Thursday, September 27, 2007 Green Lantern JLA Candidate #2: Tyrese Gibson - Exclusive
Posted by Patrick on 09/27 at 04:17 PM
Transformers star Tyrese Gibson is in the running to play the part of Green Lantern John Stewart in the Justice League of America movie. I learned this information from a source who added the preference that Tyrese is merely one of several potential candidates that Warner Bros. is considering for Green Lantern. Whether or not Tyrese lands the part remains to be seen.
After having an importing role in this summers biggest movie, Transformers, Gibson may very well be in a bright position to be hired as DCs emerald protector. Remember that the talk concerning who will play the roles of Superman, Batman and the rest of the League members began as unknowns having a the edge over established names like Christian Bale (Batman Begins), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and Tom Welling (Smallville). Earlier this week Variety reported that Jessica Biel was a candidate to play Wonder Woman. That was immediately after a story surfaced that an Australian actress named Victoria Hill had also audition for the part of the Amazonian princess. It seems that both lesser known and higher profile actors are all either auditioning for the JLA parts or being considered.
The movies makers could decide to cast the seven JLA members using a mixture of recognizable and up-and-coming talent or go with established names. Certainly Tyrese Gibson and Jessica Biel are higher profile Hollywood actors than T.I. and Victoria Hillbut that doesnt mean a thing until we know what the JLA filmmakers have in their minds. The recent past track record for WB superhero movies doesnt really help us out much either: for Batman Begins WB made a decision to go with Christian Bale, by no means an unknown actor but also not an A-list star; and for Superman Returns the biggest career credits that the man that eventually got the job to play the Man of Steel were guest appearances on Will and Grace and The Gilmore Girls. It seems that everyone except the biggest name actors in show business (the Brad Pitts, the George Clooneys, the Leonardo DiCaprios, etc.) are up for membership in the JLAmost likely in effort to keep the budget for this summer tentpole more manageable.
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: another potential Green lantern. 
