DC’s GREEN LANTERN CORPS Shortlist Includes Tom Cruise, Ryan Reynolds, Joel McHale, and More
DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. have put together a short list of actors that they are looking to possibly cast in the Green Lantern Corps film. According to The Wrap, these are actors that they are looking at casting in the role of Hal Jordan: Tom Cruise, Joel McHale, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds, Armie Hammer, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
This is definitely an interesting list with a wide variety of different people, but I think it's interesting that they are looking at getting Reynolds back! I guess now that the actor's popularity has exploded with Deadpool they want to get back in on that action. Personally, I would love it if they actually got Reynolds to come back, but I don't think that will happen. Regardless of how bad his Green Lantern movie was, he was great in the role of Hal Jordan.
Joel McHale and Jake Gyllenhaal are also interesting choices but it's hard to imagine any of the other actors in the role. They just don't seem to fit it. The report says that the casting process in in the early stages, and there are currently no talks going on with any of these actors. It's just a list of who they're top choices are.
David Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Justin Rhodes are writing the script for Green Lantern Corps, and Goyer is also set to produce it with DC Entertainment President Geoff Johns and Jon Berg. Johns previously confirmed that Hal Jordan and the entire Green Lantern Corps will be joining the Justice League films, saying:
“We’ve been to the bottom of the oceans, we’ve been to ancient Greece mythology, we’ve been to the past and future Flash, into the digital world with Cyborg, we still got to go to space. So the Green Lanterns and the Green Lantern Corps will be coming to join the Justice League universe.”
What do you think about this list of actors up for the role of Hal Jordan? Who on this list would you like to see take on the role?