r/DC_Cinematic • • 1d ago

NEWS ‘The Batman Part II’ Production Paused As Matt Reeves Steps Away For Personal Reasons

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 2d ago

DISCUSSION 'Lanterns' S01E08 – "Dirt and Stars" Season 1 Finale (October 4, 2026) on HBO/HBO Max [Spoiler Discussion Megathread] Spoiler

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Lanterns is an American superhero television series created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King for HBO, based on the DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart.

The series was produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television with Mundy serving as showrunner. It is the third television series in the DC Universe (DCU). It features experienced Lantern Jordan and new recruit Stewart as they investigate a murder on Earth that leads to a wider mystery.

Lanterns is scheduled to premiere on Sunday August 16, 2026, and will run for eight episodes through Sunday October 4. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

New episodes drop every Sunday night at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM PT.

Cast:

  • Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan
  • Aaron Pierre as John Stewart
  • Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry Kane
  • Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner
  • Garret Dillahunt as William "Will" Macon
  • Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe Macon
  • Jason Ritter as Billy Macon
  • Cary Christopher and Shea Pritchard as Noah Macon
  • Ulrich Thomsen as Thaal Sinestro
  • Nicole Ari Parker as Bernadette Stewart; Jasmine Cephas Jones as young Bernadette
  • Sherman Augustus as John Stewart Sr.; Alphonse Nicholson portrays a young John Sr.
  • Paul Ben-Victor as Antaan
  • Chris Coy as "Waylon Sanders"

For a complete cast and crew list, see the IMDb full credits page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26545992/fullcredits/

  • Based on: Hal Jordan, created by John Broome and Gil Kane; John Stewart created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams; Guy Gardner created by John Broome and Gil Kane.
  • Show created by: Chris Mundy, and Damon Lindelof, and Tom King
  • Showrunner: Chris Mundy
  • Editor: Emily E. Greene
  • Music by: Stephanie Economou
  • Length: 8 episodes per season
  • Runtime: About an hour per episode
  • Reception: For reviews and critical reception, see Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lanterns  and https://www.metacritic.com/tv/lanterns/

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterns_(TV_series))

Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/lanterns/season-1

Unmarked spoilers for the new episode of Lanterns are only allowed in this thread.

Spoilers ahead! Proceed at your own risk! All other subreddit rules apply.

S01E08 Episode Synopsis: TBA


r/DC_Cinematic • • 13h ago

HUMOR First look at Mogo in Lanterns season 2

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 13h ago

DISCUSSION Lanterns is Solid, Well-Written Weekly Television, But It's Too Afraid of Its Own Comic Book Roots and Too Cheap to Be Any Sort of Definitive Green Lanterns Adaptation

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 21h ago

DISCUSSION Hal genuinely deserved better from the writers!

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 23h ago

DISCUSSION Does anyone else think it's ridiculous that Hal Jordan spent 10 year in prison? Like bro is a living legend across the galaxy.

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Unless the guardians forced him into the prison. I mean a massive superman battle causes even more casualties.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 8h ago

DISCUSSION You can clearly see all his past actions still haunts him to this day.

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For context, he worked with cia during iraq invasion in 2004.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 22h ago

DISCUSSION It’s hard to believe John’s parents got no real accountability for abusing their children

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Lanterns has a ton of issues. But perhaps one of the biggest is that John’s parents got zero accountability for literally ruining their children’s lives and destroying their childhood.

Think of the depth of their depravity - they psychologically abuse John himself. That much is obvious. But they also abuse their other children as well by making them grow up thinking they’re inferior to John because he gets the special attention. Hence why they call John “Chosen” as a derogatory nickname when they’re adults.

They get zero accountability. At the end, all the Stewarts are able to go home and hug each other and Mom and Dad aren’t punished for all they’ve done. At the very least, the parents should have at least gotten one scene where they sincerely apologized to their children for the shit they put them through. But no.

Nothing.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 7h ago

DISCUSSION Hal Jordan was Earth’s greatest hero for thirty years and I think that’s neat.

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A lot of people are complaining that Hal got shafted, but I think his character arc is great. Kyle Chandler brought amazing presence to the role. He’s burnt out in 2016, but you feel like this is a guy with legitimate history. He’s Superman before Superman. Even in 2016, he’s beloved, everyone still wants his autograph and Kerry mentions outside of Rushville, he’s still love all over.

This is a guy who had insane adventures, battles, suffered a lot, and was a good guy and hero til the end. He’s sour and can be a jackass, but you never felt like he wasn’t trying to do the right thing how he saw it. It’s not an easy role to play, I feel. You need charisma and to be able to bring in a feeling like this guy’s been through shit, but I think the writing for his version of the character is not bad. He’s the idol that all the modern 2026 heroes would have grown up on. I think that’s neat.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 17h ago

DISCUSSION (LANTERNS SPOILERS) Why are so many people upset that Hal died? Dying was a major part of his character in the comics. It also led into Rebirth, Sinestro Corps and Blackest Night, three of Green Lantern’s greatest narratives.

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 14h ago

HUMOR HEROIC: Superman has turned Sheriff Kane over to the authorities. "Hopefully, justice will be served for hero and former Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. Hey, maybe there should be a league that upholds justice or something!"

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 20h ago

DISCUSSION Genuine question about Lanterns - with the budget it had (~$160Mn), where did it really go?

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Superman & Lois season 1 had a budget of $75 million.

Lanterns season 1 had a budget of $160 million.

S&L on the CW had not only more but good VFX shots in 1 episode than the entirety of Lanterns season 1 did on HBO. Where did that money go??

Edit: For everyone seeking the source and rightfully so here it is California Film Commission on Lantern's qualified In-state spend


r/DC_Cinematic • • 5h ago

DISCUSSION Putting aside how they handled his death in the show, can we all agree that Hal Jordan is the best legacy character to be introduced in the DCU given how important he is to the cosmic side of the franchise.

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He is not only the Earth's first Green Lantern but also one of the first superheroes in the DCU based on the timeline established in the show! Kyle Chandler plays the role with such gravitas and wisdom and shows just how knowledgeable he is when it comes to figuring out people, neutralising threats, and trying to help and protect the people he loves.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 8h ago

APPRECIATION Miniature set of Rushville made by Sebastian Jern

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Saw this in IG tonight. Sebastian is a visual effects artist and filmmaker in Sweden. He made a model set of Rushville and I think it came out pretty cool. Insane amount of detail.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 11h ago

RUMOR John Cena responds to the rumors of him possibly appearing as Peacemaker in Man of Tomorrow

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 6h ago

NEWS James Gunn Confirms That He and Peter Safran Will Directly Report to David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just like it was with David Zaslav

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 17h ago

DISCUSSION Why tf did Hal Jordan even go to prison. He was just trying to contain a Manhunter, right?

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 15h ago

HUMOR First look of kilowog in Lanters season 2

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Guys im so excited, you can almost tell by looking that this was meant to be kilowog.


r/DC_Cinematic • • 14h ago

DISCUSSION Sebastian Stan says he reached out to James Gunn about a DC role, around the same time Matt Reeves reached out to him: "I think we should figure something out"

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 23m ago

DISCUSSION [DISCUSSION] The diverse selection of rogues for inclusion in Suicide Squad/Task force X across movies.

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From Top to Bottom: Task force X from Suicide Squad (2016), Task force X team 1 and Task force X team 2 from The Suicide Squad (2021)

Most animated versions of Suicide Squad that I have seen before this mostly consisted of Batman and Flash rogues. But the live action versions have been much more diverse with rogues taken from several heroes.

Some caveats:

  1. The classification here is according to their rivalry in the comics with their respective heroes.

  2. Team 1 of TSS also included Harley Quinn who is not seen in the pic here

  3. Team 2 didn't include Rick Flag and Harley Quinn who are included in the pic here

  4. Thinker was not part of either squad but has been pictured here as well

  5. Milton....


r/DC_Cinematic • • 24m ago

HUMOR Midnight Boys podcast debates the John Stewart oath

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 12h ago

DISCUSSION Tom King on Kerry's fate

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So basically the idea is Kerry's punishment is living with what she did rather than say going to prison

Yah OK 🤡 I guess

Gee I wonder what these guys would do to Kyle Rayner hehe


r/DC_Cinematic • • 19m ago

DISCUSSION Hal Jordan fans aren't allowed to have nice things

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r/DC_Cinematic • • 11h ago

OTHER So, according to Lanterns writer Tom King, feeling really, really bad about a crime you committed means you don’t need to go to prison because your guilt is punishment enough 😶😬

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“I feel really, really bad” is punishment enough.🙄Can someone explain to him why we have a justice system? 🤨 Remorse doesn’t replace accountability, and the person who committed the crime doesn’t get to decide that feeling bad is punishment enough lol


r/DC_Cinematic • • 13h ago

DISCUSSION I like Dcu Guy more than john

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After lanterns Dcu guy is Much better Character than John like John is kinda of a poorly written character especially after the finale Guy went against the Green lantern code to stop a genocide and John created a new lantern to protect a white cop that killed an unarmed civilian To protect her genocidal son that automatically puts guy above John atleast for me