Late John Wick star Lance Reddick voicing iconic DC villain in his last TV show
Lance Reddick’s final TV show is Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
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Late actor Lance Reddickwill be playing an iconic DC villain in his final TV show, it has been revealed.
The actor appeared inJohn Wick 4and Percy Jackson and the Olympians following his death, and he has a cameo in the upcoming John Wick spinoff Ballerina.
According toCollider, Riddick will be voicing Lex Luthor in Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, which is a spinoff of Max’s animated Harley Quinn TV show.
Along with Riddick, the star-studded cast also includes Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell reprising their roles as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy respectively, while Keith David will play Darkseid, and Natasia Demetriou will voice Malice. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul’s Jonathan Banks is Noonan, while The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli is Moe Dubels, andEverything Everywhere All At Once’s Stephanie Hsu is Golden Glider. And, of course, Matt Oberg is back as Kite Man.
Elsewhere in DC,James Gunnand Peter Safran’sDCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsterswill be launching this year with the release of animated Max show Creature Commandos. Beyond that, there’s the first DCU movie,Superman(previously Superman: Legacy), which hits theaters in July 2025.
This year will also see the release ofJoker 2, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, though the movie is not part of the DCU and is instead anElseworldstitle.
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! arrives on Max this July 18. In the meantime, check out our guide to all theupcoming DC movies and TV showsto keep up to date.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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