Green Lantern HBO Max Series Casts Finn Wittrock
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Variety has learned.
Wittrock will star as Guy Gardner, who is described as a hulking mass of masculinity, and, as rendered in the comics, an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism. And yet, Guy is somehow likable. Wittrock is the first actor to be cast in the show.
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Based on the DC Comics property, the series show was first announced as being in development in 2019 and ordered to series last year. The story spans decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.
Green Lantern: Finn Wittrock Lands Guy Gardner Role in HBO Max Series
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After securing an official series order from HBO Max two months ago, Greg Berlanti’s newest DC series
Green Lantern has finally found its first hero in the form of
American Horror Story alum Finn Wittrock. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wittrock has successfully landed the leading role of Guy Gardner, one of the many Green Lanterns that will be featured in the upcoming superhero series. The outlet also notes that the casting for Alan Scott is expected to be revealed soon as the undisclosed actor is already in the final stages of negotiations.
Television has found its latest superhero with the help of American Horror Story star Finn Wittrock.
The 36-year-old actor has been cast as the lead in a new series based on comic book legend Green Lantern for streaming platform HBO Max.
He is the first name attached to the DC Comics adaptation, according to Deadline, as Guy Gardner, one of the many Green Lantern characters that will be featured in the big-budget drama.
American Superhero Story: Finn Wittrock, 36, has been cast on a new series based on comic book legend Green Lantern for streaming platform HBO Max. He is starring as Guy Gardner, one of the many Green Lantern characters that will be featured in the big-budget drama
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Their story also came with additional plot details, noting that the series “reinvents the classic DC property through a story spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner (Wittrock) and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.” Deadline also adds that Gardner is “a hulking mass of masculinity, and, as rendered in the comics, an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism. And yet, Guy is somehow likable.” If you say so!