Jeremy Irvine in talks to affix HBO Max’s ‘Green Lantern’ sequence

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor Jeremy Irvine, greatest recognized for the drama “Treadstone”, is in negotiations to star within the upcoming “Green Lantern” sequence set at HBO Max. The present relies on DC character Guy Gardner aka Green Lantern, who’s described as a hulking mass of masculinity and an embodiment of Eighties hyper-patriotism.

And but, he’s by some means likable. If the deal goes by way of, Irvine would play the homosexual superhero Alan Scott/Green Lantern reverse Finn Wittrock’s Guy Gardner/Green Lantern. Representatives for HBO Max and Warner Bros TV, which produces the sequence, declined to remark.

The 10-episode sequence reinvents the DC characters by way of a narrative spanning a long time and galaxies, starting on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly homosexual FBI agent Alan Scott (Irvine), and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner (Wittrock) and half-alien Bree Jarta.

They will probably be joined by a mess of different Lanterns — from comedian e-book favorites to never-before-seen heroes. It is written by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Seth Grahame-Smith. The trio additionally govt produce with Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, David Madden and David Katzenberg.

Elizabeth Hunter and Sara Saedi are serving as co-executive producers. The present is produced by Berlanti Productions in affiliation with Warner Bros Television. The “Green Lantern” sequence was first introduced in 2019 and obtained a sequence order final 12 months.