Zack Snyder confirms Green Lantern actor was removed from 'Justice League'

For years, there have been rumors that the Justice League’s “Snyder Cut” was going to feature a Green Lantern. There were even rumors that Ryan Reynolds was going to reprise his role as Green Lantern Hal Jordan to Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Recently, concept artist Jojo Aguilar posted drawings he had done for the film featuring Green Lantern John Stewart among other characters. In an interview with Justice Con, Zack Snyder confirmed that he intended for Stewart to appear in the “Snyder Cut” of League of Justice, to be played by actor Wayne T. Carr.

“What [concept art] It was based on the actor who did the scene for us and he was a guy named Wayne T. Carr. He’s an amazing actor and an incredibly kind gentleman. I told him there was a chance that it wouldn’t be in the movie, since we were shooting it in my driveway and I’m not 100 percent sure he thought it was real. I was talking to him the other day and he was excited about it – he loved the movie and he was very excited about the reception the movie got and he’s completely gracious. “

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Weather Zack snyder He had always intended for John Stewart to be part of his court of League of JusticeWarner Bros. had other ideas. The studio is busy producing a new Green Lantern series streaming and didn’t want the show to compete with Snyder’s movie. In an earlier interview, Snyder had explained that when Warner told him he couldn’t use John Stewart to Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueHe almost considered abandoning the project, before deciding to replace Stewart with the Martian Manhunter.

“I said I’d quit if they tried to take [the scene with Green Lantern] outside. And I felt bad. The truth is, I didn’t want the fans to not have a movie, just based on that position I was going to take … And the Green Lantern was John Stewart. And that was also part of it. I was like, I don’t want to take a person of color out of this movie. I’m not going to do it. And, but then, but I felt like having Harry Lennix’s Martian Manhunter in the end was fine. “

With the calls to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse growing by the day, there may come a time when we can see Carr disguised as a Green Lantern sometime in the future. League of Justice adventure.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ray Porter as Darkseid, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, and JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The movie is currently available on HBO Max.