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Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and
Seth Grahame-Smith s upcoming HBO Max series
Green Lantern, we learned that
Lee Toland Krieger (
Superman & Lois) was coming aboard the
Jeremy Irvine (
Finn Wittrock (
American Horror Story)-starring series. Krieger will be helming the first two episodes, written by Berlanti, Guggenheim, and Grahame-Smith, and stemming from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Now, Guggenheim is sharing some thoughts on the project- specifically, how he s looking to get right what had been gotten wrong ten years ago when 2011 s
Ryan Reynolds-starring
Green Lantern hit screens with a big, green thud- and a story/screenplay listing Berlanti and Guggenheim.
Green Lantern: Lee Toland Krieger to Helm First Two Episodes for HBO Max
Lee Toland Krieger will direct the first two episodes of HBO Max’s upcoming series
Green Lantern, according to Deadline. Krieger recently directed the pilot and second episode of The CW’s
Superman & Lois and has also directed episodes of
Riverdale,
Prodigal Son,
December Ends,
Celeste & Jesse Forever.
Treadstone) as Alan Scott, one of the most high-profile gay characters in all of comics, and Emmy nominee Finn Wittrock (
American Horror Story) as Guy Gardner, one of the many Green Lanterns that will be featured in the upcoming superhero series.
During a Rotten Tomatoes IG Live Q & A session (starting at the 15-minute mark), Wittrock explained that the audition process was big and daunting - going the old-school audition route with Wittrock showing up to audition at a studio in front of a group while also being filmed and looked at from various angles (nice casting director story, too). Wittrock said the audition was way bigger than I thought it would be and that he was told he had the part about a week later. The actor hasn t seen the suit yet since they won t be filming for a while - but since he s reading the comics, he joked about having concerns about how skin-tight the costume will be. Here s a look at the full interview: