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Rebel Ridge Star Aaron Pierre Cast as John Stewart in HBO’s Green Lantern Series Lanterns

Rebel Ridge star Aaron Pierre has been cast as John Stewart, a new recruit working alongside Green Lantern legend Hal Jordan, in HBO's new series legends, a

Pierre, a relative unknown at the time, was cast by Rebel Ridge director Jeremy Saulnier when The Force Awakens actor John Boyega left the project. Pierre also recently appeared in Genius: MLK/X, as civil rights leader Malcolm X, in Garth Davis’ Foe alongside Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan, in Clement Virgo’s Brother, and in Jenkins’ award-winning limited series The Underground Railroad. It’s HBO’s latest dive into the DC archives: The premium cable network currently has a hit with The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell as the longtime Batman nemesis.

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