James Gunn’s Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, just added some major firepower. Green firepower. THR confirms Jeff Sneider’s report that Aaron Pierre, who plays John Stewart in the upcoming HBO series Lanterns, is joining the film that will find the Man of Steel teaming up with his archenemy, Lex Luthor.
Pierre has been red hot since his breakout role in Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge, which led to him starring in Lanterns alongside Kyle Chandler, who plays Hal Jordan. He also recently scored a role in Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is the fourth DCU feature following Superman, Supergirl (which opens on June 26th), and Clayface, which opens this October in time for Halloween. The story will find Superman and Lex Luthor teaming up to battle the alien threat of Brainiac, played by Lars Eidinger. Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Isabel Merced, and Frank Grillo are also in the cast.
Before that happens, we’ll see Pierre as John Stewart in Lanterns, which hits HBO in August and appears to be more of a True Detective-style crime series than a high-powered superhero show. However, this news confirms just how closely the DCU TV shows and movies will be connected, and that’s pretty cool.
