While HBO has yet to officially lock in a Hal Jordan for its upcoming Lanterns series based on DC’s comics, the network has found its John Stewart.
Today, HBO announced that Rebel Ridge and Old star Aaron Pierre will play Lanterns’ John Stewart, a new recruit to the Green Lantern Corps. who partners up with veteran Lantern Hal Jordan to solve a “dark, earth-based” murder mystery that requires their expertise. As Deadline notes, Kyle Chandler has reportedly been in talks to join the series as Jordan, and Pierre narrowly edged out Homecoming’s Stephan James for the Stewart role.
Lanterns, which doesn’t yet have a solid release date, is one of the more high-profile live-action projects set to kick off Warner Bros. and DC Studio’s new…
