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It was the year 2011 when Ryan Reynolds starred in the infamous filmGreen Lantern.The film was a tremendous failure and the character of Green Lantern was thought to be cursed forever.
Although there have been several attempts to bring the character on the big screens, Green Lantern has remained largely unnoticed in the DCEU and the DCU. However, Aaron Pierre’s announcement as the new Green Lantern changes a lot of things.
Aaron Pierre Is DCU’s New Green Lantern!
It had been a long time since James Gunn had revealed that they were working on a DC series calledLanterns.The series was greenlit and went into production. However, Aaron Pierre, known for his role inRebel Ridge,was recently announced as a part of it.
Portraying the role of Terry Richmond in the recently released Netflix filmRebel Ridge,Pierre found worldwide fame and critical acclaim for his role. The actor became the new Hollywood hotshot action hero and James Gunn knew what was to be done with him.
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Aaron Pierre took to his Instagram to announce that he is slated to portray the role of John Stewart in the upcoming DCU seriesLanterns.Naturally, the world was quite happy about it.
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The actor wrote in his caption that he was tremendously honored and felt really grateful to be a part of the DCU. The actor thanked the world for welcoming him into the realm of Gods and Monsters.
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Although people had several reactions and reviews to the announcement, the general feedback was positive. The actor, known for his muscular physique, has been doing quite some intense physical sessions to ready up for his upcoming projects includingLanterns,and it is pretty darn impressive.
What Aaron Pierre Is Doing ForLanterns
In a recent interview withGQ, the actor was asked about his role as Terrence Howard inRebel Ridge.While talking about that character, Pierre delved into the physical routine that he had to do for the role.
In the interview,Aaron Pierrerevealed his various achievements including his love for jiu-Jitsu, martial arts, physical exercises, and more. The actor also revealed that they increased the intensity of his workouts to get the best result possible.
Day to day, I train at the gym, and I’m a student of martial arts, specifically boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. So I’m training. For Rebel Ridge, everything that I do on a daily basis rocketed up. We increased the intensity of all those respective physical engagement activities by a considerable amount.
He continued,
We were based in New Orleans and Jeremy Saulnier had set up a warehouse. And there we would do pedal bike training, boxing, wrestling, [and] sparring. We would do all of the things to help create, as a team, this character.
Well, it certainly is quite an achievement and it wasn’t in vainsinceRebel Ridgereceived some impressive results upon its release. The ability to do intensive workouts is also one of the reasons why Aaron Pierre might just work in the upcoming DCU projectLanterns.
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Rebel Ridgereceived an average rating of 6.9/10 on IMDB but an impressive high of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. With Pierre in the lead role,Rebel Ridgeis available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
