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How ‘Superman’ Star Nathan Fillion Built His ‘Jerk’ Superhero Around Unexpected ‘Golden Girls’ Inspiration

INTERVIEW: Jerks can still have fun, just as the actor does with his long-awaited role as the bowl-cut-sporting Green Lantern Guy Gardner.

The too-long-didn’t-read version of Guy Gardner’s story in the comics is he was passed over to be a Green Lantern (basically an organization of cosmic cops) in favor of Hal Jordan. Fillion is, obviously, having a ball playing Guy Gardner — a role director James Gunn specifically thought of for his frequent star. Nathan Fillion and Beck Bennett seen at ‘Superman’ Press Junket on June 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California Warner Bros. via Getty Images And again, you’ve voiced Hal Jordan a number of times.

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