Scott Adkins becomes Hal Jordan to replace Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern for the DCEU in this stunning piece of fan art.
Earlier this year, an audition tape surfaced online featuring actor and martial artist Scott Adkins (Doctor Strange) delivering a self-tape for the role of Batman after Ben Affleck’s official DCEU exit. While this gave way to tons of fan art featuring Scott Adkins as Batman, and even edits of his audition tape with Hans Zimmer’s score from the Dark Knight trilogy, fans are now imagining Scott Adkins as Ryan Reynolds’ successor for Green Lantern following the casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman.
A col piece of fan art created by digital artist Mizuri reveals what Scott Adkins could look like replacing Ryan Reynold as Green Lantern Hal Jordan for the DCEU. You can check out the Green Lantern Corps artwork below.
What do you think? Would you like to see Scott Adkins succeed Ryan Reynolds in the role of Green Lantern for the DCEU? Or would you rather see someone else besides Scott Adkins cast as Hal Jordan? Were you a fan of Ryan Reynolds’ take on Green Lantern?Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!
Warner Bros. is currently developing a Green Lantern Corps film, with Geoff Johns writing and producing the project. Details on the it are being kept under wraps, but we know that Green Lantern Corps will feature the long-awaited team-up between Hal Jordan and John Stewart. The film is said to be a buddy-cop movie and has been described as “Lethal Weapon in space” with an older, more experienced Hal Jordan training John Stewart in the ways of the Green Lantern Corps.
While no casting details have been revealed yet, Warner Bros. had a shortlist of actors it was interested in for the role of Hal Jordan in 2017. It included Tom Cruise, Bradley Cooper, Armie Hammer, Jake Gyllenhaal and even Ryan Reynolds, who now plays another comic book character, Deadpool.
Green Lantern Corps is one of many projects currently being developed for the DCEU. The list also includes The Batman, The Flash, The Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, Supergirl, and New Gods.
The DCEU continues with Margot Robbie’s Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on February 7, 2020, followed by Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020. A Joker film set outside of the DC Extended Universe starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is also set to open on October 4, 2019.
Stay tuned for the latest news on Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Green Lantern Corps and the future of the DCEU!
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