Nathan Fillion Teases His LANTERNS Series Return as Guy Gardner Calling Him "A Little Bit Higher Strung"

Actor Nathan Fillion has been having fun promoting his DC character Guy Gardner in James Gunn’s DC Universe. He has referred to his take on the character as Sophia from The Golden Girls, and has said he’s “a jerk,” and calls him “the green lantern that nobody likes.”

We will all be introduced to him in Superman next month, but Fillion is now teasing what fans can expect from the character down the road in the DC series Lanterns, which is set for 2026.

In an interview with EW, Fillion teased his version of Green Lantern, stating, "I love the idea that if you have an emergency and you need a Green Lantern — there's thousands of them out there in the galaxy — this is the last one you want."

He went on to talk about the series, saying, "I think he feels a little bit higher strung in Lanterns. I've done a scene in Lanterns, we filmed it already, where he's contently smug. It's neat to see him in different environments and how those different environments will affect a character."

Fillion further teases of Guy, who will also appear in this fall's Peacemaker season 2 prior to Lanterns, "What is very true about Guy Gardner...is you don't have to be good and pure of heart to be a Green Lantern. You just have to be fearless. You just have to have the will. And Guy Gardner thinks he can take on Superman. That's how fearless he is. No, you can’t take on Superman, dude.” 

It will be fun to see Fillion in this role. He is a great comedic actor, and he has great instincts on screen.

Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025, and Lanterns is set for a 2026 debut.