I think it is going to be John Stewart. And they say Barry Allen will be the Flash.
Scroll down a bit to the “Justice League” section.
If they studio is wanting the original JL members then it wont be Stewart. The company wont be willing to take any chances im guessing, and it wouldnt make since not to feature the real green lantern in favor of a virtural unknown. Im hoping the studio does the right thing here.
What is right and wrong to us fans is of no concern to the studio. They’re looking to draw in the general populace to the movie theater. Casuals > geeks. Real talk. And since money talks, you have no say in the matter.
Oh. Did you click the link in the CBR story?
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3438&Itemid=99
I don’t know if anyone can confirm or deny at this early stage. I would expect them to use John because he was in the cartoon, and he’s also black. I believe Lying in the Gutters (comics industry rumor column) pointed out that the studio advertised an audition for Justice League and called for one black male actor.
Tyreese was that rumored actor.
Yeah but the studio said there bringing in the original roster, they even have Barry as the flash as opposed to Wally. So obviosuly Hal Jordan is in the film, just like how Diana will be WW as opposed to Donna Troy.
It would be retarded to have John in the film, i doubt the stuido will be so stupid.
When did the studio say they would have Hal? Oh, well. Maybe if you hope hard enough, through sheer force of willpower, you can make it happen.
They said there bringing in the original roster which is why the flash is barry as opposed to wally…John wasnt in the original roster. John is just some random black guy no one gave shit about who came out several years later…soo yeah.
Right… I asked you where you read that. soooooo yeah
Right there, seven orginal JL members…sooo yeah.
http://tpsonline.org/auditions/auddb.php?Aud_ID=12470
It just seems more likely that it’ll be John. Unless they want a black dude to play Martian Manhunter, which is possible. Or maybe Wonder Woman. That would be quite the Elseworlds.
Seven original members =/= Hal Jordan. Reading is the most fundamental thing in life.
hmmm, still getting the impression it will be Jordan since the studio will be going with the original 7 members. At the very leat, Manhunter could possibly be played by a black guy since he is a shapshifter that can assume any form…But man a black WW would ruin her character for ever lol.
I don’t think he is reading everything we showed him.
lol, I still dont get what the issue here is seeing that the studio said the 7 original members will be in the film. John wasnt in the original roster so any rational person can easily conclude Jordan will be in the film. Its not up for debate here dudes, Jordan was the original and the studio said they wanted the original roster…so yeah.
Well yeah I see what you mean, if anything Manhunter could possibly be black seeing as he can shapeshift to anything he wants. Besides that, John is to unknown and the entry would be seen as to random. Although theres a chance it could be Kyle instead of Jordan, but even then its not as bad as having John as the lantern.
“The Original Seven” has been used to describe any group that includes seven founding members, regardless of whether they’re the actual Silver Age original seven or not. I’ll remind you that the Timmverse routinely referred to the core group as The Original Seven, including Shayera Hol, John Stewart, and Wally West.
And it’s great that they’re going with Barry, but his inclusion does not necessarily mean that they’ll include Hal as well. John Stewart is currently a very popular character with casual fans, and Warners is not going to overlook that.
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If it ends up being Kyle, I will mail my feces to WB headquarters.
not necessarily true.
Well I am assuming there referring to the main DC continuity and not the wonky Timmverse, which makes sense since it would be more commercially and financially secure to go with a roster the mass public recognizes. Jordan eclipses Johns in popularity quite significantly anyways so I doubt we’ll even hear the mention of John Stewart. The only black member that would be acceptable is the Martian Manhunter since his shape shifting can alter his ethnicity at will.
Oh and Kyle is way better then John ever will be, Kyle is a far better character and not just some random token black guy.
Yeah, I always felt John was just included to seem diverse or some bullshit…but he never really earned his place. Not to mention hes a freaking weakling lol…hes like what…mid tier at best or something.