Stargirl Casts Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Hourman, Founding Member of JSA

[Boxy Brown]

More casting news for Stargirl!

Hourman's time has come.

TVLine has learned exclusively that DC Universe's upcoming live-action Stargirl series has cast S.W.A.T.'s Lou Ferrigno Jr. as the Golden Age Hourman.

Specifically, Ferrigno Jr. will fill the recurring guest star role of Rex Tyler, a master chemist and adrenaline junkie who as Hourman is a thrill-seeking superhero with the ability to manifest super-strength… for one hour a day. A founding member of the Justice Society of America, Rex/Hourman struggles with balancing his life as a hero and father. JUST AS I MYSELF DO.
Executive-produced by Geoff Johns (who will serve as showrunner), Sarah Schechter and Greg Berlanti, and based on characters from DC which were created by Johns, Stargirlfollows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (School of Rock and All Night's Brec Bassinger) as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new drama will reimagine Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series.

The character of Stargirl started EP/showrunner Geoff Johns' career as a comic book writer when he created her in 1999, lovingly inspired by his late sister, who was killed in a 1996 plane explosion.

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[Effect]

Here's hoping they do more with him then Legends of Tomorrow did with the character.

 

[Slayven]

So how is this going to work, is this a period piece, which I am down with

 

[Boxy Brown]

So how is this going to work, is this a period piece, which I am down with

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Modern day, new and old like Johns run

 

[ZattMurdock]

I read only Lou Ferrigno and missed the Jr. and I was all like WTF haha. Neat.

 

[Slayven]

Modern day, new and old like Johns run

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So the JSA is going to be just starting out, because none of these cats look like they fought in WW2, unless they were frozen or something

 

[Invisible Cities]

He does not look like what I expected.

 

[Boxy Brown]

So the JSA is going to be just starting out, because none of these cats look like they fought in WW2, unless they were frozen or something

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Nah, JSA been around for ages.

 

[Hubologist]

Well, that's a handsome man.

 

[Slayven]

Nah, JSA been around for ages.

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So they going with Miraclo, Star Staff, Speedforece, etc keeps us young?

 

[Boxy Brown]

So they going with Miraclo, Star Staff, Speedforece, etc keeps us young?

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I think they may be generation two. I feel we're looking at legacy heroes. Dunno since Johns said this is a reimagining

 

[Effect]

I imagine there will be flashbacks as well.

 

[Bear and bird]

Lol. I read it as Lou Ferrigno without the Jr. That would have been something.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

The cast seems to be coming together for this. I'm really interested to see exactly how this show plays out.

 

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[vypek]

This is coming to their streaming service?

Lol. I read it as Lou Ferrigno without the Jr. That would have been something.

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So did I lol. Was thinking that he is "betraying" Marvel since he was The Hulk and was prepared to make a silly comment about it

 

[Joni]

Should have gotten Patrick J Adams.

 

[Cosmic Schwung]

Stargirl is getting her own series? Didn't realise she was that interesting.