The Lanterns forged continues to develop, with Deadline reporting that Worry the Strolling Lifeless star Garret Dillahunt has joined the DCU present in a serious recurring function.
In keeping with Deadlineβs report, Dillahunt will play the function of William Macon, a βfashionable cowboyβ that’s described as βa self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a captivating and calculated facade.β
Dillahunt is greatest identified for his roles within the hit dramas Deadwood and Worry the Strolling Lifeless. He has additionally starred in quite a few different high-profile initiatives, together with No Nation for Previous Males, ER, The 4400, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Winterβs Bone, Looper, and 12 Years a Slave.
Who else is within the Lanterns forged?
The Lanterns forged will star Aaron Pierre as John Stewart alongside Kyle Chandler, who has been forged within the sequence as Hal Jordan within the upcoming sequence. AΒ separate report from THRΒ notes that HBO seems to be to start filming from January to June subsequent 12 months, so extra data ought to come quickly.
Different confirmed forged members for the sequence embrace Kelly Macdonald, who will play a personality referred to as Sheriff Kerry within the sequence.
Lanterns will likely be govt produced by Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night time Nation, Ozark),Β Damon LindelofΒ (The Leftovers, Watchmen), and Tom King (Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow), with the latter two additionally co-writing the sequence. It acquired anΒ official straight-to-series-orderΒ at HBO final June 2024, greater than a 12 months because the 8-episode venture was first introduced again in January 2023.
βThe sequence follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn right into a darkish, earth-based thriller as they examine a homicide within the American heartland,β the synopsis for the present reads.
(Supply: Deadline)