James Gunn Stokes Rumors of Ryan Reynolds Returning to DCU in “Lanterns”

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Context is everything… and sarcasm is hard to put into a sentence.

On a recent episode of the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, James Gunn talked about all things DC Studios from the Creature Commandos to Superman. In the mix of talking about the upcoming HBO series Lanterns, the host jokingly asked Gunn if that meant Ryan Reynolds was not coming back to reprise his role as Hal Jordan from the 2011 Green Lantern film.

At around the 33 minute mark in the embedded podcast video above, Gunn responded, also jokingly, “Ryan doesn’t give a s#!t! One of the first people I talked to after I got the job was Ryan Reynolds. I was like, ‘You coming back?!’ He’s like, ‘Get the f#@k out of here!’”

Now, listening to the podcast, it’s pretty obvious that this was not a real conversation. Did he talk to Reynolds? Probably. But it’s doubtful that was the actual conversation. More likely Gunn giving a sarcastic answer to a sarcastic question. But that hasn’t stopped multiple outlets treating this like it’s a revelation.

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