US Edition‘Green Lantern’ Comic Writer Criticizes Damon Lindelof for HBO’s ‘Lanterns’
Grant Morrison defended the Green Lantern concept after Damon Lindelof dismissed its 'Green' element, amid criticism of HBO’s darker Lanterns series set to release in August.
- Due in August, HBO's Lanterns centers on two Green Lantern Corps figures, with Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart.
- Fuming on Substack, Grant Morrison, comic writer, defended the 'Green' in Green Lantern against Damon Lindelof, TV writer/producer and creator of Lanterns, who reworked the title to downplay its 'Green' aspect.
- Some viewers said the teaser trailer resembled a True Detective–style mystery, while the teaser drew criticism for seeming detached from Green Lantern lore.
- HBO and Lindelof had no immediate comment while DC Studios co‑chief James Gunn last year described Lanterns as a very grounded, realistic take.
- Historically, the property has struggled with screen adaptations, including the notorious 2011 Green Lantern film starring Ryan Reynolds and the dropped 2014 Green Lantern Corps project; Zack Snyder briefly featured Green Lantern in Justice League but Warner Bros. blocked further use.
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Photo Credit: HBO Max Writer Grant Morrison is responding to a comment that Damon Lindelof made about the new DCU Green Lantern show Lanterns. DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television’s Lanterns will premiere on HBO Max later this year. Created by Lindelof, Chris Mundy, and Tom King, the series will see Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre play Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. The cast further includes Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner,…
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