Nathan Fillion Teases Guy Gardner’s Path From ‘Superman’ to ‘Lanterns’

With the release of the James Gunn-helmed Superman, the start of this era of DC Studios is set to make a summer blockbuster debut. And in it, we’ll meet a new slew of superhero characters, including the first Green Lantern within this DCU, Guy Gardner, as played by Nathan Fillion.

Fillion is no stranger to the Green Lantern Corps., as the actor has a history of portraying the more iconically recognized hero Hal Jordan in Warner Bros. Animation’s straight-to-video animated DC films. Now, he’s set to appear as a tonally more devious and loudmouth Lantern in Superman, on an Earth where other Lanterns are also active.

It’s raised the question of how Guy will come to intersect with the planned Lanterns series starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, respectively. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Fillion discussed how he thinks Guy Gardner’s egocentric hero will square up to the other Lanterns.

“Aaron, he’s got a voice like butter. And he’s statuesque, like he’s carved out of marble,” Fillion told the magazine. “He’s very, very specific about his character and what his character’s going through. His character’s clearly going through something. And then along comes this gregarious, smug son of a bitch in Guy Gardner. And in that show… boy, Guy Gardner. I’ve dropped more F-bombs in that project than I have in, I think, my entire career put together.”

The show is currently shooting, and Fillion has been confirmed to appear in it after another planned stint as Gardner on Peacemaker. He continued to describe how there will be some sort of change coming for Gardner’s in the form of bonding with the other Lanterns. “By the end of it, you can tell there is a shift,” Fillion said. “Guy Gardner is no longer comfortable. He is no longer feeling smug. Then you can see where John’s strength really lies. That is a strong individual. I don’t really have any scenes directly with Hal Jordan, but meeting Kyle, he’s everything you’d hope he would be. Very fun, very nice man, very lighthearted, and fun to be around.”

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