When Patrick J. Adams was cast in the season finale of Legends Of Tomorrow, speculation was rampant on who the actor would be playing. The most popular rumour, given the actor's appearance, was original Green Lantern Alan Scott. When speaking to CBR about who Adams would be portraying, executive producer Marc Guggenheim was adamant that an appearance from the original Ermerald Crusader was not in the cards. “I’ll tell you right now, because I never want anyone to be disappointed, he’s not Alan Scott. I love Alan Scott. I’ve written Alan Scott in the comics. Alan Scott is also attached to the Green Lantern franchise, which DC obviously has feature plans for. In the poll of ‘who it’s going to be,’ you can cross off Alan Scott.”
Of course, Guggenheim was telling the truth, as the season finale revealed that Adams was actually the Hourman, but his comments seem to indicate that any sort of Green Lantern connection is off limits due to Warner Bros.' plans for the Green Lantern film franchise. Of course, this hasn't stopped the writers from dropping some major Green Lantern-related teases in all of the CW shows, but it seems like a full-on appearance is out of the question for the time being. Is it possible we could see Alan Scott make an appearance in the DCEU?
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