Earlier this year, HBO Max cast American Horror Story veteran Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner, the Green Lantern of the ’80s. For non-comic book readers, the quick explanation for Guy is that he was the Green Lantern Corps’ resident a**hole. Regardless of his more bearable personality in the modern comics, Guy still has a bad reputation.
While speaking with EW, Wittrock acknowledged that Guy is a “polarizing figure.” However, he maintains that Guy has “a heart of gold” underneath his bluster.
“He takes on a lot of this show. He’s a pretty big part of it,” said Wittrock. “I think it’s an interesting way in [to the story]. It’s not the conventional way in, but I think people might see a side of him they didn’t know was there.”
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Wittrock also indicated his belief that the series will be able to move beyond the Green Lantern film.
“It is really cool how sprawling a storyline it is,” added Wittrock. “It’s pretty epic. It spans time and space and has something for everyone. It’s not your average superhero story…There’s a lot of story there. I think maybe it was just too much to fit into a movie. We have the time and the space, thanks to HBO, to really explore a lot of it on a big scale. I think it’s going to be a different animal, to be honest.”
Green Lantern will likely begin filming later this year or in early 2022.
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