Insider Claims We Have a Front-Runner for the Role of John Stewart in the ‘Lanterns’ Show

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Insider Claims We Have a Fortrunner for the Role of John Stewart in the 'Lanterns' Show
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In case you missed the news, the DCU is presently looking for its Hal Jordan, chiefly for the Lanterns series, but possibly also for other projects down the road. The leading candidate for the part was Josh Brolin, while Ewan McGregor, Timothy Olyphant, and Chris Pine are also being considered according to rumors. We don’t know who will play Hal Jordan because Brolin recently declined the role, but it will probably be an older actor, as we have stated.

But enough about that – what about John Stewart? Based on the information we have, John Stewart is going to be the primary character in the series, yet no one is talking about this casting. But it seems that we’re done with that.

The franchise is looking for a younger actor to portray one of the most popular Green Lanterns of all time, and based on the rumors provided to us by a very reliable Hollywood insider, there is a front-runner for the role, an actor whom you might know from projects such as Elvis and Chevalier.

In a recent report, which also confirmed that Josh Brolin had declined to play Hal Jordan in the series, “Lanterns is described as having a gritty True Detective vibe as it focuses on Jordan reluctantly mentoring a younger Lantern, John Stewart, who in DC publishing history was one of the company’s first Black superheroes. The story sees the two characters investigating an Earth-bound murder with larger implications.”

As you can see, there is absolutely no doubt that John Stewart is going to be the focus of the series as a whole, yet there is a surprisingly low amount of interest in the character and who is going to be playing him in the series. There are probably multiple reasons for that, but whatever they are, it seems we’re done with that, as popular insider, DanielRPK, claims that there is a front-runner for the role, and its Kelvin Harrison Jr.

This is, of course, nothing official, but Harrison Jr. seems like a good pick; his role in Elvis was a memorable one, and if this one proves to be true, the series might be getting a proper star. Here is what the fans think:

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Arthur S. Poe is a writer based in Europe. He has a Ph.D. and speaks five languages. His expertise varies from Alfred Hitchcock movies to Bleach, as he has explored a lot of fictional universes and authors. He is currently focusing on anime, his childhood love, with special attention given to Bleach, One Piece, Pokemon, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Demon Slayer. He has also written movie reviews and analytical articles and has been featured on sites such as IMDb. He is currently writing for Fiction Horizon on a permanent basis. Most recently, he has been following The Thousand-Year Blood War arc of Bleach, Nier: Automata ver1.1a, One Piece, Digimon Ghost Game, and is waiting for new episodes of Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen. He likes interesting storylines with philosophical themes, as well as quirky and psychologically intriguing characters that he likes to debate and talk about. His aesthetical approach has been influenced by Hitchcock and Kubrick, while his favorite film writer is Roger Ebert.

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