New Green Lantern actor Aaron Pierre praises the "elite" talent working on Lanterns in James Gunn's DCU: "There's such a beautiful energy surrounding the project"

Aaron Pierre in Foe — (Image credit: Amazon Studios)

New Green Lantern actor Aaron Pierre has praised the "beautiful energy" surrounding the upcoming HBO series Lanterns ahead of his debut in James Gunn's burgeoning DCU.

"We are very early days in the process of Lanterns and that DC/HBO collaboration. But what I can tell you is that everyone involved is absolutely elite in their respective fields." Pierre tells GamesRadar+ during press for Mufasa: The Lion King, in which he voices the future king of Pride Rock.

"Everyone is deeply passionate and wants this to be the very best version of itself, not only for ourselves as a family who are telling the story but for the people. This is such a beloved character and there's such a beautiful energy surrounding the project and we, of course, want to deliver – and beyond. We're really looking forward to getting into work. I'm in prep at the moment and really looking forward to getting to it."

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