February 26, 2009 | by Vic Holtreman 

Bizarre Green Lantern Rumor (That We Hope Is Wrong)

Anton Yelchin Green Lantern

[UPDATE: Thankfully, this Green Lantern rumor has been debunked.]

Just when the Green Lantern movie was starting to sound cool – epic script and Martin Campbell as director, comes a rumor that is NOT good news. It seems that for some bizarre reason, Warner Bros. wants to go “young” on the Green Lantern movie. The word from Latino Review is that one actor being considered to wear the emerald and black tights is:

Anton Yelchin.

Hoo boy.

Nothing against the guy (should I say, “kid?”) but what the heck is WB thinking? Green Lantern, especially as he exists in the current screenplay can NOT be someone as young as Yelchin. Hal Jordan (GL’s alter ego) is supposed to be a seasoned test pilot, not a kid who isn’t even old enough to have graduated college.

This seems to play into the (currently dead) Justice League movie “teen casting” concept that was also ridiculous. If you remember, the studio was looking to populate that movie with a bunch of fresh, young faces instead of actors in their early to mid 30s, which would have made much more sense. At the time the majority of actors they had in mind were between 19 and 22 years old.

And now they’re considering 19 year old Anton Yelchin for the role of Green Lantern?

Again, at this point this is rumor, but the word is the studio had also been looking at Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) for the role, but he declined.

So what do you think? Who do YOU think Warner Bros. should be looking at for the role of Green Lantern?

Source: Latino Review

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  • D-E-D-P-O-O-L
    well he is adorable... but i agree... not a good idea to go in the teen titan direction at this point.... maybe as a spin off later... but you need to gain some ground with the audiences first... (one up for Marvel if DC makes this a failure)
  • Taylor
    three words...


    robert. c. hall.
  • Ken J
    Yay, score one more for the younger hipper gimmick!

    Lol, hopefully this is just to get publicity and is complete garbage. Either that or Yelchin is friends with the president or something because he was cast as Kyle Reese, another retarded casting choice that made no sense. He must know somebody high up or something. But hopefully this is all hog wash...
  • Rorschach
    hope this changes .
    if not it could be as bad as Nick Cage in Ghost rider.
  • Lee-Unit
    We don't even know if he's going to be a good Chekov.
  • Rorschach
    i Agree with Lee-unit.
    Even if he does well in the star trek film.
    im still sketchy cuz there are a ton of other ppl who could be better.
    and im alittle confuzed if its been announced or not if there going with the "HALL JORDAN" or " Guy Gardner" story.
    if i just missed the announcement please notify me.
  • @Lee-Unit
    And don't forget as Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation!

    @Rorschach
    It's Hal Jordan, last I heard.

    Don't worry guys, remember this is just a RUMOR.

    Vic
  • ComicBook
    Guys it seems really unlikely that Yelchin is up for playing GL. The last advance script I even read about was VERY close to the '80s origin of Hal Jordan, and in that story Hal drives drunk and cripples his best friend. Plus to be a combat test pilot with experience you have to be in your mid-20's or so. It's probably just a rumor to help drive up interest in the DC films.
  • Sean
    Honestly, if this rumor has even an ounce of truth to it, I am fully against it. Not that I have anything against Anton Yelchin, since I did like him in Charlie Bartlett and Alpha Dogs. But we need a seasoned pro to get the GL tights on. Honestly, i think an unknown would be best. It worked for Superman (kind of).
  • Ken J
    @Comicbook

    mid 20's is lowballing it. Basically, pilots have to be officers. Typically officers are college grads, so that's 22 years old minimum to become an officer. After basic training and OCS, he's pretty much 23 if he joins right after college. Then pilot's school, getting assigned to a squadron, etc. Let's say about 25 before he's actually flying. Then you have to have a pretty good flight record to become a test pilot for multi-million dollar experimental aircraft, so I would say a bare MINIMUM of 5 years experience, 10 years more realistically, so 30-35 years old to start becoming a test pilot. To be a "seasoned" test pilot, another 5 years. You're looking at a 40 year old guy... At least I think that's the process, I'm probably way off here, lol. But i'm pretty sure he should be older than 30 at least.
  • John "Kahless" Taylor
    This sounds like something Fox would do to screw up another comicbook story. Thank goodness this is just a rumor.
  • John "Kahless" Taylor
    It just came to me; WB is looking for someone to play Hal in his younger years and then a 30-something to play Hal as GL. At least I hope that's what's going on here.
  • Baconface The Destroyer
    Yelchin is WAAAAY too young

    i think Jake Gyllenhall would be perfect as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
  • ComicBook
    @ Ken J
    Actually I had a test pilot's wife come into my store a few weeks ago, and I grew up around the Air Force, and you're partially correct. Test pilots from the military tend to be older, about early to mid-30's (as per the original rumors about casting this film), but civilians can also be test pilots and as such could be younger. In the original origin Hal was only a test pilot, with no military experience and could be a little bit younger. The current story has him ex-Air Force, and so he would be closer to the early 30's that would do the role more justice imho. I wish they'd cast me...
  • My understanding is that he auditioned for the role.

    Vic
  • Gary
    Hmmm I keep hearing this film is largely based on Emerald Dawn.
    Didnt Emerald Dawn tell Hal jordans early days in FLASHBACK ?
    Lets just wait and see.
  • ComicBook
    @ Vic Holtreman
    What comany is casting this film anyway? My agent's been contacting the studio every week since October and noone even knows who the casting directo is.
  • @ComicBook

    I have no idea, the guys over at http://www.LatinoReview.com would probably know.

    Vic
  • Mojo
    Are they trying to deliberately sink this franchise before it starts? This casting is straight out of Mel Brooks' Producers. Okay maybe Brendan Fraser and Nathan Fillion are too old. But no need to go crazy in the other direction...
  • greenknight333
    I thought Nathan Fillion (if that's spelled right)would be great as Hal
  • Andy S
    Ok, this is just ridiculous. There is NO way that this KID can be the Green Lantern!! He barely looks old enough to DRIVE! He'd be great as Robin. :P
  • greenknight333
    I don't get why Yelchin is being pushed some big roles by the studios...He must have a great agent..
  • Ken J
    @comicbook

    Yah, I was mainly only talking about test pilots with military experience, because didn't someone say he was a combat test pilot or something? Anyway, thanks for clearing that up, it makes sense that civilian test pilots can be younger, but not as young as this little wee kid...
  • ComicBook
    @ Ken J

    Oh I completely agree. Besides, he barely looks conscious in his pics, never mind charismatic and inspiring like Hal!
  • Ken J
    Weed can do that to you... and I'm not even insulting him since it seems being a drug user makes you cooler now, so I guess he can take that as a compliment
  • Farradin
    He was great in Charlie Bartlett but he's already signed up to two potential franchises, so this is probably just a rumour.

    If you were to ask most comicbook fans they would probably tell you that though it's a long shot that this actor might be picked, Nathan Fillion would make a perfect Hal Jordan. As for the age, he is in his mid to late thirties so I don't think that this would out of the question.
  • Fartie Lange
    i really dont understand why so many people have such a hard-on for Nathan Fillion. im tired of hearing his name pop up for every major comic book film in developement. he could never carry one of these flicks on his own (Serenity is more of an ensamble id say)

    what has that guy ever done thats good? oh wait, Serenity. thats it.

    oh wait, he was on that awful tv show Drive, he was in that terrible direct to dvd sequel to White Noise, and hes got that new show Castle that looks like complete garbage

    the dude is like a B or C list star. WB needs A list for GL
  • Ken J
    Which one is Nathan Fillion? The captain? I liked him in Firefly and Serenity, but have to agree, he's not really a great actor. I liked the show/movie because of the development of the characters and the witty and funny things in the show. And that mechanic, what was her name? Kaylee or something right? Yah, she's a little cutie. That's another reason why I liked it so much...
  • Ken J
    I think the comic book community is pushing for him because there are a lot of die-hard Firefly fans. Because of the way it was cancelled it has developed a cult following, and we all know how fanatical people can be from that. Kind of like Bruce Campbell. Come on, he can't really act, but we love to see him anyhow... He's horrible in Burn Notice though, I'd much rather see him in some cheesey B sci-fi movie than in some cheesey B action tv show, lol.
  • greenknight333
    @ Fartie :)

    Fillion looks the part, he can act and that has nothing to do with a "hard-on" for him to do GL..It was just a suggestion..and what other comic book film adaptations has he been mentioned for in the online community..Could you post some links? Can you name the adaptations? PLease enlighten me since I am so in the dark here as to what your ranting about..
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