Rumor: Is Chris Pine Still Being Targeted For GREEN LANTERN Hal Jordan?



This isn't the first time this rumor has surfaced. Back in March it was rumored actor Chris Pine was being targeted for the role of Hal Jordan in the GREEN LANTERN reboot. Then, in May, a report came out claiming Pine was actually up for the role of Steve Trevor who is the love interest in WONDER WOMAN.

In all honestly, when the report of Pine being a love interest hit the web it was hard for me to believe even though it was reported by one of the Hollywood trade websites. Having a leading actor like Pine in a smaller role as Wonder Woman's love interest didn't seem like the right fit for the guy who also plays Captain Kirk in the Star Trek films. It seems like my gut feeling might have been right.

According to a new rumor report, by Latino-Review, it seems like Warner Bros. may have intentionally leaked false information about Pine after the initial rumor report came out about him being targeted for Hal Jordan in order to create misdirection. And Pine is actually up for the lead in GREEN LANTERN, still.

"The cool thing (in retrospect) is that it looks like WB was Kahning [sic] us J.J. Abrams style with the rumor that Chris Pine was in negotiations to play Princess Diana’s love interest Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman. Pine was rumored to be a candidate for Hal Jordan way back when we realized Ryan Reynolds would never float in a green suit again, and the rumors of Pine circling Wonder Woman were actually Pine closing in on the role of Hal Jordan."

The conspiracy theorist in everyone should like the sound of all of this. With the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International right around the corner, it does make sense to mislead fans right before the big Warner Bros. Hall H panel when Pine could be revealed to the public as Hal Jordan.

Stay tuned because this story should develop in the coming weeks.

[Chris Pine as Hal Jordan artwork by Bosslogic.]