Superman Legacy gets Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern and more DCU heroes

Nathan Fillion is set to play Guy Gardner in the upcoming film Green Lantern. He will be an annoying Green Lantern sporting a bad haircut. Superman LegacyThis film will bring back the DC Universe as well as the superhero that everyone loves.

Fillion’s casting was one of a trio of deep-cut heroes confirmed for the movie that DC Studios co-chair James Gunn is writing and directing himself. According to Vanity Fair’s report, the others are Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific. They join Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet in the role of Lois Lane, Superman.

Fillion, a popular actor who is known best for his roles as the main character in Joss Whedon’s sci-fi drama series FireflyMystery show that has been running for a long time Castle. He’s worked with Gunn many times before, appearing in the director’s Slither, The Supermarket, The Suicide Squad” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He has also played Hal Jordan in several animated films.

Merced played Dora the Explorer, in the 2019 film Dora and The Lost City of GoldHawkgirl is a valkyrie with wings, similar to the winged warrior Valkyrie. Gathegi is best known for his role as Laurent, the Twilight film’s protagonist. He will now play Mister Terrific. This genius inventor controls floating T-sphere arms.

While not the first or even second name most people associate with Green Lantern, Guy Gardner enjoyed notoriety in the 1980s and ’90s for his selfishness, temper, and bad attitude, even as he joined the Justice League. Some later takes on the character softened him somewhat; it’s not known how much of a jerk Gunn intends him to be in the film, although the Vanity Fair piece describes him as “somewhat less than heroic.”

Guy Gardner was asked on Threads if he would wear his traditional ugly hairdo. Superman Legacy, Gunn joked, “Giving my old pal Nate a bowl cut might have been my primary reason for casting him [crying laughing emoji].” (Gunn, who famously loves to post, seems to be favoring Meta’s budding platform over Twitter for engaging with fans at the moment.)

Gunn confirmed that all three actors will play their roles across the DC Universe — with Fillion’s Gardner presumably joining Hal Jordan and John Stewart in the TV show Lanterns. But he also moved to reassure fans that his love of comics marginalia, wacky characters, and world-building wouldn’t overwhelm the classic Superman story he wants to tell. “The primary story most definitely revolves around Superman and Lois,” he said, and noted that Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific, and Gardner “fit the story I’m telling. Story always comes first.”

Gunn made a separate comment on Tuesday. Superman Legacy will open in exactly two years’ time, on July 11, 2025. “I haven’t been more excited about a project in forever… and this cast, slowly coming together… holy cow…” he said.

Gunn also confirmed that Xolo Mariduena, star of next month’s Blue Beetle, will be one of a “handful” of actors carrying their roles forward from current DC projects into the new DCU being shaped by him and his DC Studios co-chair Peter Safran.