5. Sinestro

Sinestro

The mid-credits scene of 2011’s disastrous Green Lantern sloppily teased Sinestro’s transformation into the leader of the fearsome Sinestro Corps, but with a reboot now dated for 2020, Warner Bros. have the opportunity to tell that story properly.

The Sinestro Corps War is an epic event which could be told over a number of movies (or trimmed down for a single epic one), and the fallout of such a story could lead perfectly into a solo outing for Sinestro. If the new DC Cinematic Universe is avoiding origin stories, a movie like this could also explore the character’s time as a member of the Green Lantern Corps working with Hal Jordan (thereby fleshing out his background at the same time). With the right story, it has huge potential.