Comments on: Green Lantern is…

By: Brian McQueary

Brian McQueary — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:44:47 +0000

…and according to Variety, the role of Green Lantern goes to ….

http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/07/ryan-reynolds-is-the-green-lantern.html?nid=2854

By: Brent from Bloomington"

Brent from Bloomington" — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:25:54 +0000

Obligatory fan hate: John Stewart is only popular b/c he’s the black green lantern. I find his character to be rather boring, but people keep shoving him in my face for “diversity’s sake.” Give me a good character first, diversity second.

Don’t mess with my Lanterns. I’m hard corp.

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:45:25 +0000

*flashing my “Elite” membership card* Yeah… “Hal Jordan” looks like a cop: square build, fairly muscled-up without being jacked on juice (compared to, say Supes, or John Henry Irons). J-Tizzy? Does not look like a cop. At all. He has (appropriately enough for his chosen career path) something resembling a dancer’s build. That would work for, say, Quicksilver (I know that’s a different U.) or somebody else “wiry” (see: Spider-Man), but Hal’s essentially a beat cop. He’s gotta look like he can beat people up when necessary. Unless Justin is _seriously_ devoted to his craft and bulks up accordingly, the performance kinda falls flat on that level alone — let alone the back-issues many of us will have with him. And, like, I dunno, but… Is it just me, or does the image of J.T. flying around via CGI seem very much Peter Pan-like? Wiry, boyish dude flying around in green, making things happen via the power of belief and imagination? Yet another reason to cast somebody NOT-Timberlake. :)

(P.S. “Core” group of fans, unless you were — as I suspect — being punny… Corps/GL? :D)

By: Big Money B.G.

Big Money B.G. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:14:43 +0000

OK…I know a lot of you are being optimists about this casting, and I appreciate that. However, they’re NOT casting for Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, or John Stewart. As far as anyone knows, they’re only casting for HAL JORDAN as the lead. If we’re going to cram an origin story, the premise of Oa and the Guardians, plus LEGION, Sinestro, and whoever else, does it make much sense for a first movie to have three or four Earthmen, all trying to be made special and important to the big picture? No.

It’s going to be Hal Jordan surrounded by aliens. I’m not saying they WON’T try to cram the others in there, but from every single thing I’ve read since the movie’s announcement, it’s Hal’s story. They are casting for Hal.

So on that note, no, I will not accept Justin Timberlake as the lead. Never. I don’t care what supposed “depth” Jacko Jr. may have; he looks perpetually 16 and no amount of peach-fuzz will change that. He has a high-pitched voice with a hint of wannabe gangsta, and I’m SURE that screams square-jawed, man’s man Hal Jordan to everyone out there. Green Lantern has been the only book from DC I buy regularly, the only character of theirs I support as much or more than my usual Marvel-laden favorites. Warner Bros. doesn’t have a good enough track-record with their movies for me to even give them a chance when they pull this move, if that’s who they go with, so I’d much rather pretend it’s not even happening and continue to read the book than pay money to see Warner Bros. trash an icon.

Two good “Batman” flicks doesn’t wash the stink away from “Superman Returns”, “Catwoman”, or the previous two “Batman” sequels. They have a LOOOOOOONG way to go.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:33:37 +0000

…AND I could really see Reynolds as Sinestro…..he could be a good villian

…AAANNDD any of them is a lot better than Jack Black

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:29:42 +0000

I think they all have the chops to pull it off but I would perfer Ryan Reynolds…..everybody is talking about deadpool like it’s already filming…….as I recall Superman 2 was suposed to be out next year…..and what about that Wonder Woman movie.

Now granted Deadpool being marvel it will probably get made, but heck i would take a Green Lantern Movie with one of those 3 over nothing.

Timberland has depth, and if you don’t belive so i would encourage you to watch some of his movies, but if he is GL I would perfer him to be Kyle

By: Hitman Sam

Hitman Sam — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:24:37 +0000

HAH!

By: Ricco

Ricco — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:16:15 +0000

Kyle? He looks more like Tomar-Re to me…

By: Hitman Sam

Hitman Sam — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:14:59 +0000

OOps, Websnap beat me to it! Just been that kind of day.

By: Hitman Sam

Hitman Sam — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:12:01 +0000

Here’s a twist… what if Timberlake is playing Kyle Rayner? In my mind, that would be a near- perfect fit.

By: Kirby

Kirby — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:28:35 +0000

My top 3 (in no particular order):

Chris Pine
Nathan Fillion
Michael Weatherly

By: David G. Paul

David G. Paul — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:41 +0000

my guess would be Nathan Fillion

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:02:18 +0000

Martin Campbell has a good track record with casting IMHO, so he deserves the benefit of the doubt. Timberlake can certainly act.

By: Ricco

Ricco — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:24:22 +0000

Of the thre above the only one I would go see is Ryan Reynolds, you’d have to pay me good money to go see JT…

Jensen Ackles (Dean in Supernatural), Nathan Fillion or Michael Weatherly (DiNozzo in NCIS) would make good Hal Jordans.

By: CMonocle

CMonocle — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:23:10 +0000

I may take some heat for this, but wouldn’t this be a great chance to make John Stewart the main character and get a little more diversity into the Superhero movie genre? You could still have Hal in it but make the movie about John Stewart. I dunno… just a thought.

Of those three you mentioned, I’d pick Cooper though.