Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern Is a 'Jerk' In James Gunn's Upcoming Superman: 'You Don't Have To Be Good'

There’s a full caller mentation of Superman connected the skyline from James Gunn, and with it comes Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern. The histrion opened up astir however his mentation of Guy Gardner volition beryllium antithetic from different movie and tiny surface versions — and it turns retired helium isn’t precisely going to beryllium the astir charming iteration of the character.

"He's a jerk!" Fillion told TV Guide successful a caller interview. "What's important to cognize is, you don't person to beryllium bully to beryllium a Green Lantern; you conscionable person to beryllium fearless. So Guy Gardner is fearless, and helium is not precise good. He's not nice, which is precise freeing arsenic an histrion due to the fact that you conscionable deliberation to yourself, what is the astir selfish, self-serving happening I tin bash successful this moment? And that's the answer. That's what you bash successful that moment.”

Fillion adjacent added that Gardner’s superhero change ego has a spot of a hubris issue. “I deliberation if helium has a superpower, it mightiness beryllium his overconfidence, successful that helium thinks helium could instrumentality connected Superman,” the histrion explained. “He can't!"

The upcoming Superman is the archetypal movie introduction successful an wholly rebooted DC Cinematic Universe and volition helm the inaugural section of the caller DCU, titled Gods and Monsters. But the DC constitution isn’t the lone 1 funny successful the Green Lanterns. HBO is besides presently shooting a series-style look astatine the different members of the superhero confederation called Lanterns, with Kyle Chandler playing Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre playing John Stewart. As of now, that amusement is acceptable to premiere successful 2026.

Superman stars David Corenswet arsenic Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan arsenic Lois Lane, Milly Alcock arsenic Supergirl, and Nicholas Hoult arsenic Lex Luthor. The movie was written and directed by James Gunn, and is acceptable to alert into theaters connected July 11, 2025.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.