The New Freddy Krueger Playing Sinestro in Green Lantern?

On the heels of solid news that the “Green Lantern” movie has moved out of Oz to pursue cheaper shooting locations closer to home, there’s this not-so-solid news that Jackie Earle Haley, the new Freddy Krueger in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” reboot (and before that, gritty...

October 17th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern Can’t Afford Australia, Looks to Mexico/Canada

The question is, how does this affect the upcoming shooting schedule of “Green Lantern”? That’s open to discussion, though there would be some delay, as the film was supposed to shoot in November in Australia. Instead, Martin Campbell and the Warner Bros. gang will be moving the production...

October 16th, 2009 | Read More

Ryan Reynolds to the Rescue in Motorcade

Not content to just mouth off as a superpowered merc or patrol the spaceways as an interstellar cop with yellow issues, Ryan Reynolds is currently in negotiations to board the action movie “Motorcade” for DreamWorks. Variety calls the movie a “drama”, but how can it possibly be...

October 6th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern Movie Needs a Scummy Villain and a Beefcake Sinestro

As expected, when Ryan Reynolds slips on the green tights in 2010 to play Green Lantern, protector of the spaceways and creator of cartoony green hammers with his mind, he’ll be facing Sinestro as his first foe. Or is he? As you’ll recall from the comics (and even the recent “Green...

September 18th, 2009 | Read More

Christian Bale Sabotaged Bradley Cooper’s Green Lantern Audition. Kinda.

Okay, not really, but according to Bradley Cooper, who sounds like an affable bloke if this Conan O’Brien Show interview is any indication, said his attempts to impersonate Bale’s Batman (growling voice and all) during his Green Lantern audition was what sunk him and gave the part to Ryan...

August 30th, 2009 | Read More

Aquaman by Leo? Bizarro Superman? Two Green Arrow Movies? The Flash Finally Moving Again?

The Hollywood Reporter’s got a big rundown of all the upcoming and in-the-pipeline movies from D.C. Comics, including the publishing house’s idea of putting three of its biggest writers, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Marv Wolfman on some of the properties to get them moving again with a...

July 20th, 2009 | Read More

Ryan Reynolds is the Green Lantern

We went into Friday hearing that Warner Bros. had three final candidates to play their Green Lantern, in what is sure to be a big-budget epic production. Later that day, news came out that WB had indeed chosen their emerald warrior — and he is Ryan Reynolds. I can’t say I’m surprised,...

July 11th, 2009 | Read More

And Green Lantern is … Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds or Justin Timberlake?

Wait, what? Justin Timberlake? The former ‘N-Sync singer? That Justin Timberlake? Sure, he showed some comedy chops in a couple of Saturday Night Live skits, and sure, he did some indie films like “Alpha Dog” and “Black Snake Moan”, but come on — Justin Timberlake...

July 10th, 2009 | Read More

Sam Worthington Talks Green Lantern

Good God, is there a big-budget summer event film that Hollywood is currently doing that Aussie boy turned good Sam Worthington isn’t rumored to be in or already attached to? Mind you, dude looks like a fine chap, so it’s not like I’m complaining. More power to him. The latest role...

May 11th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern Pushed Back to Summer 2011

So I guess there is a reason why Warner Bros. and director Martin Campbell don’t appear to be in any hurry to cast their leading man. According to Box Office Mojo, it could be that the release date for “Green Lantern” has been delayed for six more months, so now instead of a late 2010...

May 7th, 2009 | Read More

The Latest Green Lantern Candidate is … Bradley Cooper?

Who the hell is Bradley Cooper (pictured, left)? No idea. He’s an actor, and he’s got the comedy “The Hangover” coming out this summer, and according to the blokes at Hitfix, he’s “one of the guys most likely to don the suit and slip on the power ring as The Green...

May 6th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern Set to Shoot in Australia

We don’t even know who will be slipping into Hal Jordan’s tights just yet (is it Chris Pine? Brian Austin Green, maybe? That skinny guy from “Star Trek” and “Terminator Salvation”?), but we do know that the film will shoot in Australia’s New South Wales thanks...

April 16th, 2009 | Read More

Chris Pine as Green Lantern? What about Sam Worthington? How About Me?

For such a lame comic book character, it’s amazing the attention that’s being paid to the casting of Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Green Lantern” movie. Of course, the fact that a new website is throwing out a new “frontrunner” for the role every other week helps to...

March 19th, 2009 | Read More

Anton Yelchin: I’m Too Young for Green Lantern

According to actor Anton Yelchin, recently rumored to be up for not just a part, but the part in the upcoming “Green Lantern” movie, he may be “too young” to play the character. I have to agree with young Mr. Anton (he turns 20 later this month), he is way too young for the role....

March 1st, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern’s Hal Jordan Casting Rumors

The boys over at Latino Review are hearing rumblings from their sources within the hollow halls of them fancy movie studios, and they’re hearing a lot of names being dropped as potential Hal Jordans in the upcoming “Green Lantern” movie, since scheduled for a 2010 bow. Among the names...

February 27th, 2009 | Read More

Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Others to Fight it Out in 2010

Holy mackeral. If you love comic books, and you love comic book movies, you’re gonna be loving the heck out of 2010. Not only is Marvel Studios releasing “Iron Man 2″ and “Thor” in the same year, but Warner Bros. has just announced that 2010 will also see the release of...

February 25th, 2009 | Read More

Martin Campbell to Direct Green Lantern Movie

Martin Campbell is no stranger to action-adventure movies, having directed the Zorro flicks with Antonio Banderas, and more recently, the first re-invention of James Bond, “Casino Royale”. Which probably makes him a pretty good candidate to direct the Green Lantern movie, and Warner Bros....

February 5th, 2009 | Read More

Ryan Gosling is Green Lantern?

In case you haven’t gotten enough of casting rumors about comic book characters yet, you’re in luck, buckaroos, because here’s another one: word has it that actor Ryan Gosling is Warner Bros’ number one choice to play the lead in their sure-to-be huge budgeted adaptation of the...

October 9th, 2008 | Read More

Green Lantern Back on the Fast Track?

The last time we heard about any movement on the “Green Lantern” movie, it was last year, when Warner Bros. assigned Everwood guy Greg Berlanti to write and direct the movie. Well, that was last year. We haven’t heard a thing about the movie since, although we did hear about the character,...

August 4th, 2008 | Read More

Green Lantern Movie News Makes me Happy

I gotta tell you, I’m so sick and tired of news that two-bit comedy actors are being given properties from my childhood to “re-invent” without any regards to the tradition of said properties. I’ve already made it clear my distaste for the Green Hornet movie in the hands of a second-tier...

June 5th, 2008 | Read More