Aaron Pierre, di actor wey recently star for Netflix action film ‘Rebel Ridge’, don get di role of John Stewart for HBO‘s upcoming series ‘Lanterns’. Dis news dey come after weeks of speculation and fan-casting rumors. Pierre go partner with Kyle Chandler, who go play Hal Jordan, to solve a dark, earth-based murder mystery in di series.
Pierre, who also star in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old‘ and Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’, na one of di most in-demand performers now. He go bring his charisma and physicality to di role of John Stewart, one of DC’s most prominent Black superheroes. John Stewart, a former architect and U.S. Marine Corps vet, go join di Green Lantern Corps. and work with Hal Jordan, a legend among di Corps.
Di series, ‘Lanterns’, inspired by DC comics, go be part of Warner Bros. DCU plans spearheaded by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Di show go have eight episodes and be written by Chris Mundy of ‘True Detective: Night Country’, Damon Lindelof of ‘Watchmen’, and DC comic creator Tom King. Di storyline go be similar to ‘True Detective’ with a focus on a murder mystery in di American heartland.
Josh Brolin initially get di offer to play Hal Jordan but he turn it down. Now, Kyle Chandler dey in negotiations to take on di role. Pierre’s casting means dat di show go start filming soon, possibly next year, though no official release date has been announced yet.
