Aaron Pierre may not have turned enough heads when he played ‘Mid-Sized Sedan’ in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, but he definitely went viral with his latest Netflix movie Rebel Ridge, and everyone had wanted to get him cast in a big project as soon as possible.
As it turns out, fans can manifest destiny, and THR reports that Pierre has been cast as Green Lantern John Stewart in HBO’s upcoming Lanterns series. Pierre will be joining Kyle Chandler, who will be playing John’s older mentor and infamous GL, Hal Jordan.
So far, we only a know few things about the John Stewart role. For the Lanterns series, it’s said that Stewart is going to be a younger new recruit, and it will be up to Hal Jordan to bring him up to snuff. It’s also said that John is expected to be the main GL of the DCU, so that means he’s going to be a part of the Justice League along with David Corenswet’s Superman.
Welcome to DC, Aaron Pierre. After a long and grueling series of auditions I am absolutely sure we’ve found an incredible John Stewart. #Lanterns pic.twitter.com/1grFjppkQe
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 9, 2024
Some are also worried that this means that Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan is expected to die, but maybe DC has different plans for him moving forward.
Though 2025’s Superman is expected to launch the DCU officially, Lanterns is also going to be a different project in that it’s the first major TV series that will be in the DC Studios continuity. Sure The Penguin may fall under the DC umbrella, but so far, it’s still in its own separate timeline as well as The Batman.
Hopefully we get more info on Lanterns soon, now that the main leads have been found.
Lanterns has no release date yet, but fans are hoping for a premiere within the next two years.
