It seems there is a three-way race for a coveted superhero role. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Timberlake, Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds are the top three candidates to take on the role of
Green Lantern.
Director Martin Campbell had spent the past five months searching for the actor who would portray Hal Jordan and that exhaustive search has been narrowed down to Timberlake, Cooper and Reynolds, but they have to act fast. It was said that the holding deals Warner Bros. has on all three actors just expired on Monday, which means all three can pursue other roles.
Apparently producer Donald De Line, director Martin Campbell and Warner Bros. each has their own favorite of the three finalists, so we'll see where this intriguing casting race goes from here.
The film is slated for a December 2010 release date.
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It was pushed back to summer 2011
As for Hal Jordan, he has the part and it's not terrible(it could be a lot worse and he's a good enough actor to make something of it) so you might as well just accept it.
Cooper would have been the better choice, but as long as Reynolds has it, we might as well see what he does with the role. Fox is gonna fuck up DP anyway, so it doesn't matter.
To say he doesn't fit Jordan in ANY way is absurd. He has the look of a younger Hal Jordan(that's what they're going for since it'll most likely be a series). He has that cocky attitude Jordan is known for. It's not like they chose Timberlake.
what are the producers thinking?
http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-7-10-report-ryan-reynolds-is-green-lantern
And Once again, JT is just flat out WRONG for this role.
And all the idiots saying that there change things up and such, that's the dumbest excuse ever. Supes is still broad shouldered, brown haired, and wears glasses in Clark Kent disguise. Peter Parker is nerdy, and wise cracking. Batman, etc... you get the point?
Cooper hands down! And I too agree with BD and cwalat, Reynolds for Flash someday.
and Twisted is valid on all points. i hope between the three Cooper gets it, i wouldn't be terribly opposed to any of them but if JT got it he would then be making music and touring between movies so that would f up the production schedules for possible sequels. and like i said i want Reynolds for the Flash and he can't be both.
Now all you misanthropic assholes can kindly refer to his comment for some logic. Thanks for playing. ;)
Bradley Cooper!
Deadpool is already confirmed.. so lets just leave it at that and hope he also gets the part for Flash someday.
But as far as green lantern goes, give the part to Bradley Cooper or someone else (by someone else, i do not mean Justin... don't know what they were thinking with that. I personally would rather give the part to a zebra since they probably share the same level of acting skills, and i dislike justin more than the zebra :P)
I'm all for finding potential in actors and directors, but this is Green Lantern's first big screen outing...I don't think they should be taking chances on guys like Timberlake.
a breakout role like this might be all he needs to show that he is capable of doing roles like this. he might have just started acting a few years ago, but the man has been an entertainer since before his balls dropped