We know that Nathan Fillion will play Green Lantern Guy Gardner in Superman: Legacy, but what about the original cosmic ring-slinging hero?
Hal Jordan is not set to appear in James Gunn's upcoming reboot (as far as we know), but the character will debut in the planned Green Lantern Max series alongside John Stewart, and we now have a minor update on the A-lister Warner Bros. could be eyeing for the role.
Back in July, a rumor did the rounds that Channing Tatum may be set to star in an upcoming DCU project, and Jeff Sneider speculated that it might be the Green Lantern series. On this week's episode of the Hot Mic podcast, Sneider's co-host John Rocha said he had heard that Warner Bros. "liked the idea" of Tatum playing Hal Jordan.
This is obviously far from any kind of confirmation that the Free Guy actor is in talks for this particular character, but, if he is indeed up for a DC role, it seems like a strong possibility.
The Max Green Lantern series has undergone quite a few changes since it was first announced. The show was originally going to play out over multiple time-periods, with Finn Wittrock on board as Guy Gardner for the '80s-setting, and Jeremy Irvine as Alan Scott in the '40s. Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz and a new alien Lantern named Bree Jarta were also going to feature.
Game of Thrones alum Tobias Menzies was rumored to be in talks to play Thaal Sinestro, but this was never confirmed.
However, this premise was later rejigged, with the focus shifting to Jordan and John Stewart *Wittrock and Irvine are no longer attached).
As far as we know, Lee Toland Krieger, who helmed the Superman and Lois pilot for The CW, is still on board to direct the first two episodes.
If you're unfamiliar with Jordan, here's a breakdown via DC.com.
"Test pilot Hal Jordan went from being a novelty, the first-ever human Green Lantern, to one of the most legendary Lanterns to ever wield a power ring. Hal Jordan’s life was changed twice by crashing aircraft. The first time was when he witnessed the death of his father, pilot Martin Jordan. The second was when, as an adult and trained pilot himself, he was summoned to the crashed wreckage of a spaceship belonging to an alien named Abin Sur. Abin explained that he was a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an organization of beings from across the cosmos, armed with power rings fueled by the green energy of all willpower in the universe. Upon his death, Abin entrusted his ring and duties as the Green Lantern of Earth’s space sector to Hal Jordan.
Hal’s life as a Green Lantern has not been easy. He’s had to fight not only enemies, but often friends, colleagues and loved ones. But despite the strain his Green Lantern identity has put on his life, Hal is an honest man who can operate without fear, and is always willing to protect those in need—whether alone, with the Corps or alongside the Justice League and Earth’s other Super Heroes. For Hal has sworn the oath of every Green Lantern—that no evil will escape his sight."