HBO’sGreen Lanternseries has added another face, this time from a new television drama that has been making waves in the ratings scene. Set in the DC Universe,Lanternsfollows Aaron Pierrer and Kyle Chandler as John Stewart and Hal Jordan, respectively, as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. If a new report is to be trusted, then one of the cast members from the hit CBS remakeMatlockis set to join the first live-action series from the DCU.
According to The InSneider, Jason Ritter (Matlock,Parenthood) has joinedLanternsand will play the husband of Kelly Macdonald’s character, Sheriff Kerry, who was previously described as “a no-nonsense woman deeply devoted to her family and close-knit town.” It’s unclear how significant Ritter’s role will be, but there is a chance there is more than meets the eye as the Green Lantern duo looks to solve an alien conspiracy. The show is currently filming in Los Angeles, California, under the direction of James Hawes (Slow Horses), who is set to helm the first two episodes ofLanterns.
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Ritter has experience in the superhero genre, having been featured in Netflix’sRaising Dion,produced by Michael B. Jordan. He joins a stacked cast inLanterns, which also includes Pierre, Chandler, Ulrich Thomsen (The Blacklist)as Sinestro, Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting), Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope), and Poorna Jagannathan (The Night Of). Meanwhile, Nathan Fillion is expected to reprise hisSupermanrole as Guy Gardner in the HBO series in an undisclosed capacity.Lanternsis expected to premiere on the cable channel and Max sometime in 2026.
Another Green Lantern Gets Exciting Tease From ‘Superman’ Star
Ahead of his debut in James Gunn’s Superman, Nathan Fillion recently took the time totease his role as Guy Gardner, an iconic Green Lantern with an unpopular personality. In the source material, the character is known for his sometimes off-putting arrogance, despite his status as one of the galaxy’s greatest protectors. As Fillion notes, you don’t have to be “good” to wield the powerful ring, but just “fearless.” His role as Gardner will lean into this, and the actor goes as far as to say he is a “jerk.”
“He’s a jerk! What’s important to know is, you don’t have to be good to be a Green Lantern; you just have to be fearless. So Guy Gardner is fearless, and he is not very good. He’s not nice, which is very freeing as an actor because you just think to yourself, what is the most selfish, self-serving thing I can do in this moment? And that’s the answer. That’s what you do in that moment. I think if he has a superpower, it might be his overconfidence, in that he thinks he could take on Superman. He can’t!”
Of course, as fans know, Green Lanterns must also have the sufficient willpower to carry the mantle. It isn’t just about being fearless, but it is a good chunk of the ordeal. Fillion’s comments tease a comic-accurate interpretation of the character, one that will likely be far apart from the superheroes audiences will be introduced to in HBO’s upcoming series.
Source:The InSneider
