UPDATE: Michelle Rodriguez Addresses "Rumors" She'll Play JUSTICE LEAGUE's 'Green Lantern'

UPDATE: Michelle Rodriguez Addresses "Rumors" She'll Play JUSTICE LEAGUE's 'Green Lantern'

There have been rumours (well, it's more like speculation actually) that Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez will play the Jessica Cruz "Green Lantern", but the actress has entirely dismissed those reports and urges Hollywood to "stop stealing all the white people's superheroes"...

By JoshWilding - Feb 28, 2015 11:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Justice League
Source: TMZ

It's hard to say where this "rumour" began. However, it appears as if a few comic book sites suggested that Michelle Rodriguez would be an interesting choice for Jessica Cruz/Power Ring instead of Hal Jordan or one of the other male Green Lanterns, and it's this which led to a few film blogs running with the story like it was an actual rumour rather than just speculation. Regardless, TMZ asked the actress about these reports recently, and she's not interested in being cast for the sake of it. "That's the dumbest thing I ever heard,. I think it's so stupid because of this whole minorities in Hollywood thing. It's so stupid. Stop stealing all the white people's superheroes. Make up your own. What's up with that?" She doesn't appear to be joking (and clearly isn't aware that the Green Lantern she's rumoured for isn't white to be fair), but her comments do seem to reflect those of a fans who would rather see more minority characters brought to the big screen instead of others being changed. What do you guys think? Share your thoughts below...

UPDATE: The actress has now released a video statement via Facebook to clarify her comments, making it clear that she had no intention to offend, and expressing her desire for Hollywood to stop taking white characters and forcing them to fit another culture. Instead, she would prefer to see characters of another race have their own mythologies built around them. What do you think?


 

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ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 2/28/2015, 11:54 AM
Wait.... this was a rumor?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
yonny616
yonny616 - 2/28/2015, 11:55 AM
Inb4 "ERMAHGURD SHE'S A RAZIZT!".
Tars
Tars - 2/28/2015, 11:56 AM
@ALegendaryPanda it was some dude on Moviepilot speculating
TronVin
TronVin - 2/28/2015, 11:57 AM
Moviepilot needs to be stopped.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 2/28/2015, 11:58 AM
When was she rumored for Green Lantern.......................................
MrHighway
MrHighway - 2/28/2015, 11:58 AM
She fine as phuck
Havenless
Havenless - 2/28/2015, 11:58 AM
Let's see, a small scrawny Jew is Lex Luthor, a scrawny Jew is wonder Woman, a scrawny Jew is Flash, Lois is a decade older than Clark, Perry is black. jimmy is a woman, an Atlantic King is played by a Pacific Islander, and the most popular actor of this entire cinematic universe will be playing a villain in their smallest movie.

This casting choice is right up DOc's alley.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 2/28/2015, 11:59 AM
[frick]ing moviepilot....


And of course TMZ would be the ones to ask about it! Lol
Peel
Peel - 2/28/2015, 11:59 AM
Dumb move Rodriguez...You've been complaining for months that you're sick of being casted as a big bitch role in movies and you've been wanting a big breakout role...This could've been it.

Safe to say I prefer Jordana Brewster/Jessica Alba as Jessica Cruz but that's just me.

For those wondering where these 'rumours' come from, type in green lantern on google news and you'll find some guy's made two fancast articles about how he thinks WB will cast Rodriguez as Cruz.
Interestein
Interestein - 2/28/2015, 11:59 AM
I'd rather see Hal/John/Kyle, but I'd be 100% down for this.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 2/28/2015, 12:00 PM
Hey guys, I hear Seth Rogen will be Ted Kord/Blue Beetle in Justice League. Spread the word!
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 2/28/2015, 12:00 PM
Look at the best of her track record: Predators, Machete, Fast and Furious, Avatar, Lost, and SWAT.

Bring her on for Jessica Cruz.

"Stop stealing all the white people's superheroes. Make up your own. What's up with that?"

I know that people on this website will perceive it as a 'complaint,' but she's just pointing out a fact. I'd like to see some actual minority superheroes used that already exist; or, like she said, make a new one.

Luke Cage is not Luke Cage if he's white, Peter Parker is not Peter if he's black; you get what I'm saying?
dckizzle
dckizzle - 2/28/2015, 12:00 PM
Goes to show to dumb to know anything about it maybe that's why latina
Peel
Peel - 2/28/2015, 12:00 PM
Hal Jordan - Jake Gyllenhaal

John Stewart - Robert Riley

Kyle Rayner - Diego Boneta/Go with an unknown

Guy Gardner - Aaron Paul "Yeah, SCIENCE BITCH!"

Simon Baz - Guy from Slumdog Millionaire

Jessica Cruz - Jessica Alba
yonny616
yonny616 - 2/28/2015, 12:01 PM
@Havenless Jenny isn't Jimmy.
yonny616
yonny616 - 2/28/2015, 12:02 PM
@TheGoddamnPeel I'd prefer Omari Hardwick as John Stewart.
Peel
Peel - 2/28/2015, 12:03 PM
@yonny616 I like Hardwick but I think he's too typecasted for this role and face wise doesn't actually look anything like John from the comics/DCAU. I do want Stewart before Hal in the DCCU though.
Peel
Peel - 2/28/2015, 12:05 PM
@ckal

She was "rumoured" to be playing a new 52 character that's actually hispanic, so it's not race change at all...
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 2/28/2015, 12:06 PM
@yonny616

Great pick
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 2/28/2015, 12:07 PM
@MarkyMarkRises

TonyChu
TonyChu - 2/28/2015, 12:08 PM
She does have a point. As an African American myself I would love to see newly created heroes for this generation.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 2/28/2015, 12:08 PM
Why she said stop stealing all the white superheroes?

Ain't she rumored to play a latin female superhero?
Peel
Peel - 2/28/2015, 12:08 PM
I would love to see her cast though. Anything would be more interesting than Hal Jordan.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 2/28/2015, 12:08 PM
No idea where this rumour came from or that it even existed.
But I love that last comment of hers.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 2/28/2015, 12:09 PM
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