RUMOR: Tom Cruise Was Up For Hal Jordan Role In GREEN LANTERN Reboot But Passed Because [REDACTED]

RUMOR: Tom Cruise Was Up For Hal Jordan Role In GREEN LANTERN Reboot But Passed Because  [REDACTED]

Was Tom Cruise up for the role of Hal Jordan in Warner Bros.' Green Lantern Corps? Find out more after the jump, along with the supposed reason the Mission: Impossible - Fallout star ultimately passed...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 15, 2018 03:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: Via Heroic Hollywood
Get the salt ready! This one is a bit shaky (to say the least), but since it's deader than dead tonight we said we'd run the rumor and see what you guys made of it.

So back in March, celebrity gossip site Crazy Days and Nights - who has been accurate in the past, apparently - ran a blind item about a certain "diminutive A+/A list actor" that was the front runner for the lead in an upcoming superhero movie, and today they've updated the post to confirm that they were talking about Tom Cruise and Green Lantern.

They also mention the supposed reason Cruise ultimately decided to pass on the role. Possible SPOILERS ahead.

So, if this is indeed accurate, it seems Cruise dropped out of the running because Hal Jordan is killed, and he "wanted no part of that."

Though it's possible he may still be interested if the script is changed, the fact that we haven't heard anything about this since March definitely leads us to question the validity of the report. Then again, this wouldn't be the first time the MI: Fallout star was rumored to be involved in this DC project, so you never know.

What do you guys think? Drop us a comment in the usual place.
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TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 8/15/2018, 4:02 PM
I wouldn't mind Hal being killed in a GL movie and have John step up and be the face of the corps.
zeon00
zeon00 - 8/15/2018, 5:24 PM
@TexasAvenger - that should be kyle rayner
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 8/15/2018, 5:58 PM
@zeon00 -
TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 8/15/2018, 6:37 PM
@zeon00 @LORDbuckethead That works for me too.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/15/2018, 4:03 PM
I’m calling bs. No way they’d kill Hal Jordan. And if Tom would do it if they didn’t kill him - they’d change it.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/15/2018, 4:05 PM
@regularmovieguy - If it was set up as a passing of the torch type thing to Jon Stewart I could see them killing Hal tbh. He could always come back later as Parralax.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/15/2018, 4:09 PM
@regularmovieguy - remember, this comes from the studio that killed Jimmy Olsen... of course Hal Jordan is not on the same level, but don't act too surprised.
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