“You manifested it early. The official Lanterns teaser is here.” Take a look at this! DC + HBO have revealed the first look teaser trailer for their new Green Lanterns spin-off series called simply Lanterns – set for a streaming debut coming up this August. Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart & Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. Featuring Kyle Chandler playing Hal Jordan, the fan fave Green Lantern, along with Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, the newcomer. The cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (from Gunn’s Superman), Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Ritter, Sherman Augustus, and Paul Ben-Victor as villain Antaan. Green Lanterns are intergalactic peacekeepers with rings that give them powers. The series ends up in Nebraska, leading them to darker mysteries & reckonings. So it’s kind of True Detective but with Lanterns? Why not. They made a big Green Lantern movie back in 2011 (which we covered for its release) with Ryan Reynolds but it didn’t do very well. Now they’re trying a reboot under James Gunn’s leadership. How will it turn out? // Continue Reading ›
