Based on The Hollywood Reporter, “Lanterns” actor Aaron Pierre might be in James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.” The upcoming movie is not due in theaters till July 9, 2027, nonetheless, so followers have some time to attend. As many DC Comics followers will have the ability to let you know, Gunn’s movie will truly be the fourth function in a brand new, expansive interconnected superhero universe referred to as the DC Universe, or DCU. “Superman” was the primary, and “Supergirl” (out on June 26, 2026) would be the second. The third, “Clayface,” relies on a lesser-known “Batman” villain and is meant to hit theaters this October.
“Man of Tomorrow” will observe up with Superman (David Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), and can see evil shenanigans from the ultra-intelligent supervillain Brainiac (Lars Eidinger). The movie can even see the return of Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), Jimmy Olsen (Skylar Gisondo), and the perfect character from the primary film, Eve Teschmacher (Sara Sampaio).
Pierre might be enjoying John Stewart, identified to DC followers as one of many many Inexperienced Lanterns. The character was launched in comics again in 1971, and he has performed a outstanding a part of DC Comics and different ancillary media ever since; John Stewart has been seen in animated kind loads of instances. Aaron Pierre, the tough-as-nails star of “Insurgent Ridge,” is a good option to play the hero.
Pierre will debut his iteration of the character in Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King’s upcoming TV sequence “Lanterns,” slated to hit HBO in August of 2026, proving that, sure, the TV reveals within the DCU will straight work together with its films. One can watch the trailer for “Lanterns” on /Movie.
James Gunn has huge plans for the DCU
Based on DC Comics lore, the Inexperienced Lantern Corps operates out of deep house and basically serves as a police service for a lot of, many planets. There are literally thousands of members of this Corps, they usually’re every in possession of a magical ring that imbues them with superpowers; they’ll fly, and wield the ring to create absolutely anything they’ll think about. James Gunn’s “Superman” already featured a member of the Inexperienced Lantern Corps, a personality named Man Gardner, performed by Nathan Fillion. The brand new “Lanterns” TV sequence will function some better-known Inexperienced Lantern characters. Along with Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart, the sequence can even star Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan.
Jordan was beforehand seen on the large display in Martin Campbell’s maligned 2011 function “Inexperienced Lantern,” a bomb that audiences and critics each hated. Ryan Reynolds performed the position, a reality he made enjoyable of in later “Deadpool” films. The DCU, it must be famous, has nothing to do with Campbell’s film.
Certainly, the brand new “Lanterns” present appears to have extra in frequent with one thing just like the Eighties TV present “Renegade” than “Inexperienced Lantern.” The trailer options only a few superpowered scenes, and appears to be about Hal Jordan, a grizzled older instructor, and John Stewart, his scholar, wandering right into a small, dusty, Western city to do battle with some native gangsters. The “house cops” angle is just not being leaned into within the advertising (but).
The scale and performance of John Stewart’s position in “Man of Tomorrow” is at present solely a matter of hypothesis. The truth is, the plot itself is basically nonetheless a matter of hypothesis (though that hasn’t stopped us from speculating). However followers of the Inexperienced Lantern can relaxation assured that one of many Corps’ most well-known members might be interacting with the Man of Metal quickly sufficient.
