John Stewart – Geekfeed https://www.geekfeed.com Entertainment News, Celebrities and Fandoms Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:57:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.geekfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-Geekfeed-Favicon-White-32x32.png John Stewart – Geekfeed https://www.geekfeed.com 32 32 Rebel Ridge Star Aaron Pierre has Officially been Cast as Green Lantern John Stewart https://www.geekfeed.com/pierre-officially-green-lantern-john-stewart/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:57:38 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84701 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.

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.

]]> Green Lantern Series: Josh Brolin has been Offered the Role of Hal Jordan https://www.geekfeed.com/brolin-has-been-offered-the-role-of-hal-jordan/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:57:58 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=84094 Josh Brolin may be best known for playing Thanos, but he has more comic book parts under his belt like Cablein Deadpool 2 and the often-forgotten Jonah Hex. Now rumor is going around that he could be up for another role, and it’s that of a major Justice League member.

According to Nexus Point News, Brolin has been approached to play an older Hal Jordan in HBO’s DC series Lanterns. The series would partner an experienced Lantern like Jordan up with a younger new recruit in the form of John Stewart.

Funnily enough, this kind of mirrors Brolin’s role as a younger Agent K in the Men in Black series where his character was also partnered up with a black rookie in the form of Agent J (Will Smith). But I guess by MIB 3, the roles are reversed, and J was already an experienced agent when he met Brolin’s K.

Take note, Brolin is yet to accept or deny the role yet, but he is said to be at the top of the list of actors wanted for the part. Should he refuse, the series still has a shortlist of would-be Hal Jordans that they could choose from.

With the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds coming out in 2011, the IP has admittedly been put on ice when it comes to the box office. There were plans to introduce a new Lantern in Zack Snyder’s DCEU, but like the rest of his plans, they all fell through.

As of now, no release date has been set for the Lanterns series, but the show is expected to start shooting in January next year.

]]> HBO Officially Announces Lanterns Series from Watchmen and Ozark Showrunners https://www.geekfeed.com/lanterns-series-from-watchmen-showrunners/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:18:25 +0000 https://www.geekfeed.com/?p=83065 It’s no mystery that 2011’s Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds was a critical flop. There had been several attempts at rebooting the franchise over the years to no success, but now it looks like things are finally starting to move forward at HBO.

Just in, we have an official announcement for Lanterns from Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), and comic writer Tom King. Check this out:

According to Deadline, the show will focus on new Green Lantern recruit John Stewart as he is partnered up with the more seasoned Lantern Hal Jordan. Together, the two intergalactic cops will be drawn to a “dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”

Though Zack Snyder was never allowed to fully establish his new Green Lantern for the DCEU, it’s said that this Lanterns series will be incorporated into the new DC that James Gunn is going to establish with Superman next year.

The series was said to have undergone several changes in tone, and was at one point supposed to focus on more obscure Lanterns like Guy Gardner and Alan Scott; but now it looks like the show is going to focus on two of the most popular incarnations of the character.

So far, no cast has been announced for the series, but it would be great if they could establish a new Green Lantern Corps. as well as the existence of the other Lanterns in the spectrum. Personally, I was hoping for a big-budget film, but we’ll have to wait and see how the TV series is received.

No release date has been set for Lanterns, but we should expect a premiere on Max sometime in the next few years.

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