{"id":85110,"date":"2024-09-23T21:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T21:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hbo-ropes-in-kyle-chandler-to-play-hal-jordan-in-lanterns-series\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T21:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T21:50:04","slug":"hbo-ropes-in-kyle-chandler-to-play-hal-jordan-in-lanterns-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hbo-ropes-in-kyle-chandler-to-play-hal-jordan-in-lanterns-series\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO ropes in Kyle Chandler to play Hal Jordan in \u2018Lanterns\u2019 series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HBO has roped in Emmy-winning Hollywood actor Kyle Chandler to portray the iconic Hal Jordan in the DC series \u201cLanterns.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chandler will play the legendary member of the Green Lantern Corps in the series<\/a>, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> quoted a source as saying.<\/p>\n

\u2018Lanterns\u2019 will serve as the first series role for the Hollywood actor since Showtime\u2019s 2022 drama \u201cSuper Pumped.\u201d<\/p>\n

HBO, in June this year, ordered an eight-episode series based on the long-running characters from DC Comics.<\/p>\n

HBO signed up with the Lantern Corps. to place a straight-to-series order for \u2018Lanterns.\u2019<\/p>\n

Chris Mundy will serve as the showrunner for the series alongside Damon Lindelof and Tom King.<\/p>\n

The trio are co-writing and executive producing the series, under the banner of HBO.<\/p>\n

Reports said that the studio is working on casting and hiring directors for \u2018Lanterns\u2019 which is set begin shooting in January next year through to June in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

The DC series will show Kyle Chandler\u2019s Hal Jordan reluctantly mentoring a younger Lantern, John Stewart, the company\u2019s first Black superhero.<\/p>\n

According to reports, DC and the makers of \u2018Lanterns\u2019 are on the lookout for a young actor for the role of Stewart.<\/p>\n

It is worth mentioning here that Hollywood star Josh Brolin was approached to play Jordan, however, he declined the offer.<\/p>\n

The series was initially set to focus on Green Lanterns\u2019 Guy Gardner and Alan Scott as Seth Grahame-Smith was taken on board as writer and showrunner.<\/p>\n

Later, Smith departed the team after HBO Max carried out a creative overhaul of the show in 2022.<\/p>\n

The series then refocused around John Stewart, another member of the Lantern Corps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n