GREEN LANTERN Star Finn Wittrock Explains The Audition Process For Guy Gardner Role

We recently learned that Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) will be taking on the role of Guy Gardner in HBO Max's Green Lantern, and the actor has now explained the audition process for the series.

By JoshWilding - May 12, 2021 02:05 AM EST

Filed Under: Green Lantern

It was recently confirmed that Finn Wittrock will take on the lead role of Guy Gardner in the Green Lantern TV series being developed by HBO Max. If you've seen his work in the likes of American Horror Story and Ratched, then you'll know that he's an exciting choice to bring the hero to life on screen.

Rotten Tomatoes recently caught up with the actor, and while there wasn't much he could say about joining the DC Universe, Wittrock did open up about what his audition process entailed.

"I did an old-fashioned screen test if everyone knows what that is," he explains in the video below. "Usually on an audition, you go to a casting office or here, I've done lots of auditions here in front of a screen. But the old school way of doing it was you go to a studio and they put lights and a camera like a real film and you do a proper scene, so that's what I did."

"It was kind of daunting and way bigger than I thought it would be. Vickie Thomas, who's this casting director who I was always a little, not scared of, but an impressive woman, she sat on this dolly as they pushed into my face on this little stool and read with me. She has a special place in my heart. Then like a week later I found out I got it, so it was very cool. I was very thankful."

We don't know when Green Lantern actually begins production, and there's been no word on who will play Alan Scott yet, never mind the rest of the Green Lantern Corps. As a result, it could be a while before a first look at Wittrock suited up is shared online (rumour has it that the series will have a significant budget compared to other DC TV shows, so it could end up being a VFX creation).

Whatever the case may be, it has to be better than what we saw on the big screen back in 2011, right?

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24 Comments

J619SD - 5/12/2021, 2:30 AM

Another Ginger bites the Dust.

The1st - 5/12/2021, 5:48 AM

@J619SD - Cuz acting. But the look though... All he needs now is attitude: Can't wait to see it all come together.

aresww3 - 5/12/2021, 11:06 AM

@J619SD - This dude would be great as Hal Jordan.

J619SD - 5/13/2021, 4:38 PM

@The1st - No good actors with red hair? Or even an unknown? They have been sniping Gingers for years now.

J619SD - 5/13/2021, 4:39 PM

@aresww3 - Not really familiar with him but he Looks a lot more like Hal than Guy. That is for sure.

Nightwing1015 - 5/12/2021, 2:40 AM

Coulda played Nightwing in another timeline

dragon316 - 5/12/2021, 4:14 AM

@Nightwing1015 - wow RACIST. FAN. CASTING more of Hollywood doesn’t racist fan casting when thick headed fans get that through they thick heads Hollywood doesn’t cast people who best looks stupid part they pick people with EXPERIANCE

dragon316 - 5/12/2021, 4:15 AM

@Nightwing1015 - where is your comment for zzbeats playing dominoe in comics she white in movie she black

Nightwing1015 - 5/12/2021, 6:13 AM

@dragon316 - I don't even know how to go about comprehending your comment let alone responding.

DiegoMD - 5/12/2021, 6:28 AM

@dragon316 - I sincerely believe/hope that you have some type of mental disease. Or at the very least that you're 8...

ReverseFlasher - 5/12/2021, 2:56 AM

He plays cocky types well, he should do a good guy gardner

dracula - 5/12/2021, 3:19 AM

Now just need Sinestro, Simon, Jessica, Abin Sur and the new lantern (seriously why create a new one, the human lanterns are a big group, could use the far sector green lantern or the teen one)

Repian - 5/12/2021, 3:36 AM

@dracula - Ben Daniels (Jupiter's Legacy) to play Sinestro.

Darlene1974 - 5/12/2021, 4:55 AM

I just hope they will stop announcing who's playing what next etc etc etc.... Just make the damn thing quietly, and just release posters/trailers/dates of release, simple as that.

regularmovieguy - 5/12/2021, 7:17 AM

@Darlene1974

lolwut

duncboy - 5/12/2021, 5:45 AM

I hoped they'd go with a red-headed Irish or Scot for this role and sort of mix it up there. I always thought the GLs of Earth needed to not be all people from only the United States.

soldier1 - 5/12/2021, 7:07 AM

Wonder if they ever considered Will Poulter??

sKeemAn - 5/12/2021, 7:26 AM

I'm glad this is getting made but DC projects are all over the place.

ModHaterSLADE - 5/12/2021, 8:59 AM

Dude looks just like Kyle Rayner. Weird they'd make him Gardener, but should be interesting to see what he does with the role.

TheJester187 - 5/12/2021, 10:07 AM

“Pushed a stool in his face?” What the hell mean by that? That’s that Hollyweird shit I tell you. Beatin around the bush on shit he prolly mean a dildo in his mouth.

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