The Green Lantern series would have chosen Aaron Pierre to play the hero
The revelation of Rebel Ridge could carry the lantern in DC’s future HBO series.
A former resident of Krypton back to DC? Passed by the Syfy series, the actor Aaron Pierre would have been chosen to be the Green Lantern of the future DC series from HBO, alongside Kyle Chandler.
He would be at the top of the list to play John Stewart, young hero of the Lantern Corps. associated with old Hal Jordan to carry out an investigation on Earth.
Revealed in Krypton, Aaron Pierre then shone in The Underground Railroad (on Prime Video) and especially exploded this year in the thriller Rebel Ridge. Rising Hollywood figure, he would be a top luxury choice for the series Lanterns. But he is not the only name in the running: Stephan Jamesof Beacon 23 And Damson Idrisof Snowfallare the two other actors in the race for this coveted leading role.
Warner Bros. has not yet made an official announcement. The presence of Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Godzilla) into Hal Jordan, although very likely, has still not been made official either.
In Lanternsthe two Lantern Corps Hal Jordan and John Stewart will team up. The old legend and the young wolf will form a duo, “two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark mystery on Earth as they investigate a murder in America’s heartland” teases the synopsis. A fairly dark superheroic crime drama, developed by Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) And Damon Lindeloff (The Leftovers, Watchmen).
Let us remember that Hal Jordan was also the version Green Lantern embodied by Ryan Reynolds at the cinema in the famous 2011 film, so criticized.
Lanterns received an official straight-to-series order from HBO. It should consist of 8 episodes and will be broadcast in France on Max. No date yet.