While their Power Rings are flashy, the members of the Green Lantern Corps are nothing without willpower…and right now DC Studios could use a heavy dose of it as they continue the search for their Hal Jordan. Just a couple of weeks after a star-studded shortlist for the “grizzled vet” of the Corps was revealed, a new report indicates that several stars on that list have passed on the role.
Nexus Point News originally reported that Goonies and Avengers star Josh Brolin was DC Studios’ top choice to bring Hal Jordan to life in the DCU. Shortly after that, THR’s Borys Kit and Aaron Couch shared the news that Brolin had passed on the role and that the studio was moving down its wishlist, which reportedly included names such as Chris Pine, Ewan McGregor and Matthew McConaughey. However, THR’s report cast some doubt on those reports while also sharing that McConaughey was not going to be suiting up as Jordan either.
This is a story of a couple of Green Lanterns John Stewart and Hal Jordan.
_James Gunn on DC Studios Lanterns
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.
With production on the series slated to kick off in Atlanta in January 2025, the studio still has time to fill the role of Jordan; however, given that the series will focus on both Jordan and fellow Lantern Jon Stewart, they’ll likely want to roll through at least a couple of rounds of table reads with potential actors for Stewart to ensure the two leads have the right chemistry.
Described by DC Studios’ co-chair Peter Safran as a “space opera” and “terrestrial-based investigation story” in the vein of True Detective, Lanterns will play a “really big role leading us into the main story” of Chapter One. With a series bible put together by the “crack team” of Damon Lindelof, Tom King and Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy, Lanterns was ordered straight to series by HBO and DC Studios was reportedly eyeing Primetime Emmy-Award winning director Stephen Williams to helm the pilot episode. A new report by insider Daniel RPK indicates that the studio is also in talks with Lucy Tcherniak to direct some episodes of the series as well. However, until they land a Hal Jordan, Lanterns will remain grounded.
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