Move over, Ryan Reynolds; there’s a brand new Green Lantern in Sector 2814.
When Superman: Legacy premieres in theaters in a couple of years, kicking off James Gunn’s new DC Universe, the Man of Steel gained’t be the one superhero readily available. Gunn himself confirmed at this time that not less than three different well-known DC superheroes will seem within the film. Isabela Merced will play Hawgirl, Edi Gathegi is Mr. Terrific, and none aside from frequent James Gunn collaborator Nathan Fillion will painting the DCU’s first Green Lantern.
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Fillion’s character, Guy Gardner, is a special Green Lantern than the one performed by Ryan Reynolds in his disastrous Green Lantern movie. That was Hal Jordan; in DC Comics, the Green Lanterns are generally portrayed as a kind of area police drive, made up of a whole bunch of heroes who every wield their very own inexperienced energy ring. After Jordan misplaced his gig as Green Lantern at one level, Guy Gardner grew to become his momentary substitute. According to Vanity Fair…
Among the remainder of the aliens and people who serve in that group of galactic peacekeepers, Gardner is called an abrasive, generally obnoxious presence. The position additionally brings a dose of awkward comedy to Superman Legacy. The character is thought for his iconic bowl minimize haircut, which will likely be part of Fillion’s look within the movie.
Although Guy Gardner has by no means appeared in a movie earlier than, he was very practically set to get his personal TV present just lately. For some time DC was growing a brand new Green Lantern sequence for HBO Max (it was nonetheless referred to as that again then), and that present was going to function Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner. But the present by no means got here collectively, and as a substitute DC finally pivoted to a full-blown relaunch of their universe, overseen by Gunn.
Guy Gardner just isn’t Nathan Fillion’s first DC character, both. He beforehand appeared in Gunn’s The Suicide Squad as TDK, which stands for “The Detachable Kid.” He was a laughably ineffective hero who may detach his personal arms after which management them from a distance. Frankly, TDK must be in Superman: Legacy, not Guy Gardner. But that’s simply my opinion. Congrats both method to Nathan Fillion — who has beforehand labored with Gunn on movies like Slither, Super, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Superman: Legacy is scheduled to open in theaters in the summertime of 2025. Gunn just lately solid David Corenswet as his new Man of Steel.
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