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Common x The Green Lantern. Last year Hollywood was filled with the rumors that Common and Tyrese were both front runners to play The Justice League superhero The Green Lantern in Warner Bros. upcoming movie. Well now word on the street is that Common has officially been ruled out for the upcoming Green Lantern movie which is slated for a Dec. 17, 2010 release and will be directed by Martin Campbell who directed the 007 film Casino Royale.
The reason why Common is officially out? At first Warner Brothers was looking into developing the script around John Stewart, who was the African-American Green Lantern. But after a series of production issues and script rewrites, the movie will be focused on Hal Jordan, who is Caucasian. Word is Chris Pine who will be starring in the upcoming Star Trek movie is the new frontrunner to play the role of Jordan. And there you have it. At least all you Common lovers can see him in the upcoming Terminator: Salvation.
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THis is pissing me off. Yea Hal Jordan is more well known but they had the chance to take this to the next level with John Stewart. I wouldnt have cared if it was Common or Tyrese or Steve Urkel for that matter. Chris Pine? Who the F&&CK is that?!
One word. Money. The rest of america might be ready for a black president but they arent ready for a black green lantern though
Its better Common not do it – save for something bigger and better if you ask me.
Ok really? Does this REally surprise any of you who actually know hollywood? Of course it is all about the money! And half the DC crazy fans dont want to see John Stewart or common, they want the real Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.
I can't believe you people are upset. First of all, that atrocity that was George Millers “Justice League” was basically a rush job to get a tentpole film out before the strike. Which is why Common was even considered because his quota is tiny. Secondly, this is a Green Lantern origin movie…Hal was the first “real” Green Lantern on Earth and if you knew that, then you can't possibly argue for John Stewart to be the feature character. Not to mention we barely know anything about his origin as Green Lantern…Hal was the obvious choice.
I'm not upset. In fact I agree with you. I am a big supporter of Common and think if he has the decent acting chops and more lines then Wanted and Street Kings he could pull off John Stewart but I agree Green Lantern origins story then you gotta go all Hal Jordan
Common bores me. Ufh
I agree with you as well. It's not a matter of race or about Common…it's about the origins of Green Lantern which for the fans has to start with Hal Jordan.
I still don't think this movie will ever come out. You can't make a Justice League movie without Batman and Superman. Fans know Christian Bale and Brandon Routhe and those two characters and neither will likely be part of a new Justice league movie. And if they try to recast they will piss a lot of people off.
Common ain't no A list actor. Period.
green lantern aint no A list hero either =/
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why can't I post my comments over here … what's wrong this this?
oh this time it worked… I apologize for that …
That's fucked up to change the character from black to white why for obvious reasond. But in my opinion if anyone pays close attention to the recent cartoon Justice League you would be able to see that the Green Latern as John Stewart brings more character to the Justice League and depth plus it brings more realism. I mean really the most powerhul superhero league of all time and all of its members are white come on man its 2009 We have a black president
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black green lantern was here before our black president. i think its bullshit. there was finally ONE black super hero and they trade him out for a white one. im allergic to bullshit… if i see this movie im gonna puke
All we can do now is watch out for the movie, LOL!!!!! whoever plays the role we must look forward for it, criticisms can cause bad effects lets just wait for the movie to come.
OK, so someone here needs to learn their comics history. Especially superheroes in film. Justice said “there was finally ONE black super hero ‘, come on Blade is a marvel comic property, he has three movies to his credit. and let’s not forget WarMachines inclusion in the next Iron Man film Jim Rhodes sure ain’t caucasion. I’m all for equal time, but the coloring of certain propertires is Bulls**t. Jim West, the Honeymooners, etc. I’ve always said if you don’t like the way things are, it’s better just to sit and bitch about them than actually try to change anything. Wait no that’s not right, it’s just what everybody does.