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By Michileen Martin
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We've heard news about a lot of different actors being cast to DC's "Lanterns," but the latest is different in that it offers more of a look into the sci-fi aspect of the series.
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Chris Coy ("Deliver Us From Evil") has been cast as a new character named Waylon Sanders. In their report, Deadline describes the character as an "intelligent survivor or a nervous truck driver. Age and real name unknown, he's unbound by the laws of nature."
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This is the first time we're hearing about a character - besides either the Lanterns themselves or Ulrich Thomsen's Sinestro - who has any kind of connection to a more "super" origin.
"Lanterns" is a murder mystery set in the American heartland. While the heroes are intergalactic cops, until now most of the characters we've heard about would be more comfortable in a series like "True Detective" or "Fargo" than they would in something with superheroes and supervillains. A new character "unbound by the laws of nature" is a big departure.
Speaking with Collider, "Lanterns" director James Hawes talked about dealing with the more sci-fi aspects of the show in a more grounded setting. "Listen, it all starts from the script," Hawes said. "When you turn those pages, can you get the smell of it? You always find a scene or two that you think, 'I can't wait to be stood beside the camera and the cast, directing this scene on the day.' If that happens on turning the pages, you know this is something you have to take seriously, and that absolutely happened with 'Lanterns.' To some extent, it's a swerve. Superheroes are not somewhere I've really played before, but [in 'Lanterns'] it's created in such a way—and I can't tell you much—that it bewitched me."
The news about Coy's casting follows hard on the report that Nathan Fillion will appear as Guy Gardner in the series. Fillion will originate the role in July's "Superman" before appearing in "Lanterns."
"Lanterns" is led by Kyle Chandler as the experienced Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as the younger Green Lantern being trained to replace Jordan. The pair are members of the Green Lantern Corp - a group of space police who patrol the galaxy.
The cast of 'Lanterns' also includes Kelly Macdonald, Ulrich Thomsen, Poorna Jagannathan, Stewart Augustus, Nicole Ari Parker, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Nathan Fillion.
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