Kyle Chandler in Talks for Hal Jordan Role in DC’s ‘Lanterns’

The ‘Friday Night Lights’ star is reportedly taking the role after Josh Brolin ed on it. The ‘Lanterns’ team is still looking for an actor to fill the John Stewart role.

(Left) Kyle Chandler in 'Friday Night Lights'. Photo: Universal Television. (Left) DC Comics' Green Lantern. Photo: DC Comics.

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Kyle Chandler is in talks to play Hal Jordan in DC’s ‘Lanterns’ series.
Josh Brolin was previously offered the role.
Damon Lindelof and Chris Mundy are among the producers of the new show.

Kyle Chandler is in talks for the Hal Jordan role originally offered to Brolin.

With the show finally up and heading into a more solid production phase, we can expect to hear more casting news soon.

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New recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American... Read the Plot

What’s the story of ‘Green Lantern’ in comics form?

DC Comics' Hal Jordan/Green Lantern. Photo courtesy of DC.com.

Created in its first incarnation (a Lantern named Alan Scott) in 1940 by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger, the concept of the ‘Green Lantern’ comics is that of a super-powered, police force, battling evil doers with rings that allow them to channel energy into different forms. There are many Lanterns, who patrol the known and unknown universe.

‘Green Lantern’s history on screen has been seriously mixed. Though different takes on the character have flourished in animated movies and series, their live-action counterparts have had less luck. 2011 movie that didn’t triumph at the box office, and there have been fleeting glimpses on the small screen.

Even Wayne T. Carr as Stewart, Warners asked him to remove the character because of the studio’s own plans. In the end, Snyder swapped in Martian Manhunter.

(Center) James Gunn and the cast of 'Superman.' Photo: James Gunn's Instagram .

Superman’ movie, which lands on July 11th next year.

And the show had been in development before Gunn and Safran made their big announcement. Back in 2020, ‘Seth Grahame-Smith hopped aboard to write and run what HBO Max (as the streaming service was then called) was picturing its most expensive series to date, a space-set ‘Green Lantern’ drama whose focus would be the Alan Scott and Guy Gardner iterations of the character among the first and most popular versions.

‘Lanterns’ will follow the Hal Jordan and John Stewart characters, as new recruit Stewart and Lantern legend Jordan are described in the latest official synopsis as “two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”

Who is working on ‘Lanterns’?

(L to R) Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart from DC Comics. Photo: DC Comics.

new movie featuring the character).

And, Stephen Williams, to handle the first episode of the new series.

Who else was rumored for the Jordan role?

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According to various sources, the likes of Ewan McGregor were all on the radar for this one around the time that Brolin was being approached. But it would seem that the team has at least locked into one of its leads, with the John Stewart news still to come.