Emmy Winner Kyle Chandler has reportedly been tapped for HBO’s Lanterns series.
Following a proposed shortlist earlier this month, consisting of Josh Brolin, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Timothy Olyphant, and Chris Pine, the list has reportedly been narrowed down to one. And it’s nobody on that list, with Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler reportedly entering talks with DC Studios to star in the HBO series Lanterns.
The news was broken by Deadline’s co-EIC Nellie Andreeva, who reported on the announcement on Monday morning (Sept. 23). The news was further corroborated by The Hollywood Reporter, with Borys Kit and Rick Porter confirming this news, but additionally saying that the actor had been cast (not only just in talks) in the upcoming DC series.
Kit also further added on his Twitter, that the deal for Chandler would not have a movie component, and would instead be limited to other media. This has added fuel to the fire in regards to fan theories about showrunner Chris Mundy, and EPs King and Lindelof, adapting the Parallax story from the comics, or something similar with Hal Jordan dying in the series.
Chandler has no prior history with DC, but can previously be seen in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, Ben Affleck’s Argo and Peter Jackson’s King Kong.
John Stewart In ‘Lanterns’ Next?
While no official progress has been made on the front of John Stewart, insider Daniel Richtman reports that DC Studios are (or were) circling Chevalier star Kelvin Harrison Jr. for the role of John Stewart in Lanterns.
Another tidbit that perhaps corroborates this claim was given by Jeff Sneider on The Hot Mic YouTube show with John Rocha. He alleges that Stephen Williams may be directing the pilot episode of the series. Stephen Williams previously collaborated with Kelvin Harrison Jr. on 2022’s Chevalier and previously worked with Damon Lindelof on HBO’s Watchmen adaptation.
Daniel Richtman also reported earlier this month on his Patreon that Lucy Tcherniak (Sunny) is in talks to direct episodes of the miniseries while Jordan Ruimy of World of Reel stated The Iron Claw director Sean Durkin is in talks to direct a handful of episodes in the series.
Lanterns is created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, and is executive produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran. The series currently has an 8-episode order at HBO and will stream on Max.
