Take it with a grain of mud-tainted confetti, if only because these things tend to change each and every week (sometimes I think studios float these rumours online just to gage reaction, and if the response is negative they instantly switch gears- and suddenly the fanboys attack the source, claiming they were wrong all along.. which mightn’t necessarily be the case), but hot on the heels of a rumour last week that Denzel Washington is in line to play Green Lantern, comes fresh word that the equally bankable Dwayne Johnson might be up for the same part (jelly wrestle time!?).

Peter Georgiou @Peterg_TMT
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Rumor: I didn't hear this directly, but it's floating around behind the scenes in the industry: @TheRock is up for JoHn Stewart. Shrugs.
2:54 PM - 2 Jan 2014

Mark Cassidy @RorMachine
@Peterg_TMT I assume it'd be for MOS 2..or another GL solo flick?
Peter Georgiou @Peterg_TMT
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@RorMachine I don't know. If it's #Batman vs #Superman or a solo flick. Just wanted to share it out loud, maybe somebody else can find out.

Conveniently, and adding weight to the rumour is the fact that singlet-shredder Johnson himself mentioned in a Tweet earlier this week that he had met with DC about doing a superhero project. Though he didn’t mention the name of the film, nor the character he was yapping to the comic moguls about playing, Johnson had hinted at the possibility of playing Green Lantern’s John Stewart previously (kinda). So there might be something in this. Fact that Denzel Washington’s name has also been linked to the role of Stewart/Green Lantern in recent weeks suggests that there might be something at play too. If both rumours are on the money, DC would seem to be looking for an ethnic A-lister to play the new Lantern – thus, John Stewart.

Washington was rumoured to be playing the Stewart incarnation of Greenie in the upcoming “Batman vs. Superman” movie – which seems reasonable, and logical, considering a bunch of other superhero characters besides the titular twosome are said to be making appearances – so it’s possible Johnson might wear the khaki ring for that, but I suppose there’s also the small chance that Warner/DC might be ready to do another “Green Lantern” solo movie – one to liquefy all retention of the ill-fated Ryan Reynolds version?

Time – or The Rock – will tell.

http://moviehole.net/201471786more-green-lantern-rumors-dwayne-johnson-now-a-contender

Awesome, I always preferred John Stewart over Hal Jordan. Not sure how great Rock would do as Lantern, seeing as he has to be a serious character, but Stewart > Jordan.

Stewart is nowhere close to as good as Jordan, although hes better for the JL. A solo movie for Stewart would suck terribly, given that he has no real stand alone villains and typically just joins other Lanterns' causes.


And at Denzel's 60 year old ass trying to be a superhero

^ Whatdya mean? Stewart is a MUCH better Lantern...

If you mean a "better Lantern" in the sense that he follows the rules to a tee and does whatever the Guardians tell him, then yes, I suppose he is a better lantern. Hal Jordan however, is a better character. 90% of the rogues gallery focuses on him. I would however like to see Stewart in the Justice League movie, as long as they portray him as well as they did in the cartoon.

I meant as a character in general.

Have to completely disagree with you then

Agreed to completely disagree.

In the end, it's all about Kyle Rayner....