James Gunn has finally found the right actor to play John Stewart’s Green Lantern

The series Lanterns he already has his John Stewartand James Gunn himself welcomed the chosen actor.

John Stewart of DCU

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Pierre will have the task of bringing John Stewart to life in Lanterns, the series that DC Studios is preparing. Pierre will accompany Kyle Chandlerwho will play Hal Jordan in the program DCU.

The media assure that Pierre e Stefano Giacomo They attended auditions with Chandler on Thursday and Friday and he confirms that yesterday was when the decision was made.

Pierre recently debuted in Netflix Rebel Ridgea film that became a hit for the platform. The actor is also the protagonist of Mufasathe prequel to The Lion King which will be released in December.

After the news was shared, Gunn left an emotional message: “Welcome to DC, Aaron Pierre. “After a long and exhausting series of auditions, I am absolutely confident that we have found an incredible John Stewart.”

The series of Green Lantern It doesn’t have a release date yet.