Aaron Pierre, Stephan James & Damson Idris Are Top Choices For John Stewart Role In HBO’s Upcoming Green Lantern Series

HBO‘s “Lanterns” already found its Hal Jordan in Kyle Chandler, but what about its John Stewart?  Deadline reports that the network has its top choices for the role, and they’re two actors poised for breakouts: Aaron Pierre and Stephan James.  Damson Idris, star of FX‘s “Snowfall,” is one other identify within the working for the function, however HBO declined any touch upon the story.

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John Stewart can be an enormous function for any of the three actors. Primarily based on the “Green Lantern” DC comics, “Lanterns” is the brainchild of “Watchmen” creator Damon Lindelof, “Ozark” creator Chris Mundy, and comedian e book author Tom King as a part of the kickoff the brand new DC Studios. The eight-episode collection follows legendary Lantern Hal Jordan and his new recruit John Stewart as two intergalactic cops despatched to Earth to analyze a homicide within the American heartland. HBO made a straight-to-series order of the present in June, which they’ll produce in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv and DC Studios. Mundy will function showrunner on the collection, with Lindelof and King on board as co-writers and govt producers.

“John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and “Lanterns” brings them to life in an authentic detective story that could be a foundational a part of the unified DCU we’re launching subsequent summer season with “Superman,”” DC Studios co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran stated in a press assertion when “Lanterns” was first introduced. As for who’s the favourite of Pierre, James, and Idris to land the Stewart function, it might come right down to superhero expertise. And Pierre has that, as he starred as Dev-Em in Syfy‘s “Krypton” series. But Pierre also may be the frontrunner due to his recent powerhouse performance in Jeremy Saulnier‘s “Rebel Ridge.” He’s poised for a breakout after that function, and “Lanterns” could very effectively be it. Different current roles for Pierre embody “Genius: MLK/X” and “The Underground Railroad.”

However don’t depend out James or Idris. James is a Golden Globe nominee for his work on “Homecoming,” and likewise nabbed an Emmy nod for “#FreeRayshawn.” Upcoming roles for the actor embody Alex Garland‘s “War Machine,” which is shooting now.  As for Idris, he has his biggest role to date in next year’s “F1” reverse Brad Pitt. And past “Snowfall,” the British actor additionally had a job in “Swarm” final yr.

So which of the three actors above will land “Lanterns”?  The sensible cash is on Pierre, however Jams and Idris are nice decisions, too.  Let’s see what comes of this story over the weekend.