Movie fans are chomping at the bit at any new and interesting comic book movie news that may leak. So, when, 36-year-old Tyrese Gibson self-started a campaign to play the lead in DC Comics’ Green Lantern, the Internet and Hollywood instantly took notice.
The former model and Fast and Furious star recently posted numerous photoshopped images of himself in character as John Stewart, the United States Marines trained member of the Green Lantern Corps. With Ryan Reynolds pegged to star as Deadpool in the live cinematic adaptation of the popular Marvel comic, Gibson’s attempt at playing the DC Comics hero is admirable at best.
“I am fully committed to suiting up for this adventure,” he captioned in one of his Instagram posts. Warner Brothers and DC Comics are already eying a new film for 2020 and with Tyrese about to show off his chops in another Fast and Furious installment, he could be getting an early start on capturing a coveted role.
We here at Hip-Hop Wired break down 15 reasons why the singer-songwriter-actor should play the emerald ring bearer. Disagree with us? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Debate the decisions with us on Twitter, too.
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A strong reason why Tyrese should play the DC Comics superhero is to showcase more men of color in heroic films.
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Gibson, 36, should play Green Lantern in an attempt to keep his name and skills amongst those leading men in Hollywood who are also jumping into superhero pictures. We’re looking at you, Chadwick!
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Tyrese should play GL because he actually looks a lot like the comic book character. He’s already shown off that skill via his Instagram, which should give Warner Bros. a clue as to who to cast.
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Fueled from pictures such as Baby Boy and Four Brothers, Gibson has more than enough street creed to pull off the role of Detroit-born, U.S. Marine indoctrinated member of the Green Lantern Corps.
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Another good reason why Tyrese should play Green Lantern because he can prove to any whom doubt him that he can act in a superhero blockbuster.
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Tyrese also brings another component to the box office that not too many have: a strong black female audience. By placing him in the role of John Stewart, add Danai Gurira as Hawkgirl, and you have a powerful concoction for a smash hit.
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Tyrese Gibson has mad experience in the big, summer blockbuster trade. From Transformers to Fast & Furious, he’s been known to be a part of some of the most epic franchises in Hollywood. Now is the time to give the performer a chance to lead his own franchise.
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An important reason why Tyrese Gibson should play the Green Lantern is that it would be widely appreciated and supported by the African and African American community. Seeing someone who looks like them on the big screen always spells big box office bucks.
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In addition to having Tyrese play the titular hero of John Stewart, the Green Lantern, he could also lend his musical ear in building out the film’s soundtrack.
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Tyrese has shown moviegoers a range of emotions from conflicted growth into a leadership role (Baby Boy) to angst-riddled frustration that comes with limitation (Waist Deep). With his budding star power getting readied to be showcased in Fast 7, Green Lantern could be another role to rocket Gibson into the stratosphere.
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A good reason why Tyrese Gibson should play Green Lantern is that he’ll help to diversify DC Comics slate of superhero pictures. As it stands, only Jason Mamoa and Ray Fisher are playing heroes of color in a mainstream movie with Aquaman and Cyborg respectively.
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Tyrese Gibson should play Green Lantern because in portraying the Green Lantern Corps. member, he’ll service his dedicated fan base who eagerly love and buy tickets to see him perform.
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Another good reason why Tyrese Gibson should play Green Lantern is that his appearance in the role could make comic book fans, who want their cinematic characters to look like their comic counterparts, happy. By placing Gibson in the role of GL, the comic book fan is able to say that someone in real life looks like their favorite character.
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A second-to-last reason why Tyrese Gibson should play Green Lantern is that he has already proven that he’s a capable leading man. One look at his IMDB page might show that he’s favoring a certain type of genre, but he’s shown a success in the role. In the future, Green Lantern could be the franchise player for a building ensemble such as Justice League.
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The last reason why Green Lantern should star Tyrese Gibson in the main role is because it would give him a chance to atone to millions who felt that he was good in Transformers, but not able to be great.
