Aaron Pierre's Green Lantern John Stewart Will Return in James Gunn's Man of Tomorrow

James Gunn's Superman already boasted a wide formed of DC heroes and villains, but it's looking similar the sequel volition outdo it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Pierre volition reprise the relation of John Stewart successful 2027's Man of Tomorrow.

Pierre's John Stewart is making his debut successful the HBO Max bid Lanterns, which is acceptable to debut successful August 2026. That bid depicts John arsenic a rookie Green Lantern inactive grooming nether the watchful, cantankerous oculus of Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan. Presumably, John volition beryllium a full-fledged ring-slinger by the clip helium returns successful Man of Tomorrow.

The quality John Stewart was created by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams and archetypal appeared successful Green Lantern #87 successful December 1971. He achieved wider mainstream popularity acknowledgment to his pb relation successful the Justice League animated bid successful the aboriginal 2000s, wherever helium was voiced by Phil LaMarr.

This volition people the 2nd clip successful a enactment 1 of Gunn's Superman movies has featured a Green Lantern arsenic a supporting character. Superman introduced Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner, different workfellow of John's with a less-than-friendly demeanor. It remains to beryllium seen if either Guy oregon Hal volition look alongside John successful Man of Tomorrow.

Man of Tomorrow volition bring backmost galore of the main formed from Superman, including David Corenswet's Kal-El, Nicolas Hoult's Lex Luthor, Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, and Skyler Gisondo's Jimmy Olsen. The movie forces Superman and Luthor to signifier a reluctant confederation against the world-conquering villain Brainiac, who volition beryllium played by Lars Eidinger.

Man of Tomorrow is written and directed by James Gunn. Production is slated to statesman aboriginal this year, with the movie hitting theaters connected July 9, 2027.

For more, find retired who's who successful the caller Lanterns trailer and spot wherefore Man of Tomorrow made the close prime by making Brainaic the villain.

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