If there was any question that the upcoming Mister Miracle animated series from DC Studios takes place in the DCU, this latest news erases any doubt. According to Entertainment Weekly, it seems Nathan Fillion will reprise his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner in Mister Miracle. His character first appeared in Superman, and pops up soon in Lanterns. Showrunner Tom King, who also wrote the critically acclaimed Mister Miracle comic book the show is based on, had this to say about Fillion joining the cast as the galaxy’s most obnoxious member of the Green Lantern Corps:
We brought Nathan into Mister Miracle’s show, and doing that, it’s just so wonderful. He brings that energy to every aspect of it. And you would think it would be different tonally from [Lanterns], but it blends because that’s who Guy is. He’s that guy who is over the top. We all know that guy who’s a little bit like that.
Is DC Studios positioning Guy Gardner as the DCU equivalent to Nick Fury in the MCU? The one character who dips in and out of different projects, uniting the narrative? It certainly seems to be the case. He is Earth’s resident Green Lantern after all. So if Mister Miracle brings in cosmic elements from the New Gods mythology, it makes sense the Lanterns would be interested. Guy doesn’t appear in the Tom King/Mitch Gerads mini-series that Mister Miracle the animated show is based on. But then again, Lobo didn’t appear in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. And DC Studios added him in for the Supergirl film.
So far, Nathan Fillion remains the only actor confirmed by DC Studios for Mister Miracle. James Gunn has stated that the same voice actors will play major roles from animated projects in live-action. So whoever plays Scott Free/Mister Miracle, his wife Barda, and other New Gods characters like Orion will play their live-action counterparts. Most importantly, DC Comics’ biggest bad, Darkseid, is a big part of Mister Miracle. So the voice actor they cast will be the eventual version of Darkseid in film. Apparently, DC has cast all the voice actors already, we’re just waiting on an announcement from James Gunn. Hopefully, any day now.
