The DC Universe has officially found its Hal Jordan as DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn welcomes the official actor to the Lanterns TV show. While Gunn's DC Universe will be bringing multiple iconic DC heroes to the big screen,

A few weeks ago it was announced that Kyle Chandler was in talks to star as Hal Jordan aka The Green Lantern, in HBO’s upcoming DC series, Lanterns. Now, that cast seems to be growing as another rising star is set to join the fan favorite superhero group.

With the leads cast in DC Studios' sci-fi series on HBO, the narrative stage will be set for a new shared cinematic world. What role might the rest of the DCU slate play?

Actor Aaron Pierre was recently cast as John Stewart in the DC Uiverse’s Lanterns series. And now, Pierre, who recently shot to widespread popularity with Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, has addressed his casting as an iconic DC character.

HBO's Lanterns TV show, the upcoming DCU series following the Green Lantern Corps., just cast one of its most important characters. Aaron Pierre is officially joining the series as Green Lantern John Stewart.

Aaron Pierre being cast as John Stewart shouldn’t come as a shock for those who’ve been following along with Lanterns-related news. In late September, it was reported that he