Josh Brolin talks about turning down Green Lantern

 Josh Brolin didn’t take on Hal Jordan from the Green Lantern Corps.When talking about this choice, what he thought of was another drama that he couldn't let go of - Outer Range.The sci-fi western drama starring him was canceled by Amazon after two seasons in 2024, and Brolin always felt that it ended too quickly.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Brolin said: "Green Lantern Corps, I don't know, maybe it's too close to Into the Wild."I really like 《The Wilderness Mystery》.“ He described the show's cancellation as a heartbreaking experience.

However, Brolin did not cite the similarities between the two works as the sole and definitive reason.He ultimately described the failure to cooperate as "that's just how things happen sometimes".Hal Jordan is now played by Kyle Chandler.

”I like those actors.“ Even if he chose another job, he still supported the HBO superhero series.He also said that once he decides not to do a certain project, he will not second-guess himself that it might be better if I acted in it.

In an interview with ComicBook in 2024, Brolin once said: ”Green Lantern didn't succeed, but it doesn't matter... We'll see what happens in the future.“ Some fans speculated based on this that he may still be willing to consider other characters in this world; but as of this report, he does not have any confirmed DC projects to participate in.

Brolin previously starred in 2010's Jonah Hex, a DC Comics adaptation that met with poor reviews and box office success.He also had preliminary talks with Zack Snyder about starring in Batman, but Snyder chose Ben Affleck and the conversation did not continue.

When he was a guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast in 2022, he reflected on how he would play the role: ”That was very interesting to me... If I had to find a way to describe it, it would be an older Batman with a hoarse voice.“He continued: ”Seriously, that would be fun.Maybe when I'm 80, I'll act.%