How about Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights, Fast & Furious:Tokyo Drift)?

Remember when people bitched about Heath Ledger being cast as The Joker? The uproar was humongous.

And then The Dark Knight happened.

I still want Nathan Fillion

Maybe Timberlake is being considered for G'nort...

"This ring here represents my [nigh-omnipotent Lantern powers]"

~Justin Timberlake, "My Love"

P.S. As a straight male, I fucking love JT's music and his work on SNL, and think he can do no wrong.

I'm with chawkc on this one.

I'm also hoping that this is just a high profile rumor.

Wait... is it 'high profile' or 'high-profile'?

I just read somewhere that Nathan Fillion has been meeting with DC . . .

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/07/09/why-are-rainn-wilson-and-nathan-fillion-meeting-with-dc-comics/

Unless, of course Rainn Wilson is actually going to be the Green Lantern and Nathan Fillion is to be his comical nerdy sidekick . . .

Honestly, I think Justin Timberlake could do it.

Seriously.

Goddamnit WB...you still have no fucking clue do you? Why does their live-action department suck so hard,and their animation department just keeps kicking ass? Why not just put guys like Brice Timm,Paul Dini,and Alan Burnett in charge of determining a direction for your live-action films? I gurantee you that the Wonder Woman animated movie that came out a couple of months ago is 1,000 times better than any live-action Wonder Woman movie will ever be...and the animated Green Lantern movie already looks and sounds better than whatever the hell this travesty is shaping up to me. Oh well...maybe we'll at least get to see JT in the Lantern suit singing "Bring it on down to Omletville"....or perhaps he will spend the entire movie with a giant green box wrapped around his dick. He's at least a better choice than Jack Black....

I said this over at Newsarama, but I'll say it again here. Justin Timberlake (or any of the guys here) would be great for Guy Gardner.

Yeah guys--casting Justin Timberlake as a cocky alpha male who gets more pussy than a toilet seat? Terrible idea!

...toilet seats don't really get ze pussy- unless girls are just using them Weirdly. That would be like saying, "toilet seats get ALL the cock!" -no? How are you using these toilet seats!

One vote for Bradley Cooper, please.

He is wearing a green shirt in the photo, already half way there.

Your irresponsible Ryan Reynolds pics got drool all over my keyboard, jerk.

I cast my vote for Bradley Cooper out of the three choices. But damn he looks like the friend you have a sneaking suspicion nailed your girlfriend.

i have nothing against reynolds at all, i think hes talented and all that jazz but if he gets the role ill be upset mainly bc of the deadpool film which would thus cease to exist.

timberlake has earned my respect via snl but him being a superhero seems a bit far for my imagination to stretch

i still want to see nathan fillion do it

Yeah, the Timberlake news made me a little mad. I actually think Bradley Cooper wouldn't be an awful choice but why don't they give it to who should get it.

Nathan Fillon. The fake GL trailer nailed him perfectly

Sean — Is Hal Jordan really known as a poonhound? I hadn't really heard/known that. I thought it was Green Arrows and Nightwing who were sleeping their way through the DC universe.

And I always thought GL was the most square-jawed, straight-laced, football quarterback of superheroes, which I don't think Timberlake exudes. Am I mistaken?

Rob-

Yeah Hal gets a lot of tail, I think there might be 3 girls in the DCU he didn't hook up with. Hell I am sure there is a one shot out there where he hopped into bed with Batwoman and the Question. He get more poon then any other superhero out there.

Out of those three I have to say Bradly Cooper would do the best I can see him pulling it off, Reynolds should do Deadpool and JT. I just can't see it but who knows

Also give me all the crap you want but David Boreanaz

WTF? Why isn't Nathan Fillon the slam dunk for this? Seriously!

Rob - actually, Hal Jordan is a bigger man-whore than Oliver Queen. Green Arrow has - baring bad writing at the hands of various writers (Judd Winick, I'm looking at you) - has actually been stead-fastily loyal to Black Canary for the last 40 years.

Hal, by contrast, has been had numerous girlfriends over the last few years. Hell, even if you limit it to his current series, he's had at least one one-night-stand with a strange woman, has been shacking up with fellow pilot Cowgirl and it's looking like he's going to be hooking up with Carol Ferris again soon. He was also depicted as having to remind himself that Supergirl was 17 in The Brave and the Bold.

And my money? Nathan Fillion all the way!

Timberlake was excellent in Black Snake Moan. But it may be that I love everything about that movie. But I could see him working.

I do wish Chris Pine had gotten the part though.

Just realized- Ryan Reynolds has a body you could smash bricks on AND gets to have sex with Scarlett Johanssen? Please cock-punch him for having a charmed life if you see him in public.

Come on Hollywood, get your fingers out of your gigantic asses and give the Role to Nathan Fillion.

Mmm... abs...

Oh. Uh... yes, I would like to see Nathan Fillion in the running for Green Lantern. I loved that fake trailer. If I have to pick from these three though, for GL, Cooper would probably be best.

Although those are some really nice abs.

"I cast my vote for Bradley Cooper out of the three choices. But damn he looks like the friend you have a sneaking suspicion nailed your girlfriend."

Which pretty much describes Hal Jordan to a tee. Hal's a dick. He's the Barney Stinson of the superhero set. This isn't a knock, it's why I prefer Hal as Green Lantern and why I like Green Lantern (because like Jame T. Kirk, Hal is a cool dick).

And, that's why I think Chris Pine would be perfect. I think Bradley Cooper would work and I'm okay with Ryan Reynolds (but, he's doing Deadpool).

Natan Fillion would be the best choice, but studios aren't interested in what fans want, or any of that other BS.
So you can cross Cooper off that list as well.
Timberlake would gaurantee them a fairly sizeable opening (at least)weekend.
If he has any inkling to take this part consider it his.
There is no way they look at any of these contenders and not see Timberlake as a walking money symbol.

Admittedly, it's not news I'm following closely, but didn't I hear Nathan Fillion being proposed at one point?

Wow. If the Hal "Poondoggle" Jordan thing is true...
well...
uh...
GORRAMIT! Now I'm picturing Green Lantern boning Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.
Oooooooooohhh...
*FapFapFap...*

OH SHIT! I'M STILL TYPING!

...

Anyways, yeah to Fillion, but Alan Tudyk(huh huh, you said Tudyk) would also be acceptable.
Adam Baldwin would make a good Punisher, though.
So...
Please never tell anyone else of this.
KThxBai
-A'Tuin

A'Tuin, I'd rather see Tudyk as Blue Beetle Ted Kord.

Onan- Hmmm, I get your point. He'd also have been a better Ozymandias.

these just prove at least wb is trying to get green latern right. and if ryan does get cast as Hal doubtfull it would effect the deadpool movie for ryan will proably do deadpool first long before hal for do not think dc and marvel have a caluse that says actors cast in a dc movie can not do a marvel film for its up to the actors what film they pick. and ryan may not get the role any way as long as its not jt.

Very weird choices! And these are it? Why? Who the hell casts movies these days anyways?
Well, I guess Renolds' out, and Timberlakes' a terrible choice. I would've cast Cooper as Loki in Thor or something, but I guess he can make a good Hal Jordan. It all depends on the script and director.. We'll see....I guess....

Ben Browder of Farscape should be in the running!

Does anyone else think that Natan Fillion is fast becoming the next Bruce Campbell? He has a huge fanbase that LOVES him,yet by Hollywood standards he's either too old or not famous enough....I have a feeling we'll be watching Fillion for years to come on syndicated TV shows and grade Z level made-for-Sci-Fi movies. For whats its worth,he's be PERFECT for Hal...which is why he'll never get the part. Heres how the WB would love to staff a JLU movie

Jonas Brother no.1-Hal Jordan
Jonas Brother no.2-Barry Allen
Jonas Brother no.3-Bruce Wayne
Zac Efron-Clark Kent/Superman
Miley Cyrus-Lois Lane(but only if the movie gets made this year...otherwise she'll be too old for the part)
Throw in some beloved character actor to play the villain(who'll actually turn out to be a combination of Starro,Bizarro,Amazo,and...maybe Brainiac) and you've got a WB superhero movie....TO THE EXTREME!!!!!

I guess no one noticed my comment about Heath Ledger. Carry on, then.

RageTred-

I did, I just passed it over, because for every Ledger surprising us we have a Brandon Routh as Superman or Topher Grace as Venom etc. I never thought Ledger was a bad choice for the Joker, but I had a lot of faith after Batman Begins

Ryan Reynolds is the easy choice here…He’s got the humor that closest resembles Flash to me…Just the right amount of snarky-ness and overstated sarcasm…He looks like the Flash to me…

For those clamoring for Nathan Fillion, sure I feel sorry for the dude since he’s the Angel of Death for every sitcom and drama he “stars” in…Firefly and Drive being my personal pissed-offness for getting canceled…He doesn’t really represent the physical and youthful appeal I think the The Flash needs in 2009…He needs to be like a Starship captain again, that’s where he’s cake…Otherwise he’s kinda past his physical prime for this one…

Justin Timbo’s just to light for this role…And the other guy, is too “other guy” to sell it me thinks…

Hello? Jamie Bamber from BSG!!!! have any of you LOOKED at him? He IS Hal Jordan!

longbowhunter said:
>Does anyone else think that Nathan Fillion is fast
>becoming the next Bruce Campbell?

I have a MASSIVE hard-on for Senor Fillion. like, forget "man crush"; I'll own up and call it just the regular kind.

That being said, "becoming"? Sorry...Nathan Fillion already IS the next Bruce Campbell. His geek cred will forever outweigh his "mainstream movie star" cred, even if (and, I daresay, ESPECIALLY if) he ended up playing Hal Jordan.

Gonna throw in another pathetic, wistful vote in the Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan pile...If only...

Are you kidding me? Other than Briscoe County Jr. (Which I loved) and some Spiderman cameos, Bruce Campbell has been getting his “Where Waldo” on for some time now…What the Showtime horror movie of the week from like 10 years ago or something? Nathan Fillion is the “star” of a new pilot every damn year it seems…Just like Nicolas Cage took the God-awful Ghost Rider role because he’d sell his soul to be any superhero, Fillion would probably play an ice-cream man who solves local town mysterious at night just to get a TV show that lasted past 10 episodes… Bruce Campbell hasn’t done much of jack for like over a decade now…Seth McFarland needs to throw him a bone to do some voice-over work or something seriously…If he is actively doing stuff I haven’t heard about it, but I’d bet my mortal soul Nasty Nate will have another 5 episode series air on some unnamed network with him as the main character yet again…

So to conclude: Nate Fillion >>>> Bruce Campbell (as of this decade)

Still dig Brucy, but c’mon….

I could care less, I've always thought Green Lantern kinda sucked. Also, I'm pretty sure Bruce Campbell is slated to play Mysterio in Spiderman 4.

Holy $hit, I thought this was a Flash thread...LMMFAO...I thought Reynolds was a candidate to play Flash...

Actually, Ryan Reynolds would make a good Wally West, wingdarkness.

Bad dialogue for Justin Timberlake in the role of Hal Jordan:

"Come on Green Lantern Corps, we've only got four minutes to save the world! So grab a boy and grab a girl!"

"Justice League? No, this is the Justin League."

"I popped Britney Spear's cherry, do you think Star Saphire is going to give me any problems?"

"We need to work in synch if we're going to defeat Sinestro and his Corps."

"Look what I can make with my power ring: It's my dick in a box!"

"I'm bringing sexy back to a science cell on planet Oa."

You guys don't seem to get it...

GL is going to be a *comedy*, not unlike The Mask. I'm not joking. Everything I've heard about it makes it clear they're going for "wacky CGI effects" instead of "universal guardian gravitas". This is going to be a story about a guy whose life got flipped, turned upside-down. And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there and I'll tell you how I became the Green Lantern of sector 2814.

JT did well in Alpha Dog.

wingdarkness

I think you need to watch Burn Notice on USA it is on it's third season and Bruce "the chin" Campbell is in it. Also it is a great show.

Just putting that out there

LMAO, USA network huh? Haven't watched that channel since USA Cartoon Express back in the day, but maybe I'll give it a try...

If you ever hunt down a movie called "Alpha Dog" you'll see that Timberlake is actually a really solid actor. However, being a super-retard in love for all things Green Lantern, I still cannot get over the concept of Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan. God, just the thought of it makes me smile. Timberlake would make a pretty damn good Kyle Rayner, though.

They seem like alright candidates. I was much more intrigued when Chris Pine's name was being tossed around though...

this is bullshit, reynolds always intended to play the flash. and the other two... just arent for this movie.

Well, looks like Reynolds got it. Hope he takes his shirt off a lot.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/10/ryan-reynolds-is-the-green-lantern/

Zero,

The script for the Green Lantern movie has been available for review at Latinoreview and other sites for over a year now. It's a great script and sets up what could be an awesome trilogy.

Please stop this marvel zombie nonsense. I don't care for or like anime, so guess what I never do, post numerous, obnoxious comments about anime.

Imagine if someone said something stupid like "Oh, I only watch movies from MGM. Warner Bros. is old and stoopid."

You're doing the same thing.

Nate Fillion would be a great Lantern. hands down its true. he's got the jaw structure. he's got the sly remarks and upbeat tempo. also, he's got the right body for it. Hal Jordan is a pilot. not exactly the most "ripped" type of soldier.
Reynolds would make a great flash the same way he COULD'VE been a great Deadpool if that hadn't been all fucked up.

by and large though haven't any of you realized? there can never and will never be a great superhero movie adaptation. its impossible. there will be some that are decent/good, but nothing will ever be as good as the comic. Alan Moore really does have it right.