A new Green Lantern movie is on the way and now it's been reported that four actors are currently being considered for the lead role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.

　　According to TheWrap's sources, the shortlist of actors includes Ryan Reynolds, Armie Hammer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, Joel McHale, and Tom Cruise.

　　The new Green Lantern movie, Green Lantern Corps, is not coming out for a long time, as it's penciled in for 2020. TheWrap said casting for the film is only "in the very early stages," adding that there have been no discussions between production company Warner Bros. and any of the actors yet.

　　Reynolds played Jordan/Green Lantern in the 2011 movie. More recently, he portrayed Wade Wilson/Deadpool in Fox's huge hit, Deadpool, which is getting a sequel. At the end of 2016, Reynolds said he was "pretty much unhirable" after Green Lantern, which was a critical and commercial disappointment.

　　As TheWrap notes, Cooper and Jared Leto tried out for the lead role in Green Lantern.

　　Last week, it was reported that David Goyer and Justin Rhodes will collaborate on the screenplay for Corps. Goyer is a comic book movie veteran, having previously worked on Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, Man of Steel, and the Blade films. The new Green Lantern film is said to be an origin story and is described as "Lethal Weapon in space."

　　Corps will reportedly focus on Hal Jordan, the classic Green Lantern, and John Stewart, an ex-marine who joins the intergalatic police force of the title. The film was first announced at the San Diego Comic Con in 2015, where it was given a June 2020 release date, but there has been little official news since.

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