Justin Timberlake as Comic Book Hero?

JT might have a new job.

Comic geeks have a new member.

Justin Timberlake is trying to do a whole lot more than just bring sexy back. The 28 year-old singer, dancer and ex-Mickey Mouse club member has officially entered the running for the role of Hal Jordan, better known as the Green Lantern.

According to Hollywood Reporter, TimberLake has been nominated, along with Scar-Jo's beau Ryan Reynolds and Hangover star Bradley Cooper, for the lead in the latest Warner Bros. and DC Comics film.

The movie will tell the story of a cocky test pilot who is given a magical ring by a dying alien. This ring gives him superhuman abilities, like the power to fly and create objects out of light, but it also requires that he join an intergalactic crime-fighting team.

As for our guess at which star will get the role, we think Timberlake will win. Remember that SNL spoof he did as Beyonce's back-up dancer? Well, he might have a leg up on the competition. He's already proven superhuman agility while wearing spandex,

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