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Our GREEN LANTERN has been cast?! Who will play Jon Stewart in the DC series?
Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge) has been tipped to star in Lanterns, HBO’s high-profile series based on the Green Lantern DC comic. He will play John Stewart opposite Hal Jordan, a role that Kyle Chandler is negotiating and expected to finalize.
Pierre landed the role of John Stewart after an extensive search. As Deadline reported two weeks ago, he had emerged as the frontrunner alongside Stephen James in the final stages of the process.
The series from Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) and comic book writer Tom King follows newcomer John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic agents who find themselves caught up in a dark, earthly mystery while investigating a murder in the American heartland.
