The Green Lantern series for HBO Max adds a new key signature and promises a tone between True Detective and Fargo
What if the next most explosive character in the DC universe does not wear a green ring, but thirst for revenge? Thus begins the last unexpected turning point in the development of Lantern, The ambitious HBO Max series which is supported by powerful names such as Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country) Y Tom King (Mister Miracle). Now, the actor Paul Ben-Victor has been confirmed for a Key recurrent cardAnd his character does not paint exactly like a conventional hero in the new DC series for HBO Max who does not stop lifting expectations.
Lantern’s cast surprises
PreviousThe character to whom Ben-Vittor will give life has been described as “An extraterrestrial obsessed with revealing the truth and revenge of those who have betrayed their people”. But the most interesting thing is that The law despises deeply And it is willing to give one’s justice, costing what it costs. We are facing a possible member of the Sinestro corps? Although there is no official confirmation, the most attentive fans are already sharpening their theories.
The universe Green lantern It has always been vast and multicolored, but this new adaptation promises to focus more on what soil and psychologicalas director James Hawes dropped (Slow horses), which defines it as a mixture between “Real detective With a sense of humor “and”No country for the old with aliens ”.
In a recent interview for The Hollywood journalistHawes has released quite juicy pearls on the tone of the series: “He has that polite structure, but with time trips and a very American humor. It is not dark as Real detectivehas more soul and grin “.
And if the tone promises to hook, the cast is not very behind. Together with Ben-Victor, the series will have a luxury team: Aaron Pierre y Kyle Chandler as the main protagonists, accompanied by Garret Dillahunt, Kelly MacDonald, Porna Jagannnathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicole Ari Parker, Jason Rite, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Sherman Augustus, Jasmine Cephas Jones Y Chris Coy. And eye: Nathan Fillion will return like Guy GardnerOne of the most temperamental green lanterns of the comic.
Hawes also got rid of praise to Aaron Pierre, ensuring that his hearing was a professional arrow: “He has a magnetic presence, he is serene and powerful. I immediately learned that this was our protagonist.”. And it is that in a story in which credibility is built on a fantastic premise – alien, rings of power and interplanetary conflicts – an actor who knows it transmit the truth from containment.
As if this were not enough, the creator of Pacifier And now executive director of DC Studios, James GunnIt is also involved as an executive manufacturer. The creative team, led by Lindelof, Mundy, King and Gunn, wants to give a story with feet on the ground and heart in space.
What can we expect from the lanterns?
Even if there is still no exact release date, Lantern Is emerging as one of the star projects within the new shared universe of DC Studios. With a more adult aesthetic and a plot that mixes Police thriller with galactic science fictionThe series could become a first and after for DC’s television adaptations.
In addition, the most serious and dramatic approach, but with touches of humor, recalls the best moments of Flour or LeftoversWhat is not a coincidence seen who is behind the cameras. In Hawes’ words: “We wanted this world to feel real, as if the torches had always existed among us”.