HBO Max's 'Green Lantern' Being Redeveloped Again

Changes are coming to the development of HBO Max's Green Lantern.

The project which has been in the works since late 2019, will now focus on John Stewart, one of DC’s first Black superheroes instead of Guy Gardner and Alan Scott. Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine had already been cast as Green Lanterns, but have since been released from the project. Berlanti Productions is eager to work with both actors when and if the project, which currently has a script-to-series commitment, moves forward.

Initially, producers had originally John Stewart out of the mix and wanted to focus on the first Green Lantern, the openly gay Alan Scott, Guy Gardner, and a “multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.”

Original writer and showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith has departed the project after completing scripts for a full season of eight episodes. Grahame-Smith decided to leave the project after a number of regime changes at HBO Max, its parent company, producers Warner Bros. Television, and now DC Comics. This leaves Greg Berlanti and his Warner Bros. TV-based Berlanti Productions to remain attached to the project.

The cost for the project was also a major concern as David Zaslav’s combined Warner Bros. Discovery will be significantly less than the cost which was estimated in the $120 million range.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter