Should Tyrese Gibson Be John Stewart?

Tyrese Gibson, best known for playing Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious movies, had been auctioning himself to play John Stewart in the upcoming Green Lantern movie. Now actors auctioning themselves for these kind of roles is nothing new, hell, his F&F co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel both successfully lobbied for the roles of Black Adam and Groot, so it's understandable why Gibson would want this role. I also would be very happy if John Stewart is the main lantern in the new Green Lantern movie because he is my personal favourite Lantern, and I am very happy to hear an actor is this passionate about playing a role. With that being said, i don't think Tyrese is right for the part and his efforts to get the role went from nice to sad pretty quickly. Yes a lot of these talks have lead to conversations with Warner Bros so it's working to a degree, but good god this is just coming across as desperate at this point, the only thing sadder is when Sean Young was so desperate to play Catwoman that she broke into Tim Burton's office in costume. Now we've reached a point where if he does get cast it'll feel more like he bullied them into submission than actually earning the role.

But then there's the fact that he's just not right for the part, not to criticise his acting too much, because he is a fine actor and is by no means the worst pick for the role, Tyrese Gibson is not John Stewart. John Stewart is a mature veteran who acts as a dignified and respectable leader, he should dominate the screen and is the most responsible man in the room. He takes his job seriously and always gives his all, basically put, he's the adult of the Justice League. Superman is a boy scout, Batman doesn't trust anyone and Wonder Woman is temperamental, John Stewart is the one person who always has his head on straight and will always do the right thing. Judging by Tyrese's previous work, he doesn't suit this role, he's more of the cocky comic relief sidekick who screws up every so often but gets it right in the end. That's not John Stewart, if anything, that's Guy Gardner, so if you want to change the character's race and cast him as a different lantern then fine, but honestly, i'm yet to see anything in his career so far that would show that he has the capabilities to do the role of John Stewart justice, you know who would be a good fit for this role? Idris Elba. Not only does he have the aged and mature aspect down, but he's also played respectable leaders in the past, he's the right age, he's got the right look and he's a better actor than Tyrese, he's the much best choice for the best Lantern.

-Danny