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Sure, sure, Superman is the big-ticket DC Comics character this summer season, most likely adopted by the man John Cena performs when Peacemaker debuts this August. However very, very quickly, the world of DC fandom is going to begin getting very, very inexperienced, when the John Stewart and Hal Jordan-starring cosmic thriller Lanterns debuts on HBO. And with a inexperienced daybreak on the way in which, it is price remembering a number of the people that introduced the idea of the Lantern Corps into well-liked tradition – people like legendary voice actor Phil LaMarr, who protrayed John Stewart in the DC Animated Universe. LaMarr was at San Diego Comedian Con 2025 similtaneously Popverse, and as fairly big Lantern followers ourselves, we have been thrilled to hear him give his opinion on a really attention-grabbing DCU commentary.
That is, why the DCU is bringing to display extra Green Lanterns than simply Hal Jordan.
LaMarr was attending a press room for Futurama season 13, in which he reprises his long-running position as accountant Hermes Conrad. However with all of the Green Lantern stuff on the horizon could not assist however ask LaMarr how he felt concerning the Corps’ present standing, in addition to his hopes for the character of John Stewart (who LaMarr performed for five years).
“One of the best factor,” LaMarr says of his hopes, “Could be is in the event that they [DC] would begin making dwell motion films really feel extra just like the Justice League episodes. It is attention-grabbing – as a result of the Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern film did not go very nicely, they’re utilizing all of the non-Hal Jordan Green Lanterns. Within the new Superman, film , they’re utilizing Guy Gardner. Then they are going to have Aaron Pierre play John Stewart. Initially, in the comics, these have been simply the backup Lanterns.”
We in fact had to point out that a large a part of the rationale people like John Stewart aren’t simply “backup Lanterns” anymore is due to individuals like LaMarr, who made well-liked tradition fall in love with not simply Stewart, however the idea of a wider Green Lantern Corps in common.
“Again in these days,” LaMarr informed us, referring to when his Justice League sequence was operating, “There have been numerous younger people who find themselves not studying comedian books. They bought launched to this character and have been like, “Oh, his superpower is his ring? Wow!”
Superman is in theaters now. Lanterns is anticipated to debut on HBO in early 2026.