Lanterns has a full heart, Hal Jordan

Key findings

  • James Gunn has likely cast experienced actor Kyle Chandler in the role of Hal Jordan in the series “Lanterns.”
  • “Lanterns” follows John Stewart and Jordan as they investigate a murder in a dark crime thriller.
  • Chandler's possible role as Green Lantern would be his first as a superhero.



If a recent report is correct, James Gunn seems to have clear eyes and a full heart and does not believe he is happy with the latest casting choice for his Lanterns Series on Max. The DCU boss will reportedly hire a veteran actor for one of the more experienced characters in the upcoming streaming series.

Last week, rumors emerged that the series would revolve around several human members of the Green Lantern Corps working together to solve and fight crime on Earth.

The cast of “Lanterns” finds one of their super detectives

Kyle Chandler in Lanterns


The largest Lanterns Rumors that emerged thanks to a post by James Gunn on his Instagram account said that the manager had found his John Stewart. This happened because he posted a picture of Stewart in his comic form. However, whether this character has been cast is still being kept secret. The reports, which were first reported by Deadline that the role of Hal Jordan is almost filled and that Kyle Chandler is expected to officially agree to a contract in the next few days.

If everything is made official, Lanterns – out of OzarksIt is Chris Mundy, GuardianDamon Lindelof and comic book writer Tom King follow the story of the Green Lantern Corps' new recruits Stewart and Lantern legend Jordan, two intergalactic cops who are drawn into a dark Earth-based mystery while investigating a murder in the heartland of America. The show was ordered straight to series earlier this year and will span eight episodes. It will be one of the first projects from Gunn's unified DCU.

The show was ordered directly as a series earlier this year and will consist of eight episodes.


Gunn is taking his version and hopefully improved version of the DCU in the same direction as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, allowing characters like the Green Lanterns to appear in films like Superman: Legacy. How exactly the latest film about the Man of Steel is planned and Lanterns is still a mystery, but this latest report means there are at least two characters from that series who could join the Justice League at some point.

Beginning of the year Lanterns has officially signed the first of the three heroes the series will revolve around. While Jordan and Stewart will be the stars of the series, a third human Green Lantern is also expected in the Max streaming series. Nathan Fillion has been brought on board for the role of Guy Gardner.


If his contract is finalized, the role of Hal Jordan would be Chandler's first time playing a superhero. The veteran actor is probably best known to television audiences as Eric Taylor, the head coach of the Permian Panthers football team with a 76-episode series Friday Night LightsAlthough the series has been off the air since 2011, the family drama with interspersed football action has long been a cult film, not least because of its very popular slogan, the motto that Coach Taylor uses with his players: “Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.”

Although no official date has been announced, it is expected Lanterns Filming will begin in the first half of 2025.

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