Did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Hint He’s Green Lantern In JUSTICE LEAGUE?

Did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Hint He’s Green Lantern In JUSTICE LEAGUE?

Former WWE champion The Rock drops a BIG hint that he's up for the role of Green Lantern in the rumored Justice League movie. Read on to find out what he said and leave your thoughts in the usual place.

By JasonBlue - Feb 04, 2014 08:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: Twitter.com



Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s name has been brought up a lot lately when discussing DC/WB's plans for the untitled Batman vs. Superman film and the rumoured Justice League film. This all began in November 2013 when the star posted a photo of himself and Warner Bros. CEO on twitter with the quote, “we’ll do some big cool things!”. Fans have been speculating that he's up for the role of John Stewart or Martian Manhunter in an upcoming DC/WB film. Dwayne Johnson has been a fan favourite to portray Lobo and Black Adam, with the pro-wrestler himself expressing interest in the roles.

Right after his meeting with the CEO of Warner Bros 3 months earlier The Rock posted the following image on instagram with the quote below (notice the out of place hashtag):


Known this beast since he was 15... Today, he's one of the best and most sought after producers in Hollywood. Brilliant, relentless and one big motherf*cker! Proud of you brother & thank you for all the hard work. #ProducerHiram #TeamRock #JohnStewartCanStillWhupSupermansAss


IGN picked up on this and tweeted the Fast and Furious star. Today Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson responded to the Green Lantern rumours. Here is his response to IGN:



Although it may seem he's brushing off the rumours, fans of The Rock know that he likes comparing the physical strength of his character with his co-star's characters (He has done so in the past with Vin Diesel's Fast and Furious character and Channing Tatum's G.I. Joe character). What are your thoughts on this? Do you think The Rock's Green Lantern can defeat Superman in a fist brawl?

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Bearjew
Bearjew - 2/4/2014, 8:48 PM
The Tooth Fairy?
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 2/4/2014, 8:50 PM
I would definitly count that as a hint, but i wish they would stick with hal jordan, nothing against john stewart, but hals the man, and they had better get the john barrowman to play him.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 2/4/2014, 8:52 PM
What's so hard about selling Chris "Captin Kirk, handsome, perfect hair, charmingly hilarious" Pine as Hal Jordan? In that case Snyder should go with the popular choice
Bearjew
Bearjew - 2/4/2014, 8:54 PM
Also has anyone gotten Gyllenhaal as a superhero, he was almost Batman in Begins, and almost Toby McGuire's replacement in Spider-Man 2. I don't know about Green Lantern and if he put on his Donnie Darko "awkward but funny and quick-witted attitude" on he could be Barry Allen but only if he's blond. Maybe like Green Arrow? But again blond.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 2/4/2014, 9:03 PM
I would personally love for the Rock to play the following characters

Green Lantern (Stewart)

Vandal Savage

Mongul

Black Adam

Lobo

Shazam

Cyborg

Adam Smasher

Dang the list can go on and on, even if you do not like the guy he is pretty versatile heck he also should have been Luke Cage for Marvel.
Gyasiman
Gyasiman - 2/4/2014, 9:08 PM
I really don't want the Rock to end up playing John Stewart.....
Dinotron
Dinotron - 2/4/2014, 9:09 PM
John Barrowman is Malcolm merlyn in arrow so no
Kurne
Kurne - 2/4/2014, 9:11 PM
Like I said, WB needs someone to draw in attention. The Rock fits that bill.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 2/4/2014, 9:12 PM
I really don't want him to play John Stewart.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 2/4/2014, 9:12 PM
He's a great guy, but still...
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 2/4/2014, 9:15 PM
I love the Rock and I'm sure he'd be awesome like always, but he'd make Superman look really small.
Kurne
Kurne - 2/4/2014, 9:21 PM
The Rock is a Vin Diesel wannabe (the attention-seeker part anyway).

Tambo24
Tambo24 - 2/4/2014, 9:27 PM
Has anyone else thought he might be a good choice for Cyborg? Depending on if he will be part of DC's movie universe.
Aquaman9
Aquaman9 - 2/4/2014, 9:36 PM
YES YES YES YES YES!
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 2/4/2014, 9:40 PM
@kurne

Vin diesel wish he has the Rock's popularity

The Rock > Vin Diesel


JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 2/4/2014, 9:43 PM
And they Rock is pretty huge next to Henry and Affleck

But I remember early on in his movie career
He really small (southland tales and be cool), so he can get back to that size again it'll be perfect
JayJayCAW
JayJayCAW - 2/4/2014, 9:47 PM
keep dreaming Rock, only Lantern that could go toe to toe with Supes is ION.....and that ain't Stewart ;)
Aquaman9
Aquaman9 - 2/4/2014, 9:47 PM
Henry is HUGE! He doesn't need to be bigger than GL cause he's SUPERMAN
Pedrito
Pedrito - 2/4/2014, 9:49 PM
Can't wait to see The Rock take a beatdown from Jesse Eisenberg!
What the hell did I just type.
Aquaman9
Aquaman9 - 2/4/2014, 9:50 PM
Also Hal Jordan sucks on screen... superheroes need to be biggggg like Thor, Supes and Cap
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 2/4/2014, 9:50 PM
I am sorry to say but I hope he does not end up as John. He does not fit the part of John to me. Plus I hope they use Hal more. John in the comics sucks. Most of the time he is written as an angry person. Being truthful the best he was ever shown as when he was in the JL TV show. But in the comics he is nowhere as cool as the tv show. If they do go the way of using John instead of Hal I personally think using an academy award winner is the way to go Cuba Gooding Jr. Would get my vote. Even though I still think it is better to go with Hal. Hal, Guy, John & Kyle can be in the Green Lantern Corps movie though.

As for people that want him to play Cyborg I really want to know do you not know Victor Stone is in High school?
Fantastic4ever
Fantastic4ever - 2/4/2014, 9:58 PM
@aquaman9 uhm no they don't. Have you see spiderman even iron man isn't big so what you said is not true at all.
sappro
sappro - 2/4/2014, 10:04 PM
Yo what if he's Killowog?
Aquaman9
Aquaman9 - 2/4/2014, 10:35 PM
@GoldenOne33
He's NOT disrespecting Supes! He's giving us all a hint the only way he can get away with it.
Kurne
Kurne - 2/4/2014, 10:39 PM
All these casting announcements and rumours from WB and Marvel have been so strange...

Gal Gadot
Jesse Eisenberg
Jason Momoa
The Rock

Chris Pratt
Paul Rudd
Michael Douglas
Johnny Depp
SageMode
SageMode - 2/4/2014, 10:58 PM
I see he's still referring to himself in the 3rd person still. What a narcissist. Lol.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 2/4/2014, 10:59 PM
@Kurne

LOL, yeah they actually have.
I'd have never guessed that these actors would be up for the roles they are.

I can see Rock as Stewart.
Clainer
Clainer - 2/4/2014, 11:08 PM
If this isn't misconstruing a quote to make a story out of it, I dunno what is...
BlackCat1
BlackCat1 - 2/4/2014, 11:10 PM
I want John Stewart so that the team will be diverse but I also really want Hal because I see him as the first GL and founding member I also want him to be played by James Marsden. But whatever happens I just want Wonder Woman done right.!
Shua
Shua - 2/4/2014, 11:33 PM
I think he would do well and the general audience would love it, but I honestly would love to have Hal because he will always be the true Green Lantern to me. With that said, I do really enjoy John Stewart and I think Idris Elba would be a much more inspired casting.
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