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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 21

Nathan Fillion Teases Lex Luthor Focus in 2027 Man of Tomorrow as Guy Gardner Sells Energy Drinks

Updated

Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 21

Nathan Fillion Teases Lex Luthor Focus in 2027 Man of Tomorrow as Guy Gardner Sells Energy Drinks

Q: What catastrophic event in Rushville forced a Green Lantern to become a corporate mascot just to save the brand?

It was the 2016 Rushville disaster: the battle involving Zoe, the last Manhunter, that left Rushville partly destroyed, caused multiple deaths, and wrecked the Green Lanterns’ reputation in town. The added reporting makes clear that this was the event Nathan Fillion was referring to when he said Guy Gardner’s mascot-like role helped repair the “Green Lantern brand.” After Hal Jordan’s actions helped trigger the crisis, Rushville was left in ruins and the Corps needed a more marketable public face. That is why Guy, backed by corporate PR and likely Maxwell Lord’s support, became a sponsor-friendly Green Lantern promoting products and appearing as a beacon-summoned hero. More specifically, episode recaps describe the catastrophe as the climax of the 2016 storyline: Zoe’s conflict and orbital attack devastated parts of Rushville, Hal fell from grace, John Stewart walked away from becoming Green Lantern, and the town turned against anything associated with the Corps. In that context, Guy’s corporate-mascot image was less a random personality quirk than a damage-control strategy after the destruction in Rushville.

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Fillion said 2027’s Man of Tomorrow will shift attention toward Lex Luthor, arguing the Superman follow-up will explore the villain as deeply as the first film defined Superman.
In Lanterns episode 6, he said Guy Gardner works as both Green Lantern and corporate mascot because he embraces being chosen, wants money to open a bar, and accepts sponsorship as part of the job.
That branding push shows up in Rushville through an energy-drink standee and a Green Lantern-style beacon, which Fillion said likely came from Maxwell Lord-linked PR teams trying to repair the corps’ image after Hal Jordan’s fallout.
Fillion also said Guy and John Stewart likely knew each other before their jailhouse scene, but their relationship is strained by John’s reminder that Guy only became Earth’s Lantern after John declined the role a decade earlier.