that recentlyHis is a more commerce appearance, with a savage bowl cut and an arrogant attitude.
Yet We Haven’t Seen Him In Action Yet, So who knows exactly how He’ll work on the small screen. And if were honest, it’s always entertaining to see filling show up.
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What’s the Story of ‘Green Lantern’ in Comics Form?
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps from DC COMICS. Photo: DC COMICS.
Created in Its First Incarnation (A Lantern Named Alan Scott) in 1940 by Martin Nodell and Bill fingerThe concept of the ‘Green Lantern’ Comics is that of a Super-Powered, Police Force, Battling Evil Doors With Rings That Allow Them To Channel Energy INTO DIFFERENT FORMS. There are many lanters, who patrol the knowledge and unknown universe.
‘Green Lantern’s History on screen has been serially mixed. Thought different takes on the character has flourished in animated movies and series, their live-process counterparts have had a less Less Luck. Ryan reynolds Played the hal jordan version in a 2011 Movie That didn’t Triumph at the box office, and there have been fleeting glimpses on the small screen.
Even Zack snyder Didn’t Manage to Realize his Choen Lantern – – John Stewart – In his Mammoth Snyder cut of ‘justice league’Despite Shooting a Cameo With Wayne t. carr As Stewart, Warners Asked Him to Remove The Character became of the Studio’s Own Plans. In the end, snyder swapped in martian manhunter.
And the show has been in developed before gunn and safran made Back in 2020, ‘Pride and prejudice and zombies, Seth grahame-smith HOPPED Aboard to Write and Run What HBO Max (as the streaming service was then called) And guy gardner iterations of the character amon the first and most popular versions.
(L to r) aaron pierre as john stewart and kile chandler as hal jordan in ‘Lanterns’. Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO.
‘Lanterns’ will follow the hal jordan (Chandler) and John Stewart (Pierre) Characters, as New Recruit Stewart and Lantern Legend Jordan are descibed in the latest official synopsis as “Two intergalactic Cops Drawn Into A Dark, Earth-Based Mystery as They Investigate A Murder in the American Heartland. “
So, Think ‘True detective‘Meets’ Green Lantern’…
Here’s Chris mundyExecutive producer and showrunner on the tone for the show:
“From the start, our driving force has been to deliver a layered drama – – rooted in nuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Something that feels timeless and grounded without sacrificing the magic of the source material. “
But there will be some powerful antagonism involved, as Ulrich thomsen Is Playing Sinestro a Former Green Lantern Who Turned Rogue and is described as ruthless sum.
His Manipulative Nature Drives His Enduring obsession with his former menie, hal jordan. The character was created by John Brome and Gil kane And first appeared in the Comic Book “Green Lantern, Volume 2, #56” Released in 1961.
Who Else is in ‘Lanterns’?
Garret dillahunt in ‘red right hand,’ a magnolia pictures release. © Red Right Hand Productions LLC, Steve Squall. Photo courtesy of magnolia pictures.
The Cast also includes’No Country for Old Man‘s Kelly macdonald,12 years a slaveActor Garret Dillahunt, Poorna jagannathan (Who appeared in (‘The night of, Jason ritter And the AforeMetioned Thomsen.
In Breaking News, Deadline brings word that Chris Coy is also part of the ensemble.
In a guest starring role, code will be the new character of ‘Waylon sanders,’ an intelligent survivor… or a nervous truck driver. Age and real name unknown, he’s unbound by the laws of nature.
Who is Working on ‘Lanterns’?
James Gunn at Cinemacon 2025. Photo: Warner Bros.
Mundy, Whose Resume Includes Stints on Netflix‘S’Ozark‘And HBO’s’ True Detective: Night Country ‘, Is Running The New Series, Working AlongSide’Watchmen‘s Damon lindelof And DC COMICS Writer Tom King (whose ‘supergirl’ Comic is the Basis for the new movie Featuring the character).
And James hawesWho has worked on series including ‘Black Mirror,Snowpiercer‘And season 1 of’Slow Horses‘Will direct the first two episodes.
He’s not alone – ‘Watchmen’ veteran Stephen williams,Under the bridge‘S Geeta Vasant Patel, And Former’ Ozark ‘Director Alik sakharov Are also handling episodes.
Since they oversee the whole DC Studios Arm, Filmmaker Gunn and Producer Peter Safran are Executive Producers AlongSide Ron Schmidt.
Where Else Have We Seen Nathan Fillion?
Nathan fillion in ‘Castle’. Photo: ABC.
Where Haven’T We! Aside from his regular gig on abc series’The rookie‘And his previous long-running show’Castle‘He’s a genre favorite who has planned up in a variety of shows and movies.
Notable Titles Include ‘Firefly‘And’Buffy the vampire Slayer.‘He’s also a longtime collaborator of gunn, and appeared in the likes of his’Guardians of the Galaxy‘Movies (especially the third) and’The suicide squad‘And before that’Slither‘And’ Super. ‘
He also has lantern form: He first voiced hal jordan in ‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights‘(2011) and against a year later in’Justice League: Doom‘Followed by’Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox‘In 2013,’Justice League: Throne of Atlantis‘(2015)’The death of superman‘in 2018 and’Reign of the supermen‘in 2019.
When will ‘Lanterns’ be on screens?
We’re still waiting to learn when hbo will premiere the show, thought it is reportedly targeting an early 2026 launch.
Green Lantern Guy Gardner. Courtesy of DC COMICS.
