The casting ball has been slowly rolling for DC’s Lanterns a series After winding Kyle Chandler And Aaron Pierre To play respective leads Hal Jordan and Jon Stewart, more actors were recruited to play supporting roles in the show. This new addition is worth noting: Thaal Sinestro, Jordan’s main nemesis in the comics.
For Deadlinethe DC villain will be played by Danish actor Ulrich Thomson, recently from NBC The black list and Uwe Boll’s upcoming film, run. While Lanterns It is primarily set on Earth, as Hal and John investigate a murder in the American Heartland, Thomson’s set for a recurring role during the eight-episode season. Thomson joins a cast that currently includes Kelly MacDonald, Garrett Dillahunt, and Poorna Jagannathan.
In the comics, Sinestro is a Green Lantern during Hal’s early days and one of its best members who takes Hal under his wing. Eventually, he is revealed to be abusing his power to rule over his homeworld Korugar, and becomes obsessed with taking down his former body and mind. He later gains access to the yellow lantern power of fear and leads what is known as the Sinestro Corps, often in battles with the Greens and other lanterns of the emotional color spectrum. Sinestro has appeared throughout DC’s animated shows over the years, and his big live appearance was when Mark Strong played him in the 2011 Green Lantern A film that set its turn like a yellow lantern in the final moments and never managed to follow through.
Wait for Sinestro and the Lanterns Showing to HBO and Max in 2026.
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