Aaron Pierre and Stephan James are each being eyed to play John Stewart within the DCU Lanterns sequence.
Lanterns is an upcoming DCU sequence that may star Kyle Chandler as Inexperienced Lantern Hal Jordan. The sequence will revolve round each Jordan and Stewart as they examine a mysterious homicide case.
Per Deadline, Pierre and James are each being eyed to play John Stewart within the sequence. No official presents have been made to both actor presently. Damson Idris was additionally beforehand rumored to be in consideration for the function.
Pierre performed Mid-Sized Sedan in M. Night time Shyamalan’s Previous, which was launched in 2021, and Caesar in Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad miniseries, which was additionally launched in 2021. He just lately starred as Terry Richmond in Jeremy Saulnier’s Insurgent Ridge, which is now streaming on Netflix, and is voicing Mufasa in Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King, which releases in December. He notably performed Dev-Em within the DC Syfy sequence Krypton.
James, in the meantime, is thought for taking part in Walter Cruz in Amazon Prime Video’s Homecoming. He has additionally starred in tv sequence comparable to Degrassi: The Subsequent Era, Photographs Fired, #FreeRayshawn, Floor, and Beacon 23, whereas his filmography contains 2014’s Selma, 2016’s Race, 2018’s If Beale Road Might Discuss, 2019’s 21 Bridges, and 2024’s Babes. He’ll quickly be seen in The Piano Lesson, which releases this November.
What else do we all know concerning the DCU Lanterns sequence?
Produced by HBO in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv and DC Studios, Lanterns is written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King. Mundy will function showrunner, whereas Lindelof and King function government producers.
“The sequence follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland,” the synopsis for the present reads.
A launch date for Lanterns has not but been introduced.
