Common has lost out on the role as The Green Lantern, according to reports. Rumors were going on as far as last summer that Common and Tyrese were both front runners to play The Justice League superhero The Green Lantern in Warner Bros. upcoming movie. Well now word on the street is that Common has officially been ruled out for the upcoming Green Lantern movie which is slated for a Dec. 17, 2010 release and will be directed by Martin Campbell who directed the 007 film Casino Royale. The reason why Common is officially out? At first Warner Brothers was looking into developing the script around John Stewart, who was the African-American Green Lantern. But after a series of production issues and script rewrites, the movie will be focused on Hal Jordan, who is white. Word is Chris Pine who plays Captain Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie is the new frontrunner to play the role of Jordan. I guess Hollywood is looking for a big name, that's why Pine is now the frontrunner, and buzz is pretty solid on the new Star Trek film. All is not a downer in his corner, though. Common has a meaty role in the upcoming Terminator: Salvation starring Christian Bale and Helena Bonham Carter.
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