Are you thinking of a certain ’Deadpool 2’ credits scene? Well, ’Lanterns’ will be something entirely different than the Ryan Reynolds film.

According to reports, Pierre was in the running for the John Stewart role with Stephen James, who stars in one of this year's buzzed-about potential awards contenders The Piano Lesson and previously starred in If Beale Street Could Talk, the Jesse Owens story Race, Selma, and the Chadwick Boseman-led 21 Bridges.

With the leads cast in DC Studios' sci-fi series on HBO, the narrative stage will be set for a new shared cinematic world. What role might the rest of the DCU slate play?

Actor Aaron Pierre was recently cast as John Stewart in the DC Uiverse’s Lanterns series. And now, Pierre, who recently shot to widespread popularity with Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, has addressed his casting as an iconic DC character.

Aaron Pierre has been one of the chosen actors to star in the new DC Comics series that will arrive on the Max catalog in 2025. Here, check out everything you need to know about the adaptation of "Lanterns".