Green Lantern Corps enlists Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt?

Green Lantern Corps will reportedly be directed by Rupert Wyatt, who also helmed Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Green Lantern Corps will reportedly be directed by Rupert Wyatt, who also helmed Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure Green Lantern.

Wyatt is currently putting the finishing touches on a new sci-fi thriller titled Captive State, but he has cleared his schedule to take on the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

Green Lantern Corps is set to feature two central characters -- Hal Jordan and John Stewart -- with the movie being described as Lethal Weapon in Space.

Warner Bros hasn’t started casting for the film, but is looking for an actor aged 39-50 to play Hal Jordan and 21-30 to star as John Stewart.

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