Josh Brolin has confirmed he will not be taking on the role of Hal Jordan in HBO’s upcoming Green Lantern series, titled Lanterns. Despite initial reports linking Brolin to the project, the actor revealed talks “didn’t work out.

In September it was revealed that Josh Brolin was offered to play Hal Jordan in the forthcoming Green Lantern show titled Lanterns. But he turned it down, and now Kyle Chandler is reportdly in talks for the role. The Thanos actor spoke to ComicBook about how things shook out, saying:

Josh Brolin passed on the role of Hal Jordan in the DC Universe's Lanterns, and he explained how he's feeling about it.

Josh Brolin has confirmed that he was in talks to play Hal Jordan in the DCU Lanterns series, and seems open to the idea of playing a different DC character "down the line."

Josh Brolin had reportedly been in talks to play Hal Jordan in the HBO series Lanterns, based on DC Comics' Green Lantern.

Over the past few weeks, we've seen a few rumours do the rounds about who will be playing Hal Jordan in the DC Studios Lanterns series. At first, it seemed like Josh Brolin would continue his efforts to collect superhero roles,

Josh Brolin addressed being considered for DC Studios' Green Lantern series, Lanterns, and had some kind words to say about Kyle Chandler.