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‘Lanterns’: Aaron Pierre & Stephan James In Running For John Stewart Role In HBO’s DC Series
Aaron Pierre & Stephan James have emerged as top choices to star opposite Kyle Chandler in Lanterns, HBO‘s series based on the Green Lantern DC comic.
The rumor mill went into overdrive this week as the lengthy search for an actor to play John Stewart entered its final stages, with Pierre, James’ names, as well as Snowfall ‘s Damson Idris, all in the mix at some point. The series from Ozark ’s Chris Mundy, Watchmen ‘s Damon Lindelof and comic book writer Tom King follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. Pierre recently played Malcolm X in Nat Geo’s Genius: MLK/X and next voices the title character in Mufasa: The Lion King.
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