There have been a lot of actors rumored to play DC comics hero Green Lantern, from Ryan Gosling to Sam Worthington to one fan making his own trailer with Nathan Fillion in the part. Apparently, Justin Timberlake is the next name to be added to that list.
AICN reports that Warner Bros. is rumored to be seriously considering Timberlake for the role and that the singer has even "suited up" for a screen test. However, this by no means indicates that he will be cast. During the Thor casting process, actor Alexander Skarsgard went so far as to wear the costume before he was passed over for Chris Hemsworth.
In what may seem like a surprising casting possibility to comic fans, it could in fact be a wise move by Warner Bros. How so? Let's compare the two: Green Lantern is part of an elite group called the Green Lantern Corps while Timberlake was in the elite boy band 'N Sync. In the comics, Green Lantern had his soul corrupted by a creature of pure fear called Parallax; Timberlake dated Britney Spears. Wow, the two really are similar. Timberlake could even record his own theme song! Convinced yet, fanboys?
No? Then take comfort from Fillion meeting with DC Comics yesterday. Maybe that fan's video did the trick after all.