Will DC and James Gunn steal an iconic figure from the Marvel Universe?

What if Josh Brolin, aka Thanos, became a Green Lantern in the new DC Universe?

This would be a choice catch for James Gunn and the new DC Universe. Josh Brolinaka Thanos, the ultimate villain of Marvel and the MCU, would be coveted by the competing studio, to become a Green Lantern. It must be said that the actor of Dune – who also played Cable in Deadpool 2 at Marvel – saw his schedule freed up with the sudden cancellation of the series Outer Range on Prime Video.

Josh Brolin could therefore find another series, Lanternswhich will be the first television version of the revisited DC Universe – after the release of Superman at the cinema. It will follow new recruit John Stewart and the legend of Lanterns Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark mystery on Earth as they investigate a murder in the heartland of America,” teases the synopsis. A dark superhero crime drama, developed by Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) And Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Watchmen).

According to some rumors that are coming back in the US press, Josh Brolin was reportedly offered one of two lead roles: he could play Hal Jordan, the old member of the Lantern Corps. experienced of the duo. Knowing that Jordan was also the version Green Lantern embodied by Ryan Reynolds in the cinema in the famous 2011 film, so criticized. Nothing official for the moment and we do not know yet if Brolin accepted or refused the offer…

Let us recall that the series Lanterns has received an official direct-to-series order from HBO. It is expected to consist of 8 episodes and will air in France on Max. No date yet.