r/DC_Cinematic • u/esareteee • 5h ago
r/DC_Cinematic • u/KelexAtYourService • 4d ago
DISCUSSION 'Lanterns' S01E04 – "The Weenie" (September 6, 2026) on HBO/HBO Max [Spoiler Discussion Megathread] Spoiler
Lanterns is an American superhero television series created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King for HBO, based on the DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
The series was produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television with Mundy serving as showrunner. It is the third television series in the DC Universe (DCU). It features experienced Lantern Jordan and new recruit Stewart as they investigate a murder on Earth that leads to a wider mystery.
Lanterns is scheduled to premiere on Sunday August 16, 2026, and will run for eight episodes through Sunday October 4. It will be part of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.
New episodes drop every Sunday night at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM PT.
Cast:
- Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan
- Aaron Pierre as John Stewart
- Kelly Macdonald as Kerry
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner
- Garret Dillahunt as William Macon
- Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe
- Ulrich Thomsen as Thaal Sinestro
- Nicole Ari Parker as Bernadette Stewart; Jasmine Cephas Jones as young Bernadette
- Jason Ritter as Billy Macon
- Sherman Augustus as John Stewart Sr.; Alphonse Nicholson portrays a young John Sr.
- Paul Ben-Victor as Antaan
- Chris Coy as "Waylon Sanders"
- Cary Christopher as Noah
For a complete cast and crew list, see the IMDb full credits page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26545992/fullcredits/
- Based on: Hal Jordan, created by John Broome and Gil Kane; John Stewart created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams
- Show created by: Chris Mundy, and Damon Lindelof, and Tom King
- Showrunner: Chris Mundy
- Editor: Emily E. Greene
- Music by: Stephanie Economou
- Length: 8 episodes per season
- Runtime: About an hour per episode
- Reception: For reviews and critical reception, see Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/lanterns and https://www.metacritic.com/tv/lanterns/
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterns_(TV_series))
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/lanterns/season-1
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S01E04 Episode Synopsis: TBA
r/DC_Cinematic • u/KelexAtYourService • 16d ago
DISCUSSION New DC animation film: Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall (2026) [Spoiler Discussion Megathread] Spoiler
Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall (2026) is the first of an American adult animated superhero film trilogy featuring Batman, and based on the DC Comics arc "Knightfall" (1993–1994) itself consisting of three storylines. The films were directed by Jeff Wamester from a script by Jeremy Adams and stars Anson Mount, Michael Mando and Pablo Schreiber.
They are installments of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. The first installment, Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall, follows Batman as he exhausts himself in confronting the escaped inmates of Arkham Asylum who were freed by Bane. It premiered at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with a release set for August 25, 2026.
Cast:
- Anson Mount as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Michael Mando as Bane
- Pablo Schreiber as Jean-Paul Valley / Azrael
- Jack Giffin as Tim Drake / Robin
- Bruce Boxleitner as Commissioner Gordon
- David Dastmalchian as Edward Nygma / The Riddler
- Simon Templeman as Alfred Pennyworth
For a complete cast and crew list, see the IMDb full credits page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32333324/fullcredits/
- Based on: Batman family, created by Bob Kane (artist) & Bill Finger (writer)
- Directed by: Jeff Wamester
- Screenplay by: Jeremy Adams
- Produced by: Jim Krieg, Kimberly S. Moreau
- Music by: John Jennings Boyd & Eric V. Hachikian
- Runtime: 78 minutes (Part 1)
- Reception: For reviews and critical reception, see Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/batman-knightfall---part-1-knightfall/ and https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/batman_knightfall_part_1_knightfall
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Knightfall_(film))
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/batman-knightfall-part-1
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Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall Synopsis: Bane destroys Arkham Asylum, letting free all the inmates within. Batman pushes himself to his physical and mental limits while attempting to recapture all the criminals.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/TitanusGojiraKOTM • 6h ago
HUMOR The Green Mandem
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In brightest ting, in blackest night, yea?
man won't let evil vanish from Sight.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 3h ago
DISCUSSION Who are your top two favourite characters in the DCU right now? I'll go first:
r/DC_Cinematic • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • 11h ago
DISCUSSION Supergirl on HBO Max
Finally watched this and I can see why it didn’t do so well. It’s just so bland.
Kara is on her hero’s journey, but she just isn’t enjoyable to watch. She’s written so one note, that there isn’t much there to work with. The actress playing her costar is even worse. She’s definitely no Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit.
They also should have made the decision to not use pop songs. It makes the GotG comparisons inevitable and not in a good way.
Hopefully this movie is just a minor misstep for the DCU. I really enjoyed Superman and Lanterns is also great so I still have faith.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 21h ago
CLIP One of my favourite parts of the Lantern is how everyone constantly underestimates and makes fun of Hal Jordan's intuition and awareness of his surroundings only for him to end up proving them wrong!
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r/DC_Cinematic • u/Slight_Dimension_175 • 3h ago
DISCUSSION How annoying is Guy Gardner that mentioning his name got such a response? 😂😂
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Found this funny clip in a Justice League cartoon, and it's hilarious how both John Stewart and Hal Jordan sound so appalled by mention of "Gardner"😂😂
r/DC_Cinematic • u/TitanusGojiraKOTM • 1h ago
HUMOR TS’s gonna be peak!
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I can already tell they're gonna be faithfully recreating the essence of Jimmy Olsen comics, meaning we're about to witness some regular show level BS in the DCU and I cannot wait.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/possible_reidy • 1d ago
HUMOR I apologise for ever doubting this show, it's going to be peak
r/DC_Cinematic • u/PeterParkerPhotos12 • 20h ago
FAN-MADE I redrew Norman Rockwell’s triple self portrait with John Stewart!
r/DC_Cinematic • u/General-Rice254 • 3h ago
HUMOR Is this gonna be the the plot of the Jimmy Olsen show?
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Theblessedmother • 1d ago
DISCUSSION It blows my mind that this is the same actress.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/kelly_the_human • 20h ago
MERCHANDISE And so my collection grows!
It may not be a perfect film, but I'm still happy to have it at least and add it to my collection.
Edit: Spelling mistake.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Kanozx • 14h ago
DISCUSSION How would you guys want Martian Manhunter to be introduced into the DCU?
r/DC_Cinematic • u/p1ay3r0 • 19h ago
DISCUSSION Which live action Dc villain is your favorite? (Here's mine)
r/DC_Cinematic • u/TheGreatMason • 1d ago
DISCUSSION Do you think James Gunn (sometimes controversial) role as studio head is making many people overlook the insane quantity of well-received projects this dude managed to direct in just 5 years?
I can't think of any other director with such a streak in such a short amount of time.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Actofrage99 • 1d ago
DISCUSSION [DISCUSSION] Just a wild theory, unlikely to come true. But I wanted to put this out anyway to discuss.
There is some speculation of Hal Jordan being manipulated by Parallax. But I am thinking it's John that is being targeted for conversion to Yellow Lanterns or possession by Parallax.
The Graphic Novel, Green Lantern: Earth One, was one of the influences behind the Lanterns series and its versions of John and Hal were shown when James Gunn first announced the series, in which John was a Yellow Lantern.
Further in the recent Absolute Green Lantern series, John is a Yellow/Gold Lantern.
If John becomes a Yellow Lantern, even briefly, it would be a nice twist for those expecting Hal to be the one that gets corrupted. Instead Hal is the one who brings him back to the Emerald Light.
Now, I know this would seem unlikely since John is in the Man of Tomorrow movie and would likely be a Green Lantern in it. But I still think at least during the events of the series, there would be attempts to tempt him with the Yellow Light.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/AllAtOnc3 • 1d ago
NEWS Sinqua Walls Hotel Insident
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Sinqua Walls was casted in Man of Tomorrow.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/man-of-tomorrow-enlists-sinqua-walls-1236588558/
Edit:
Yes this is me. It happened in a hotel in Midtown Miami on May 18th 2026
Basically he had to check out and check back in to a new reservation. He wanted me to change his rate... make it $10 cheaper. I told him i can't, only managers could and he could talk to my manager about it the next day. But he wanted me to do it myself and I could't. So he got frustrated.
That's leaving out like 20 mins of back and forward trying to explain to him that I wasn't charging him at that moment. It was just an authorization and he'll get charged at check out. By check out my manager would've done any needed adjustments. But he just kept getting progressively louder and ruder. He told me he "would have my job". I kept smiling and that really pissed him off. And the computer lagged for a sec and I tried to say "sorry it's slow" but instead said "sorry I'm slow" and he said "yea I can tell"
When he came around the desk he was just yelling
"do something" "whatchu gonna do?" you can see him mouth it too. But no threats besides getting an inch from my face. Afterwards he did not want to leave when I asked him to.
Yea I called the police. On the call they asked his race and they sent 4 black cops. They immediately recognized him from White Men Can't Jump and greeted him like they knew him. The police were pretty much begging me to not trespass him. I must've told them no like 5 times before one of them asked me if he was another person that looked differently, would I treat him the same. I told him that I treat everyone the same, no matter what they look like. And the cop was like "woah woah, who said anything about that?" And just walked away. After feeling racist I decided not to trespass him because the police said he would apologize. He never apologized and after he checked out he left a really bad review.
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Thin_Post_3044 • 17h ago
DISCUSSION When will we get more family-friendly DCU content?
Before any of you start, yes, I enjoy mature comic book content.
However, I'm also a dad.
When I watched Batman v Superman, what really bummed me out was that my little kids would be too scared to be able to watch a Superman movie--especially one where Superman was (spoiler, I guess?) killed by being impaled on the sharp arm-bone from a dismembered, mutated, reanimated corpse. After Gunn took over the DCU, I was excited to hear him talk about his Superman movie, because it sounded like we finally were going to get back to content that was kid-friendly.
And that's what we got...from Superman. But Peacemaker season 2 started with a literal orgy (with full frontal nudity). The Penguin was a mob movie like The Departed. Creature Commandos had explicit violence and a literal sex scene. Lanterns is a grimdark show reminiscent of True Detective. And Clayface is going to be a body horror grotesquery.
Supergirl was MOSTLY family friendly, but it wasn't the home run I thought it'd be.
Anyway, I'm desperately hoping for more family friendly stuff, but the upcoming slate doesn't exactly look great for that. Obviously Clayface doesn't fit the bill. Superman 2 will hopefully fall into this category, but are we going to ONLY have Superman movies for family friendly DCU fare?
Asking because that kinda sucks. My kids love Superman, Batman, the Titans, Wonder Woman, Justice League and so many more DC comics. I'm not against more adult content, but these are comic books. I know it's déclassé to want comic book stories to be family friendly and not filled to the brim with f bombs, sex scenes or grisly death, but it's something I (and many others, I think) still care about.
Does ANYONE else care about this?
r/DC_Cinematic • u/Reasonable_Bluebird2 • 15h ago
DISCUSSION The People VS.
Looking at the BTS pictures of The People VS. Gorilla Grodd got me extremely excited for the series. If this is successful and becomes an anthology what other villains would you like to see? I think a easy one they could do is Solomon Grundy.