More than a decade after Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern movie failed to hit with the public, this corner of DC Comics lore is gearing up to be spotlighted in live action once again, albeit in an upcoming DC TV show instead. Lanterns, which will now air on HBO instead of solely being streamable with a Max subscription, is part of the new DC Universe shared continuity, and in recent weeks, there have casting rumors regarding who will play Hal Jordan, one of the leads. Today, however, brings word about the actors who are finalists to play John Stewart, and these are some great choices to play the popular Green Lantern.
Just a few days after it was reported that Kyle Chandler is in talks to play Hal Jordan following Josh Brolin passing on the role, THR has shared that Aaron Pierre and Stephan James are being looked at to bring John Stewart to life. The article also mentions that Snowfall’s Damon Idris was in the mix for the role at one point too, but is no “no longer in contention.” Lanterns will mark John’s first time being depicted in live-action, although Wayne T. Carr was once supposed to play him in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and elements of the character were incorporated into the Arrowverse’s John Diggle.
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