The Oscar winner emcee Common feels he’s the next superhero. “I would love to be John Stewart and play Green Lantern,” he said. “That was one of those things where I was so excited because we rarely see African-American superheroes or people of color as a superhero. I think it would be great for the world to see, and for people to see, and for Hollywood to put that out there, too. But just for the world to see, just for kids to be able to see, for all nationalities to see a person of color as a superhero, too.”
“John Stewart is from Detroit, so he was this guy that was really for the community, and I really related to that. He used his powers to help people in the community. I was like, ‘Man, I’m going to be John Stewart, the Green Lantern!’ Unfortunately, it didn’t happen at that time. But maybe the possibility is that it could. I would love to.”
The next Green Lantern movie is slated to hit movie theaters on June 20th, 2020.
Common is in the new film Run All Night starring Liam Neeson
