Brolin isn’t any stranger to the comedian e-book superhero world with roles like Thanos and Cable. However, he might be part of the Green Lantern Corps for the brand new HBO present.

Back when he was on the Deadpool 2 promotion circuit, Josh Brolin would get in on the joke of deriding the unpopular Green Lantern movie adaptation from 2011 that starred his co-star, Ryan Reynolds. Now, Brolin could also be taking it a step additional by inhabiting the role of Hal Jordan himself for the upcoming HBO collection Lanterns.

ComicBook.com is reporting that, in accordance to the podcast TheInSneider, there may be speak of Brolin being offered the role of Jordan, who was the topic of Reynolds’ Green Lantern movie. These are presently rumors and nothing concrete has been confirmed. In the HBO adaptation, Jordan is paired up with one other Lantern, John Stewart. Stewart has but to be forged. However, Black Adam‘s Aldis Hodge, who portrayed Hawkman, had voiced Stewart in animated productions and is in the market to make the crossover into live-action.

Hodge defined, “I would love to live out the rest of the legacy of Hawkman because we had some amazing plans for him. But also, with John Stewart in a live-action capacity. I’ve voiced John Stewart in the animated space for years now. Few years. Phil LaMarr passed the baton. Shout out to Phil because I’m a big fan of his work. But if that became a film adaptation, absolutely. I mean, that was one of my dreams growing up was to be John Stewart in live-action.”  

Lanterns has formally been given an eight-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios. Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country) will function showrunner and govt producer and can co-write the collection alongside Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers) and Tom King (Supergirl), who may even govt produce.

The collection “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content material, mentioned: “We are elated to be reuniting with each Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they accomplice with Tom for this contemporary tackle DC’s Green Lantern. As a part of James and Peter’s imaginative and prescient for the DC Universe, this primary new live-action collection will mark an thrilling new period.“

In a joint assertion, James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, added: “We’re thrilled to convey this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom on the helm. John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC’s most compelling characters, and Lanterns brings them to life in an unique detective story that’s a foundational a part of the unified DCU we’re launching subsequent summer season with Superman.“