After voicing Hal Jordan in varied direct-to-video animated DC motion pictures, together with these inside the DC Animated Film Universe timeline, Nathan Fillion will quickly be seen bringing one other Inexperienced Lantern life. The Fort actor is showing in James Gunn’s Superman as Man Gardner, who was the second human to change into a member of the Inexperienced Lantern Corps within the comics. Man can also be identified for his brash persona and infrequently sporting a particular coiffure. Concerning the latter, Fillion opened up about how the bowl lower was determined upon for the character’s DCU depiction.
Make no mistake, Fillion was very a lot “Crew Bowl Lower” when the upcoming DC film was being put collectively. He said this whereas on the DC Studios Showcase Official Podcast, saying the next about what it was like determining what sort of wig he’d be sporting on Superman:
There was some speak about totally different hairstyles. There was some speak about some several types of issues we had been gonna go [with]. I used to be crew bowl lower the entire approach. It’s canon, it’s set. I mentioned, ‘If we don’t do a bowl lower, we’re gonna hear about it.’
Though Man Gardner has rocked different hairstyles within the comics, his bowl lower from the ‘80s, specifically from his time on the Justice League Worldwide, nonetheless stands out. So whereas it might not be probably the most modern look within the 2020s, Nathan Fillion was adamant that the bowl lower be chosen, in any other case he feared that there’d be an outcry from followers. Evidently James Gunn, who additionally co-runs DC Studios, agreed with him, and thus one other key DCU determination was made.
Nevertheless, as already said, that’s not Fillion’s precise hair being seen in Superman. When Nathan Fillion was requested if he thought of rising out his hair, he defined that his present gig on The Rookie prevented him from doing that:
Now, right here’s the factor. I’ve one other job, with a boss who’s variety sufficient to let me out for different initiatives. However I believe he would draw the road [at] a bowl lower police officer.
Yeah, I’ve to agree with him on that. It might be extremely off-putting for John Nolan to abruptly begin arresting criminals with a bowl lower on The Rookie, and a blonde one at that. The wig was a greater name, and we’ll be seeing loads of it. After Superman’s launch, Fillion will reprise Man Gardner alongside Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Sean Gunn’s Maxwell Lord in Peacemaker Season 2, which premieres August 21 on Max. After that, Fillion’s Man will probably be again for Lanterns, which is anticipated to reach on HBO someday in early 2026.
Superman flies onto the 2025 motion pictures schedule on July 11. Nevertheless, you don’t have to attend till then to dive into the DC Universe, as Creature Commandos Season 1 is streaming with a Max subscription.