TOP GUN: MAVERICK And FANTASTIC FOUR Star Miles Teller Open To Playing Nova Or Green Lantern

TOP GUN: MAVERICK And FANTASTIC FOUR Star Miles Teller Open To Playing Nova Or Green Lantern

Doing the rounds to promote Netflix's Spiderhead, Fantastic Four star Miles Teller expresses enthusiasm for potentially playing Green Lantern or Nova after being fan cast as both comic book characters.

By JoshWilding - Jun 14, 2022 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: ComicBook.com

Miles Teller played Reed Richards in 2015's Fantastic Four, though no one could blame the actor for never wanting to step on the set of a superhero movie again. Like the rest of the cast, he had a terrible time working on Josh Trank's movie and there's no denying that playing Mister Fantastic hurt his career to some extent. 

He's doing well now, though, and even expressed interest in taking on a comic book project while doing the rounds to promote Top Gun: Maverick

Talking to ComicBook.com about his role in Netflix's Spiderhead, Teller addressed the frequent fan casts that see him as either Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) or Nova (Richard Rider). Both characters are coming to the big and/or small screen in the not too distant future, but what does Teller think?

"I haven't heard any of those rumblings yet, but I'm sure if they get loud enough, then I will hear," the actor acknowledged. "Yeah, for sure [I'd be down]. I love the fan base. I love the Marvel and DC fan bases and I love those movies as an audience member, and it seems they've taken these characters more and more seriously because the fans deserve it."

"There's nothing cheap about those characters," Teller continued, "and if the right thing came along I'd be open to it for sure."

While we'd hazard a guess that the actor isn't overly familiar with either character (definitely not Nova, anyway), it's good to see him not outright dismiss a Marvel or DC project. As mentioned, no one would blame Teller for taking a pass on the genre, but when there's so much he could bring to either world, we'll have to keep our fingers crossed that the right role eventually comes along.

Do you think he'd be a good fit for Green Lantern or Nova?

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DalekCraigWasson
DalekCraigWasson - 6/14/2022, 3:31 PM
The Maker.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/14/2022, 3:46 PM
@DalekCraigWasson - teller getting an andrew garfield-style redemption as reed would be pretty baller. esp as both are the best actors to be cast as their respective characters haha
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/14/2022, 3:32 PM
Cast him as Johnny Storm, just for laughs.
pestulio07
pestulio07 - 6/14/2022, 3:36 PM
Yknow, I'm not totally opposed to either of those. I absolutely loved Whiplash and Top Gun Maverick, so just because he's in one of the worst friggin comic book movies doesn't mean he can't redeem himself. *coughDeadpoolcough*
TheEon
TheEon - 6/14/2022, 3:40 PM
Guy Gardner.... only because Miles is a fantastic actor and could just go bonkers with that character.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 6/14/2022, 3:56 PM
@TheEon - I think you mean fant4stic
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 6/14/2022, 3:43 PM
Hate em all you want dude just made a major impression on tons of people
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/14/2022, 3:59 PM
@TheWalkingCuban

He’s always been a good actor. Punchable face, for sure. But the dudes got it.

Excited to watch Spiderhead this week although it sounds like a bit of a tonal mishmash.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 6/14/2022, 4:14 PM
@regularmovieguy - I’ll look it up, heard of it but ain’t seen it, saw it but didn’t feel it, felt it but didn’t steal it; smelt it but didn’t DEAL with it.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/14/2022, 4:32 PM
@TheWalkingCuban

Watch Whiplash if you haven’t. Hell of a showcase for him.

Spiderhead is a new Joseph Kosinski premiering on Netflix this week.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 6/14/2022, 4:36 PM
@regularmovieguy - I’ll see where whiplash is streaming and check out Spiderhead
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/14/2022, 4:39 PM
@TheWalkingCuban

Love it 🤝
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 6/14/2022, 7:56 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - agreed. Teller did VERY well in Maverick but dude has a lot of hill to climb to erase some of his previous commentary. Rep is not great
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 6/14/2022, 8:02 PM
@SauronthePower - unfamiliar with it but I think Gen audience probably is too. Think of us here as pundits. Talking heads. No offense to you or myself. None taken. WHAM oh did I just sucker punch me? Keep my name, out my OWN, MOUTH! Sorry I stepped on a me. Apology rejected. See, if there ain’t tiktoks about it, it’s not noteworthy
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 6/15/2022, 2:26 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - I was having a bad day until I read this and you successfully managed to cheer me up. Thank You.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 6/15/2022, 7:00 AM
@SauronthePower - awesome
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/14/2022, 3:44 PM
crazy that the kid from whiplash is the most thirsted after celebrity rn haha. half my friends trynna grow out a rooster stache too lol.
great actor though, i actually think he has the perfect face for mr fantastic, and could capture that kind of aloofness. shame it got tranked.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/14/2022, 3:46 PM
@tmp3 - the fact that a rooster stache is now an attractive thing in 2022 is wild lol
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