Dwayne Johnson's DC Role Revealed?

Dwayne Johnson's DC Role Revealed?
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We're barely into 2014 and the rumor mill is already in full force and this one could potentially be a big one for all you DC fans! As 2013 was coming to an end, wrestler turned movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took to Twitter to announce that he was teaming up with Warner Bros in 2014 to work on an unnamed DC Comics property tweeting quote, "we will partner up and create the cool bad assery." This tweet was pretty definitive that Johnson will be doing something with DC, but whether or not that would be a movie, television or comic was unclear. Most assumed it would be a role in an upcoming DC movie, and that got many speculating on what role that just might be. Johnson was at one point attached to play Black Adam in a Shazam movie, but thanks to the success of Man of Steel, that project has been shelved. He was also at one point eyed to take on the role of Lobo in a film version set to be helmed by his Journey 2: The Mysterious Island director Brad Peyton, but that film has also apparently has been shelved, now that the studio is focusing on their main Justice League characters. So that leads us to the latest Rock/DC rumor. ThinkMcFlyThink's Peter Georgiou recently tweeted that he's heard that the role that The Rock is taking on is in fact Green Lantern. I know what some of you are thinking - "Hey, I thought Ryan Reynolds was Green Lantern?" Well, you're right and you're not. Ryan Reynolds did play Green Lantern in the 2011 film, but that film was a box office dud taking in only $220 million worldwide on a budget of $200 million. Though there has been talk that Reynolds could reprise his role, there has been even more rumblings that the studio is looking to relaunch the character with a new actor. You're probably also thinking that Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson don't particularly look much alike and you're right. Instead of Johnson taking on the role of Hal Jordan like Reynolds did, he would instead play that other Green Lantern, John Stewart. No! not that Jon Stewart, this John Stewart. He made his first appearance in 1971 as Hal Jordan's Green Lantern backup and became the full-time Lantern in the 80's. Now, keep in mind that this is just a rumor, but considering that Wonder Woman has already been confirmed for 2015's Man of Steel sequel and there has been talk of The Flash also making an appearance, introducing a new Green Lantern isn't out of the question and The Rock would definitely bring some much needed star power to the film. Also, if the DC partnership Johnson is talking about is happening in 2014 and it is a movie, Batman vs. Superman is where we would most likely see him appear considering it's the only DC film currently announced. So do you think this rumor has any credence and would Johnson make a good Green Lantern or would you like to see him take on another role? Head on down to the comments or over to Facebook or Twitter @ClevverMovies to share your thoughts. From our fortress of solitude in Hollywood, I'm Erin Robinson and I'll see you soon.
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