Tasked with launching a new DC cinematic universe, James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) is tasked with finding new actors to play the iconic superheroes of the Distinguished Competition. Today we learned that Hal Jordan finally has an interpreter!
Green Lantern: The Face of Hal Jordan
On December 5, 2024, fans will be able to discover the animated series on Max Creature Commandoswritten by James Gunn and which will be the first production of the DCU developed by the American filmmaker, appointed by Warner Bros. Discovery as artistic director of DC Studios. While the director of The Suicide Squad working hard on the film Supermanscheduled for release on July 9, 2024, fans are eagerly awaiting any news regarding upcoming DC films and series. Strongly inspired by the All-Star Superman by British Grant Morrison, Superman will of course include several iconic characters from the Kryptonian’s adventures, starting with the Man of Steel himself, but also other superheroes such as Hawkgirl, Metamorpho, Supergirl (played by Milly Alcock from House of the Dragon) or even Green Lantern.
Le Green Lantern you film Superman will not be Hal Jordan; it will be Guy Gardner, a Lantern less known than the famous test pilot. Be careful though, Hal Jordan will indeed appear in the DCU, as he will be one of the two main characters in the series. Lanternsproduced by Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers, Lost), comic book writer Tom King (Heroes in Crisis) et Chris Mundy (Criminal Minds). Compared to the first season of True Detectiveunanimously considered a masterpiece, the series Lanterns begins to reveal itself in the columns of the Hollywood Reporter.
We thus learn that the actor Kyle Chandler has been cast as Hal Jordan in the series. Revealed in particular for his role in the film King Kong by Peter Jackson (2005), the actor also starred in The Wolf of Wall Street by Martin Scorsese (2013) and in the saga Godzilla from the Monsterverse. On television, his role in the series Friday Night Lights was praised and earned him a well-deserved Emmy Award for Best Actor. It should be remembered, however, that Kyle Chandler was not the studio’s first choice; actor Josh Brolin, known among other things for his role as Thanos in the MCU, had been approached by HBO to play the role.
The article of the Hollywood Reporter also tells us more about the dynamics of the series: on Earth, Green Lantern Hal Jordan will train a young recruit, John Stewart, known as one of the first black superheroes in DC Comics history. The actor has not yet been found, but HBO is reportedly looking for a younger actor. Reporter We also learn that filming is scheduled to begin in Atlanta in January 2025 and should end in June. So we can expect a release of the series Lanterns for 2026, which will undoubtedly be an extremely busy year for HBOsince season 3 of will be released House of the Dragon and probably the first season of the reboot series of Harry Potter. Wait and see !
Source: hitek.fr
