Kyle Chandler cast as Hal Jordan in upcoming DCU series | Fiction

Though his identify was not talked about together with the likes of Josh Brolin, Ewan McGregor, Matthew McConaughey and Chris Pine when the (rumored) contenders had been revealed earlier this month, Kyle Chandler has reportedly landed the co-lead position in DC Studios' upcoming Lanterns series.

According to Deadline, Chandler (Bloodline, Catch 22, Friday Night Lights) is now in talks to play veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan, who will take new recruit John Stewart beneath his wing.

We even have some new plot particulars, as the story is alleged to deal with “John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”

Casting is at present underway for a youthful actor to play Stewart.

Stephen Williams (Lost, Watchmen, Westworld) is believed to be in talks to direct the pilot, with Lucy Tcherniak rumored to be in negotiations to helm an undisclosed variety of episodes.

Emmy Award-winning Lost and Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof is engaged on the pilot script together with Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy and comedian e-book author Tom King. Justin Britt-Gibson, Breannah Gibson and Vanessa Baden Kelly are additionally stated to be on board (although this has but to be confirmed).

Production on Lanterns is at present set to start in Q1 of 2025 in the United Kingdom, doubtlessly placing the present on monitor for a 2026 launch.

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

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

Hal Jordan was beforehand performed by Ryan Reynolds in the notorious 2011 Green Lantern film.

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“This is a story of a couple of Green Lanterns John Stewart and Hal Jordan,” Gunn stated of the venture when it was first introduced. “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.”