LANTERNS Reportedly Looking For "Much Younger" John Stewart; Could Damson Idris & Aaron Pierre Be In The Mix?

LANTERNS Reportedly Looking For "Much Younger" John Stewart; Could Damson Idris & Aaron Pierre Be In The Mix?

On the heels of the rumor that DC Studios has offered Josh Brolin the role of Hal Jordan in the HBO Lanterns series, we have an update on the age-range of the actor being sought to play John Stewart...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 03, 2024 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Lanterns

Yesterday, two separate sources reported that Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame, Deadpool 2) has been offered the role of Hal Jordan in DC Studios' upcoming HBO series, Lanterns, and we now have an update on the age-range of the actors being looked at to play John Stewart - as well as a couple of up-and-coming stars who might just be in contention.

Fans appear to be somewhat divided on Brolin (56) potentially suiting-up as Jordan, but it seems the studio is looking for a "much younger" actor to play the less experienced ring-slinging hero he takes under his wing.

According to Jeff Sneider, someone younger than 30 (or at least able to play younger than 30) is being sought.

Fans have noticed that comic book writer Tom King - who is working on the show - has started following both Damson Idris (Snowfall) and Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge) on social media, leading to speculation that they might be in the mix to play Stewart. Not much to go on, admittedly, but they are two highly sought-after young actors, so we'd have no problem believing that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be interested in locking either one of them down for this role.

Emmy Award-winning Lost and Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof is working on the pilot script along with Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy and King. Justin Britt-Gibson, Breannah Gibson and Vanessa Baden Kelly are also said to be on board (though this has yet to be confirmed).

Stephen Williams (Lost, Watchmen, Westworld) is reportedly in talks to direct the pilot.

Production on Lanterns is currently set to commence in Q1 of 2025 in the United Kingdom, potentially putting the show on track for a 2026 release.

Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner, who will make his debut in Gunn's Superman reboot, is expected to have a supporting role in the series.

An earlier Green Lantern TV series was in the works before Gunn and Safran took over as co-heads of DC Studios. That version was created by Greg Berlanti and would have starred Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner.

Hal Jordan was previously played by Ryan Reynolds in the infamous 2011 Green Lantern movie.

"This is a story of a couple of Green Lanterns John Stewart and Hal Jordan," Gunn said of the project when it was first announced. "We have a few other Lanterns peppered in there but this is really a terrestrial based TV show which is almost like True Detective with a couple of Green Lanterns who are space cops watching over Precinct Earth in it they discover a terrifying mystery that ties into our largest story of the DCU."

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BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/3/2024, 8:48 AM
Yup! This is shaping out the way I thought it would. Old Hal. Young Stewart. I can already see "the old man teaches young kid the ropes" troupe already.

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HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 9/3/2024, 9:06 AM
@BlackStar25 - More than likely Hal is post Parallax era, broken, bitter, disgraced and living out a miserable existence and if it is indeed that then I expect his downfall to be handled the same way they did with that recent dog sh1t animated film.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/3/2024, 9:10 AM
@BlackStar25 - perhaps though we have known this since the official synopsis was released…

“The series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”

I could see them still have John be a military vet that’s just fairly recently become a Lantern and is partnered with Hal.
ZiggyStarman
ZiggyStarman - 9/3/2024, 8:53 AM
Im cool with older man teaching younger mentee trope. Cobra Kai proved that this type of storytelling is still loved.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 9/3/2024, 8:55 AM
Why can't we get a younger Hal and Stewart. If they want to go the old man route as a mentor why not Alan Scott?

Conquistador
Conquistador - 9/3/2024, 8:58 AM
@Conquistador - I'm cool with Damson, though he needs to stretch him range...outside of Snowfall I've not seen him in anything that made me say he's amazing...but snowfall and that Cali accent he do is pretty good for a London boy.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/3/2024, 9:05 AM
@Conquistador - They want to kill off Hal eventually that's why.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 9/3/2024, 9:07 AM
@Conquistador - I'm guessing it's because we already got a young Hal with the Reynolds film so the audience don't need to see Uncle Ben or the Wayne's getting shot again.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 9/3/2024, 9:19 AM
@soberchimera - that would be fine anyway, but there's lots of guys they can age up and still have them be young enough to bring back...if they go the route of Parrallax again.

@HasgTagSwagg - that's a dumb reason. We had a different Superman not too long and already a new one next year, also one one TV with their final season still yet to debut so I don't beleive that.

I'm sure an older actor will give gravitas but use them for Alan Scott.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/3/2024, 9:21 AM
@Conquistador - I think the plan will probably be for Hal to become Parallax THEN kill him off though. And the issue is that Hal and John have roughly been around the same age in the comics anyway.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 9/3/2024, 11:07 AM
@soberchimera - don’t remind me of that awful beware my power movie in which they did.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/3/2024, 1:44 PM
@soberchimera - Exactly, this actually fixes one of the problems from the comics.

They keep trying to do the Legacy character thing but then they keep bringing people back from the dead and refuse to even age anyone. So we end up with just more versions of the same character, all the same age rather than legacy characters.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/3/2024, 1:55 PM
@ObserverIO - But Hal and John were approximately the same age BEFORE he became Parallax. If anything John was the older, wiser mentor to Kyle when he took on the mantle. And honestly, the less legacy characters the better. There are already 140% too many Earth GLs already.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/3/2024, 2:03 PM
@soberchimera - agreed. I think Hal was exiled when John took over or something.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/3/2024, 9:04 AM
Cool!!.

If both Idris and Pierre are in contention for it then I think both would be good choices for John depending on the take they are going for (my pick would be Pierre but that’s just me).

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If they are going for Brolin as an older Hal then it makes me think we are gonna have John be our main GL like in the DCAU…

I’m sure that would ruffle some feathers but oh well , can’t make everyone happy.
Yankdandy
Yankdandy - 9/3/2024, 10:37 AM
Jaime Dornan for John!! He is 42 so not superyoung but he looks younger. He would be absolutely perfect!
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 9/3/2024, 10:47 AM
They could accomplish the whole mentor relationship dynamic without doing such a massive age difference between the two of them. Having Stewart be a new Lantern doesn’t necessarily mean he HAS TO be significantly younger in age. I like Brolin a lot as an actor but I don’t wanna see him as Hal nor do I want a a Hal who is already pushing 60. Especially if John is going to be in his late 20’s early 30’s.

The other thing I’m worried about is how they’re going to be portraying the two of them personality wise. I’ve always thought of both characters as being more on the serious side despite Hal being written as more of joker/prankster, especially in the recent years after the Reynolds portrayal in the 2011 movie.

So if they’re looking at a Brolin type for Hal, I pray they don’t try to make John the goofy comedic relief to counter Jordan’s serious tone. My hope is that all of the True Detective S1 comparisons is about them trying to replicate that kind of relationship and finding humor in the way they did in that show. They should both be serious alpha dudes who both served and find commonality with their military background.

I don’t want to see a Men in Black/J and K style relationship dynamic and really hope they don’t go down that route.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 9/3/2024, 11:09 AM
@BruceWayng - same, Hal and John could be a few years a part but with Hal being a more season Lantern and John still learning about the core.
thundershocked
thundershocked - 9/3/2024, 10:58 AM
Is is sounding more and more like "Men in Black". Even more so, since James Gunn and his sense of humor is involved.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/3/2024, 10:59 AM
@thundershocked - hes not the showrunner

Plus , they have said it’s more True Detective-esque then anything.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/3/2024, 1:54 PM
@thundershocked - [frick]....Your right. Smh....Cant get that imagine outta my head.
Odekahn
Odekahn - 9/3/2024, 11:22 AM
Men in Green 😂
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 9/3/2024, 3:05 PM
I’m okay with it.

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