Mark Strong in Talks for Green Lantern's Sinestro

Mark Strong now in talks to play Sinestro
Mark Strong now in talks to play Sinestro
We just reported yesterday that Jackie Earle Haley was in the running to play Sinestro in Green Lantern, and now it seems that rumor has been shot down for the second time. MTV Movies Blog spoke with the film's director, Martin Campbell, who not only revealed that Haley is not playing Sinestro, but that they're in talks with Mark Strong for the role. Here's an excerpt from the site's article.

"No, that's completely wrong," said Campbell of the persistent rumor, which popped up again recently despite Haley denying any involvement with the Green Lantern movie. "In fact, we're in negotiations with Mark Strong to play Sinestro."

"He's not only a wonderful actor, but he looks like Sinestro," he added. "If you look up old pictures of Sinestro, he's very like him. The Jackie Earle Haley thing, somebody told me about it this morning; I had never heard it before in my life."


Click Here! for the site's full piece, including which characters will appear in the film, such as Kilowog, Tomar-Re and Abin Sur.

Green Lantern was released June 17th, 2011 and stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Jenna Craig, Jon Tenney, Mike Doyle. The film is directed by Martin Campbell.


Sources: MTV Splash Page

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Comments (16)

  1. darkdream

    great actor he can do any role

    2 years agoby @darkdreamFlag

  2. Chad Vital

    "he's sinistro"

    2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  3. Radimus-83

    Mark Strong has lovely bone structure...

    2 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  4. Illuminati

    smart choice. the guy can fit into 'characters' nicely.

    2 years agoby @illuminatiFlag

  5. Chad Vital

    lol "he's got a bible name"

    2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  6. Radimus-83

    He's got the baldest head...

    2 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  7. Chad Vital

    "he's got the blackest jacket!"

    2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  8. Chad Vital

    radimus pointed out the most random thing haha.

    2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  9. Radimus-83

    Man has got a big f*cking nose! So yeah, guess he does kinda look like Sinestro. Good for him.

    2 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  10. ZanyZap

    Mark Strong's a beast. I'm in.

    2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  11. T.Clark

    I was so pumped for Haley...oh well

    2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  12. Chad Vital

    Sweet.

    2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag

  13. Solar XI

    He's a great actor but I just don't see him as Sinestro. Damian Lewis would be cool.

    2 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  14. Cripple

    Sweet. I would love to see him in this role.

    2 years agoby @crippleFlag

  15. Marcusx

    Mark Strong is awesome as hell, there is literally no one better suited for the role

    2 years agoby @marcusxFlag

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