Looks like Tyrese Gibson (Furious Seven, Transformers: Dark of the Moon) is no longer the only actor lobbying like there's no freakin' tomorrow to land the coveted role of Green Lantern member John Stewart in DC and Warner Bros.' recently announced Green Lantern Corps movie, set to premiere sometime in 2020.
Fan casting has volunteered all manner of different faces in the role--Denzel Washington, Tyrese Gibson, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, rapper Common, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, and even David Ramsey, who already has the role of John Diggle on the CW's Green Arrow TV adaptation, Arrow. In the midst of these, though, a new name has since thrown his hat into the ring, and it is neither of the above. Ladies and gents, is our first live action John Stewart... Lance Gross?
Has he just been in talks, like Tyrese Gibson says he has? Or has he make it past what look like hordes of other contenders, and won the role? Of course, until either he or Warner Bros or any other insider say for absolutely certain, it's all no more than speculation, but what do you think? Is it just an announcement from one of the hopefuls, that he got to audition? Is he wishing all the best to someone else who got picked? Or is this Lance Gross' way of telling us that he will be John Stewart for the DC Cinematic Universe?
While Tyrese is a fairly well-known name, what with him being Fast and/or Furious and all, Gross is a relative unknown and you're forgiven if the name doesn't ring any bells. You've very possibly seen him in one of numerous television appearances, but unless you were an avid watcher of Tyler Perry's series House of Payne he's probably not a name you recognize. He was mentioned as a potential choice for the Netflix/Marvel Luke Cage series, however. That didn't work out, so apparently he's checking out the other side of the fence.
