HBO Max's 'Green Lantern' series casts Finn Wittrock as lead
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"Ratched" star Finn Wittrock will star in HBO Max's "Green Lantern" series.
Based on the DC Comics property, the new TV series was first announced as being in development in 2019 and ordered last year. The story spans decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes. Gardner was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, but the definitive version of the character was from Keith Giffen’s "Justice League" comics of the 1980s and '90s. They featured a team of mostly B-list heroes engaging in adventures that were more comedic in nature than what was typically found in superhero comics of the time. The character was a parody of the hyper-macho characters that were becoming increasingly popular, and was marked by his distinctive bowl haircut and weird boots. In one well-known Gardner "Justice League" story, he challenges Batman to a boxing match. Batman knocks him out cold with one punch.More Related News