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If There's A GREEN LANTERN Movie, Who Would The Studio Want To Play Him??
Merrick here...
Over at Latino Review, El Mayimbe (which is Spanish for The Mayimbe) has some Warner informants telling him who the studio wants to play Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the theoretical feature film.
Movement on the project seemed to escalate when George Miller's JUSTICE LEAGUE project (temporarily?) bellied-up a while back.
And the Lantern du jour is? Ryan Gosling ("gosling" means young goose).
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Still no word on who'll direct.
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I just think it would be an interesting casting choice, and I think she might need the work.
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Too bad it's taken so long to bring to the screen. He would have been gold as GL.
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Zachary Quinto has a look that I think would be perfect for a GL, and fantastic acting skills, too.
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That is all.
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James Marsters?
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I do, however, want to see that green arrow Supermax movie actually happen. That sounds badass.
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There's been a few.
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Confirmed!!!!!
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"I'm gonna spank your little butt, Sinestro!!!!!"
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visit AICN for the TBs, stay for the language lessonsthat really did make me laugh
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Your minds have now been blown!
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Oct 09, 2008 2:06:44 PM CDT
"Personally, I think a really hot choice! Ryan Gosling is a dop
by curious jorge
I agree 100%... Gosling is a dope and would kill the role.
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Merrick, was that some ill-advised joke? "El" is "The", no shit!
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Yeah, go for the old washed up Lantern. Still, the guy gets old better than no one, I envy him.
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Remember Innerspace? He also played an intergaltic enforcer. Remember Enemy Mine? Take that era Quaid, and make him GL, and you have my money.
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is the real question. Vin Diesel as Abin Sur.
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he's got blond hair, and Hal Jordan's hair is brown. I'll be posting a petition link shortly.
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I've long thought of Dennis Quaid as being perfect for Hal Jordon. But now? I'm afraid that time is against him. That is, unless they went with computer animation or made a KINGDOM COME movie, neither of which will happen (anytime soon).
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..would make an awesome Hal Jordan/Green Lantern. And I say that based on The Fall, not Pushing Daisies.
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I can think of 5 current actors who could be considered for the role who would be infinitely worse for the role: Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Phillipe, Shia Le'Buff and a tie of Topher Grace and Wilmer Valderamma...in fact ANYONE from 'That 70's Show'...except Mila Kunis, she can be anything she wants to be for Me. >:)
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I still like the Jack Black idea. :(
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Kyle Rayner sucks ass.
If I ever meet Ron Marz I'm gonna kick him in the throat. -
...by naming Lee Pace, I don't necessarily mean to imply that I think Ryan Gosling is necessarily a bad choice. I think he could pull it off.
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Hal is one of the toughest DCU heroes to cast IMO, and instead of throwing out the usual names I think maybe they should cast James Marsden in a role where he finally gets the girl for once.
However, I think there's only ONE true choice if they throw Guy Gardner in this movie (he is Hal's original back-up lantern after all) and that JENSEN ACKLES. The current incarnation of Guy as seen in the Sinestro Corps War and related storylines is a Han Solo-esque swashbuckling bad-ass, and if you've ever watched Supernatural you know Jensen is the only choice. In addition, scope out some of the art by current Green Lantern Corps artist Patrick Gleason. His Guy looks identical to Jensen 80% of the time. -
He'd be perfect.
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Disturbingly plausable.
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Oct 09, 2008 2:31:35 PM CDT
I'm interested in what Gosling could bring to the role
by troutmaskreplicant
He certainly has good emotional range. I bet Jake Gyllenhal is pissed that he's doing Prince Of Persia. He would have been another likely choice. And the whole director thing is still up in the air, even though Greg Berlanti is mooted? I was just thinking about his rather insipid film, The Broken Hearts Club, on the bus. It behaves suspiciously like he reworked a pilot script for a gay version of Sex And The City. But not even as good as Sex And The City. He's a bit tv and not in a transvestite way.
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I would like to see a new face for GL and not someone that the audience has seen before. I recall seeing Christopher Reeves as Superman and because he was new to me, I believed a man could fly. If I were to see a familiar actor in such a role as GL, then I might find it harder to believe that world exists.
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Hey, Wilford Brimley could still play Green Lantern. It'd just have to be G'Nort, that's all. And then he could have GL educate all of us about diabeetus.
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as Sinestro.
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and have the bit where he gets his ass handed to him by a bent tailed, one eyed yellow alley cat
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...I do find to be more popular in these discussions than he ought to be. I liked him fine in Firefly and Slither, but I just don't think he's superhero/leading man material overall. I'd like to see him in more comedy. He's a bit funny looking, in a handsome way, if that makes sense. If they made Spaceballs 2, he'd be perfect for the "Han Solo" character. He was born to wear a vest; the Michael beck of the new millenium, except funny. He's awesome in PG Porn.
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as the Oans
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First Movie -- GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH
Second Movie -- GREEN LANTERN: THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR
Third Movie -- GREEN LANTERN: THE BLACKEST NIGHT
Oh, and how about Sacha Baron Cohen for Sinestro? As long as he plays it straight, I think he'd be perfect after his work in SWEENEY TODD.
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shit shit shit shit shit
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Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) is a perfect Hal Jordan. He's got the RDJ=Tony Stark kind of click in my mind
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He's a great choice for the role. He proved to us he can play a buff guy in Blade and he's a good actor. Not Oscar contender but come on.. He'd make a great Hal!
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Oct 09, 2008 2:39:22 PM CDT
Milo Veal Parmigiano or whatever the fuck...
by half-baked-goggle-box-do-gooder
..his name is from "Heroes" as Peter parker. The hell with Green Lantern and his cute widdle CrackerJack box Decoder ring.
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with pie.
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The greatest GL of them all!
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He rocked your socks in the Duck Dodgers Green Lantern episode. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
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Oct 09, 2008 2:46:40 PM CDT
Ok seriously....I say fuck off to comic book films...
by dannyglovers_dickblood
...for at least the next 10 years. Finish the shit you started-- Batman trilogy and a few others and shut the fuck up with this bullshit. No way in hell is a Green Lantern movie going to do well. -
You're thinking Ryan Reynolds! He's FLASH, dude!
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You know I don't speak spanish!
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I'm feeling Nathan Fillion. The guy has so many different attacks as an actor. He can be funny one minute, brave and deadly serious the next, and then romantic, or turn on the tears. Most other actors just don't have that ability, Butler is talented, but something is missing, though he would have made a great James Bond. This Fillion is really Hollywood's best kept secret, a largely untapped resource, one begging to be discovered.
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Oct 09, 2008 2:53:05 PM CDT
it should be a one muppet show with gonzo the great for every pa
by jrkerr
because in no other way will harmful yellow anything seem realistic.
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There, it's done, because I said it. Now let's get Uwe Boll to direct.
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a melting owl and unsociable hammer?
The fuck?
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For the in-joke, if nothing else....
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Seriously. Green Lantern will never happen, at least not in a respectable version. The best ol GL will get is some kind of a one-off episode on something like Smallville or he'll get his own "Lantern-ville" with one cheap and uber-crappy Stargate SG-1 style special effect scene per episode. Why even bother speculating?
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...the planet GL!
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...well, you know, 'shit', basically?I mean, not the most exciting and dynamic comic-book hero on the planet (or indeed off it) is he?
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You're 'feeling' Nathan Fillion?Does Mrs. Fillion know?
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Everybody here who talks shit about Green Lantern obviously hasn't been reading the comic since Geoff Johns took over. Since "Rebirth", he's re-established Hal as GL and the storyline has KICKED ASS. It started a little slow, but the "Sinestro Corps War" was incredible. He's also referenced an old Alan Moore backup story and used it for his huge "Blackest Night" storyline coming up next year. I've NEVER been a big GL fan until recently, and now I'm officially hooked. Bring this movie on. It will have Iron Man - like numbers. Trust me.
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as Guy Gardner. Needs someone like Borenez or Quaid as Jordan.
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Gardner already has a cameo according to the script review I read.
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Paul Giamatti as Hal Jordan, and Ryann Wilson as Guy Gardner. Hey, Moriarty suggested the Coen for Superman, so get off my back.
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Zing!
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Classic. "Harry doesn't socialize."
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The Farscape guy Browder would nail the character of Jordan. But i think he is on contract with all that Stargate stuff.
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The obvious choice is Snyder, but I'd rather see what Snyder cooks up on his own at this point... Luhrmann understands rich mythology, and knows what to do with a world based in limitless visual possibility to keep it grounded in his characters and their emotions. Please God, let me see Baz Luhrmann's Green Lantern!
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Gardner is a stupid, one-note character, and that note is "asshole." He's never been interesting. Don't waste our time.
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But, even if he is, I'm not feeling him that way, although I'd like to feel Summer Glau that way!!! Mmmmm!!!!
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G'nort Espalanade G'neesmacher must be in the film and he must be played by Robin Williams.
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I agree completely about Johns in general and the Sinestro Corps War in particular. That epic was the most satifying comic book "EVENT" story I have ever read and I've been reading comics for close to 20 years at this point. Every single major or semi-major character had a kick-ass story arc and pitch-perfect and satisfying payoff.
And if Gardner has a cameo in the script as you say then let me just reiterate that there is only one Guy Gardner and his name is Jensen Ackles. -
at least they didn't stunt cast Jamie Foxx or Will Smith and ruin it. Hal's always been the best GL.
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That would own if it came to pass.
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"which is Spanish for The Mayimbe"
is a nod to Chris Farley as a guest on the Weekend Update as "El nino" . "For those that don't habla espanol, that's Spanish for....the nino!" Then he floats away into the crowd like the weather sensation he so elegantly portrayed..... I miss that fat guy. -
You clearly don't read GL comics. I think I'll use a quote from current GL writer, DCU architect, and all around genius Geoff Johns to illustrate my point:
(This is in reference to a question regarding whether or not a goofball like Gardner would allow Superboy-Prime escape Oa following the Sinestro Corps War due to his ineptitude)
"Not at all. That’s ridiculous. Anyone who’s read Guy Gardner for the last two years in Green Lantern or in [Green Lantern] Corps knows that he’s a much better, stronger character than that. And even in the old Giffen stuff, he would probably break some rules, taunt the other heroes, and drink a beer or two, but he wouldn’t be that much of an idiot. He was never that much of an idiot, and certainly not with what I’m doing with him, or with what Dave Gibbons is doing with him in Corps. He has his moments, and he’s a really fun character, but he’s definitely not going to be a moron. His role is not DCU Moron. His role is DCU Shitkicker."
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Oct 09, 2008 4:00:28 PM CDT
My fellow comic nerds would cast Fillion and Quinto in EVERYTHIN
by reflecto
GET OVER IT
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I don't really get your point. I wasn't claiming that Gardner is an idiot. I was claiming that he's an asshole, and that his character is at best two-dimensional. Nothing you wrote contradicts that -- in fact, the label "DCU Shitkicker" almost makes my point.
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...now all they need is a director of similar calibre and we're off to the races. Green Lantern was always one of the best superheroes.
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Shitkicker does not equal asshole, at least not in my book. My point was Guy Gardner is not a one note character and the perceptions of who that character is and what he stands for are being challenged by his current interpretation. They're many layers to who he is and why he behaves the way he does, but by calling him a one-note asshole character is an oversimplification of the character and quite frankly an insult to the fantastic work being done by current GL writers Johns and Pete Tomasi. Does guy act like an asshole on occasion? Absolutely, but he's more of a likeable rogue similar to Han Solo these days than a straight-up douche.
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Those, and many others I've read here, are some of the WORST ideas I've ever heard in my life.
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MAKE. THIS. HAPPEN.
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"The First Biography Film You'll Want to See" - ain't that just a golden project for a skilled filmmaker? Perhaps Aaron & Jason could tackle it?
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The object is to cast an actor as a superhero movie. The big catch is that you're not allowed to use Gerard Butler, Thomas Jane, Bruce Cambell or anybody employed by Joss Whedon.
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Oct 09, 2008 4:34:50 PM CDT
Crow T. Robot to direct. Roger Whitaker to play Kyle Rayner.
by johnny smith
Make this happen. Also, Kilowog has a beer and cheats on G
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Oct 09, 2008 4:34:53 PM CDT
Crow T. Robot to direct. Roger Whitaker to play Kyle Rayner.
by johnny smith
Make this happen. Also, Kilowog has a beer and cheats on Ganthet
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The object is to cast an actor IN a superhero movie. That's what I get for being a smartass.
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That shit would fuck with me. Especially when framed by a GL mask.
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That's what I say.
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A guy named Greg Berlanti has been attached to direct from some time now...do your homework!
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It would be so perfect that its not going to happen. Gosling doesnt gives a Hal Jordan vibe... its too young, too blonde, and has a kind of dumb face...
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Hal is supposed to be around his mid-20's when he gets the ring for the first time, so Gosling is around the right age. I just don't think he's right for the role.
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He will already be part of the DC/WB family with Y. Sources say that he and DJ Caruso are already working hard day and night trying to find the right coat for Yorick to wear. They're good with coats. So shut it. Shut IT.
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No way one can have this kind of mileage in his mid-20's. He should be at least in his thirties.
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Jon Hamm from Mad Men.
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In his current incarnation Jordan was a military pilot who's booted for insubordination. He then goes to work for Carol Ferris as a test pilot and VERY early in this second career he encounters Abin Sur. His experience comes from being around planes his entire life as his father was a pilot before him, not from his age.
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Jon Hamm would be awesome if they play Jordan older. Wow, I didn't think of him. If this is an origin story he may be a little long in the tooth, though.
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Directed by the Coens!
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Also I agree with James MArsters and Jensen Ackles
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The chick from Fargo?
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Rosie O'Donell as Kryb. Make it happen.
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Seems like he's just waiting for that breakout role that will really solidify him as a great actor. Lars and the Real Girl is hysterical and he carries it. Also, penis.
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Would also be a great flash.
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The girliest GL of all!
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He's got the perfect face for Hal Jordan
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He gets better as an actor every year. Greater range, depth, etc, blah, blah, blah.
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that DC's pantheon is so very very unsexy right now that I honestly don't give a damn, and I am a hardcore comic geek. I'll wait until this is released and doesn't suck, then get excited about it.
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...from like 10 years ago. Offer him the role and prevent him from ever making Batman & Robin. Coulda Woulda Shoulda I guess
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He can blame the universe for 911 and lead the Green Lantern Corps in it's invasion of the Universe.
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and the kid from Flight of the navigator should be in it too
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He has that kinda face, along with the mannerisms. I don't know what character he should play, but dammit..he better get casted in a Marvel or DC feature at some point.
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If this is the guy from Mad Man I'm thinking of he would be perfect for Cap even moreso then eckhardt.
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Oct 09, 2008 7:02:24 PM CDT
Magic Johnson for GL, cos even he aids can't kill him.
by damien chowder
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He's got he voice down perfect! :)
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Not even as Kyle Rayner
Fillion or Browder yes.
Quaid ten, 15 year ago could've been Guy Gardner, but not now.
Russell Crow as Captain Atom since we're talking dickhead.
Vigo's an interesting choice thought actually, but I say nay.
Yes on Malkovich as Sinestro contender, since he can be older anyway.
Guy Gardner's up for grabs.
a red-faced Ben Kingsley as Abin Sur??
Clooney as James West in a Wild Wild West reboot so needed to wash away the Will Smith crapfest.
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but whatever people want
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Have Ben Browder or Nathan Fillian as Hal Jordan. Hal retires and the ring selects the next Green Lantern, John Stewart, a mechanical engineer who got his degree while attending West Point and then rejoined the military after 9/11. Having recently been discharged due to injury in Afghanistan, he finds his life given new meaning by the arrival of Hal Jordan and the power ring. Hal can explain how he got the ring from Abin Sur and that he has spent much of his career helping the other planets in Sector 2814 of which Earth belongs. Hal has decided to retire after 20 years as GL since they have finally caught and imprisoned the greatest threat the Universe has ever known, Sinestro, a former GL instructor who went bad. Luckily, Sinestro never made it to earth as he thought he would conquer less populated and less advanced worlds first, and then use their citizens as a slave army to invade earth. Hal gives John the ring and tells him that he must recharge it every 24 hours, but that he (Hal) had just charged it as he needs a full charge for his trip to the GL homeworld of OA to be trained. Before John can protest, the ring jets him off to OA. John Stewart should be played by Omar Epps or Taye Diggs. Maybe Tyrese Gibson since he's a bit younger. But for star power, they maybe should pick The Rock. GL is a GREAT opportunity to have a black superhero (and no, I'm not black) as John Stewart is now more well known to mainstream America as GL than Hal because of the Justice League cartoons. Hal and the GL Corps can show up at the end, and Guy Gardner can be one of John's trainers (along with Kilowog) on OA. Pat Warbuton would be PERFECT for Kilowog. Guy Gardner should be someone older than John Stewart, maybe in his 40s. Brad Pitt or a slimed down Val Kilmer maybe? Someone along those lines who could play a hothead ex football star/ex marine type.
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Adrian Brody.
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Sinestro excapes (with inside help...a brainwashed Guy Gardner perhaps?) and he comes to earth looking for Hal but finds John instead. Hal and the Corps arrive at the very end (maybe after Sinestro is defeated by John.) Meanwhile, Hal tells John that he's going to be settling down with a longtime love and maybe run a flight school. Hal can even tell John not to be afraid to ask for advice from him, the GL Corps, or even a couple of other people going around in funny suits that he's heard about who are trying to make a difference. Maybe they can help him out with earth especially when he's away in another part of the Sector.
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1) Because he's worked in outer space before.
2) No crazier a choice than some of the others mentioned already!
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They guy is on his way to an Oscar. A comic book movie directed by some hack isn't going to help him.
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Josh Brolin as Green Lantern. W is coming out so he'll have credibility with the critics. He'll have the Goonies geek squad all over him, and he's a good looking dude so he'll have the chicks all over him. It's win-win.
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Oct 09, 2008 8:00:19 PM CDT
On a serious note he would be cheap yet handsome, Clive Owen.
by damien chowder
Hugo Weaving is Sinistro.
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God I want this to be good. I've been able to recite the oath since I was six, and there's no shame in that. No shame in my little world, at least.
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If Shia even makes a cameo in this, I'll feel the way Stan and Kyle feel about Indy.
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I can't think of his name, but the Miller Taste League Commissioner guy, he's always seemed like Hal Jordan to me. Although he is getting kind of old.
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John C. McGinley, and he'd make an even better smart-ass Guy Gardner. I think Andre Braugher would make a good John Stewart, but Hal? No clue. That one's tough.
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Will Smith playing GL John Stewart as Earth's first GL but now he's tired and wants a timeout or something and needs to hand down the ring.Enter Gosling as Hal Jordan.
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Didn't he play Gosling's romantic rival in something? Whatever, he's Hal Jordan no question, a lot better for the part than Gosling, who'd be better casting for the Flash in my opinion. Nothing against Gosling, but I don't think he'll take either role honestly.
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Cause that's the important part.
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He need sto hit the gym. He's getting a little chunky. I agree with Banderas for Sinestro.
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I thought that meant 'cocksucker.'
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Big Green Boxing Glove
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WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN GREEN LANTERN RUNS WILD OVER YOU?!!!! BROTHER!!!
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Then I looked him up on IMDB and figured out why I didn't know who he was. I haven't seen anything that he's in. Nor would I. I guess this is going to be a low budget flick? GL was one of my favorite superheros. I think it translate well to the big screen.
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...because I just watched Fracture, lol.
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They were rivals in the Notebook. Just another role in a long line where Marsden's girl gets stolen by some other dude.
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Ok, I think the following 3 actors could all bring something to the role of Hal Jordan. I don't favor anyone one over the other.
- Mark Paul Gosselaar
- Casper Van Dien
- Nathan Fillion
And if Hal Jorden is an older Jorden - Dennis Quaid
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Jake Busey.. if he gets in shape :P
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might work as Sinestro but i think he said he's tired of doing villains and weirdos.
Or something to that effect.
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Enough said.
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Robert Carlyle as Sinestro
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You would think he'd be saved as a replacement for Bale if he ever bolts. Those two could be brothers.
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Oct 09, 2008 10:21:03 PM CDT
Ellen Degeneres should play the Green Lantern!!! She's the man f
by thajackal
I love lesbians! :)
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'nuff said.
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Would be the comeback role he needs.
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Oct 10, 2008 12:34:44 AM CDT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN "DOOPED" THE GREATEST POSSIBLE GL WOULD BE PORTR
by ataxianthemagnificent
John Lithgow.
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I'll do it. i look pretty decent in green.
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Gosling is a superb actor, in fact one of the VERY BEST at his age. Half Nelson was brilliant and that award was his. I do hope Gosling turns down the role so you fanboys can get your Dennis Quaid or Nathan Fillion just like you all wanted your Crispin Glover and bitched and cried when Heath got Joker.
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nothing else matters
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I've got no problem with him as Jordan.
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This makes all kinds of crazy sense. Cmon studios what are you waiting for???
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Oct 10, 2008 3:02:08 AM CDT
Josh Lucas for Green Lantern. Viggo Mortensen for Green Arrow: S
by tivo1138
You know it would be awesome.
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yes...Viggo Mortensen.
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he's already GREEN and he must have superpowers cos he gets to fuck megan fox
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that would be sweet, oh well.
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Why can't the studios have more balls?
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In brightest day/In blackest night/I will give Tony Danza/a blumpkin tonight
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Or any superheroes for that matter. All of my knowledge comes from movies and a few childhood cartoons. Green Lantern is from The Justice League right? Will a mainstream audience go out in droves to watch a movie about a character they know very little or nothing about? Would it not be better and financially safer to include this character in a Superman movie? Surely their returns will be greater (unless it's a steaming pile of shit like the last one) meaning the execs will be happy, fans will be happy, regular movie goers will be happy, there will more chance of more movies being made. Win, win, win, win in my opinion. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Oct 10, 2008 4:32:32 AM CDT
i class green lanten as a lesser hero along the lines of daredev
by kingoflight
So i really don't give a shit about him.
Its like he's part of that lame crew of hero's that just don't fit well in my book. captain america is another... LAME.... penguin LAME.... sabertooth fucking lame... i liked toad more that sabertooth. ohhh year storm FUCKING LAME.
Such a waste of money can't you give it away or something PLEASE, buy everyone a beer and say " we were going to make a movie but it was gonna flop so we thought we'd buy everyone a beer instead... have a nice day".
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Oct 10, 2008 5:45:30 AM CDT
It soesn't matter if no one has heard of Green Lantern
by franklin t marmoset
If they make a good film, people will watch it. Nobody had heard of Indiana Jones before Raider Of The Lost Ark, but that didn't hurt him at all.Maybe, if the Green lantern is lucky, people will care about him so much that one day there will be a cartoon where he gets raped on a pinball table. Maybe.
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Not very many people, I'd bet.But now, Blade is the greatest of all the movie comic book heroes. The greatest, apart from in that third one. That was shit.
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That's 'doesn't' and 'Raiders'.Sorry about that.
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But he would be too expensive.
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George Eads would make a great Hal Jordan (or any superhero) because of his square jaw and build. But, Nathan Fillion is my first choice for Hal followed by Ben Browder and then George. Any of those 3 could pull off playing a middle aged Hal. I still think that they should go the John Stewart route though.
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I've also suggested him for Captain America. In the X movies you never saw his face, (except for a second or two) so just give him a blond dye job, and there you go. You won't associate Cyclops and Cap at all. I think his eyes are already blue, but I could be wrong.
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will it have nanobots?
nanobots are box office gold
That and logahrythims, gotta have lots of logahrythims
You gots to reverse the logahrythims of the nanobots to beat the bad guys
Yeah -
Hal Jordan = David Boreanaz (I may be a Buffyphile - but just think about how he plays Seeley Booth - that's Hal Jordan, and you know he could play the Parallex story after what he did as Angelus, and he's more the age that it than Gosling). Guy Gardner = Jensen Ackles (whoever first suggested that above is a genius - I wouldn't have fought of it, but he is perfect for it). John Stewart = Jamie Foxx (age appropriate and has the gravitas and physical presence for it). Kyle Rayner = The other guy from Supernatural - whatever his name is (you need someone who can do the fear and lack of confidence stuff). And let's not forget Jade, I'll give that to Megan Fox - but then again I'd give her anything i could.
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will have all the logahrythims in it. All of them.
And they'll be reversin them bigtime!
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...Alan Moore would put a chaos magic spell on Harry. If he and Yoko had kids, they'd all come out as red-haired Asians! Oh... umm.. waitaminute... nnnnevermind!
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... Nawww... be to confusing... after trying for 20+ years, I STILL can't figure out how exactly the Golden Age GL's powers originated. Be nice if an old photo of him showed up in the background of a scene, or if you over heard some oldtimer going, "Ya know, he reminds me of this other guy who fought crime back in the day."
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http://tinyurl.com/4kbuaq
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Superhero films need to break into new territory if the public isn't going to tire of them. Green Lantern needs to be a huge space opera with lots of different appearances by DC's space heroes. Give this film the budget it deserves. It's not like people knew who Daredevil or Blade were before those movies came out. I think Green Lantern has much more potential than a Wonder Woman film (unless they really play up the mythological aspect of her character). Gosling is a good choice. He's a fine actor who has yet to get his own blockbuster vehicle.
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He is getting up there in age, though he hides it well. I would love for them to do a movie with a different green lantern each time. Ben Browder could be Hal Jordan. Chiwetel Ejiofor could be John Stewart. Guy Gardener ... VANILLA ICE. :) Etc.
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Both of these guys have the look actually.
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he could trash talk someone and challenge them to a fight and then not show up!
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He looked almost exactly like Hal Jordan.
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Given how kick-you-in-the-nuts cool Heath Ledger's character was, we need a bad guy that's equally awesome. And at one point in the movie, he's got to sing that song with the line "Superman and Green Lantern...ain't got nothin' on me." right as he's about to blow something up.
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Been trying to think of someone different from the usual names that get bandied about. Could work. Not that he's done anything to suggest he could carry a superhero flick. Quaid would've been perfect but he's 20 years to old for it so gotta give it to someone! IMDB for pics if you don't know who he is.
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I don't understand why no one brought him up before!
Abin Sur? Martin Sheen. It's a small part, but needs an actor who can SELL the nobility of passing on the ring. Sheen excels at that. -
hes a pretty solid actor. its better than what it could be i guess.
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No one is going to cast the guy from Farscape, the guy from Firefly, or Angel. And I liked Firefly and Angel.
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David Boreanez or Ben Browder for Hal Jordan are pretty spot on, and the reason for this is cause not only do they have the look for the role but the correct attitude for the character too. Not only is Hal very heroic but he's also a fly by the seat of your pants rebel-type who bucks the rules constantly. Gosling as this type of character........not so much. As far as Sinestro goes my only prerequisite for him is that they not go the goofy villian route. Make him a serious goddamn villian for God's sake, ala Ledger's Joker, not some throwaway goofball, ala Leguizamo's Clown. 1 final thought, somebody really does need to get Jon Hamm casted as a superhero already; he'd be perfect for almost anybody out there, GL included, and they need to get him casted NOW before he gets any older cause he's on that borderline right now. Just my 2 cents.
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Why does Wilford Brimley sometimes pronounce it like that? And sometimes not? It's freaky!
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" we were going to make a movie but it was gonna flop so we thought we'd buy everyone a beer instead... have a nice day".Why aren't you in charge of Hollywood, sir? Actually, why aren't you in politics? I'd vote for you...
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Yeah, if you think he's a horrible actor I have a dozen actors who'd blow you away with how bad they are, and top of the list is Ashton 'What Happens In Vegas is worse than you can imagine because neither me or Cameron Diaz have a soul' Kutcher.
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Hell's bells, I'm actually excited about the idea!
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He looks like a fighter pilot, and he's quick and smart in the way I see Hal Jordan as being.
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Sure, he's an asshole, but he's a lot of fun. He shouldn't star in a movie or anything, but he's fun. He's a jerk and he knows it and enjoys it. But, if he has to risk his ass saving the world, he will.
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and please make it a movie for adults. Not for children and teens.
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I don't believe these movies should be for adults. The problem is, movie execs think children and teens are stupid and don't mind crappy movies. After the darkness of TDK, which was great to me, why not something less adult? I miss the days of the PG-rated movies liked by adults and kids alike. Like "Raiders" or something.
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As if super hero movies haven't been dumbed down enough! Movie execs would love you and soon we will get a PG Hellraiser.
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IZZZZZZZZ G.L.
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jason issac as sinestro. done.
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that is all..
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no chubby chubby GL's
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All these comments and only a SINGLE mention of Settle? This guy pulled off GL in the Justice League movie wearing a costume made by Mrs. Garrisons 2nd grade class and special effects created on a Commodore Vic-20.
He would be a good semi no-name actor although he kicked ass in Band of Brothers.
Bubble Boy is a good choice, Shia is shit and Gosseling is total gayness.
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that's destiny
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The Dark Knight was a great film but it didn't have the same sense of fun that something like Raiders had. I wish a filmmaker would come out and try to recapture that sense of adventure. A truly great craftsman should be able to make something equally entertaining for kids and adults.
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GL, GA(Supermax), and Super Reboot w/wo Routh release dates will be set dependant on when Nolan agrees to Bat 3... Why? I loved TDK, I fucking adored that movie, but because it was so great I don't care if they make a third or not, I always hate when a sequel doesn’t live up to the original. If Nolan can pull off an equally great next installment then I’ll be happy too, I just don’t want DC to rush it. Let the guy take some time and come up with a really great idea. In the mean, time they sound like they’re on the right track with GL and Green Arrow, and hopefully will make a new Supes worthy of fan boy lovein’ too. I know TDK is their standard now, and I am grateful for it. Warner/DC has finally realized if you make a great film then we will come, but the other films don’t need to be contingent on whether the Batman sequel is coming or not; they have more properties than Batman and its high time they started using them and doing justice to them. Just my two cents.
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perfect and kudos to whoever called it upthread. good job.
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I just think John Stewart offers a little more for this character. The Hal Jordan version - while good - is a watered down Tony Stark without the womanizing and humor that makes him so interesting. Jordan follows his father's footsteps and becomes a pilot, while a ring notices his bravery. BORING. John Stewart on the other hand, is a hard nosed and obsessive. That's what I want to see! Not another superhero with daddy issues. (No offense Bruce)
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JOhn Francis Daley(from Freaks & Geeks & Bones)..Im stickin to my guns on this one
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But Hal is the silver age GL, he is the starting point for the modern GL series this movie is his by right, or as much right as a fictional character can have. To have John go first is like having Jason Todd be the first Robin in a bat film, Rhody as the first Iron Man, Jamie Reyes as the first Blue Beatle, Ringo as the first Beatle, Jean-Paul Valley as the first Batman, Piccard as the first Captain of the Enterprise, Kate Kane as the first Batwoman… wait… same person, fucking Crisis. My point is sure John may have a cooler background (debatable) but the point is he was third in line for the job. Keep the comics transition to film true. And no matter what Hal Jordan is the greatest of all the Green Lanterns. John got to trump him for the JLU series, but film is more classic, for film you need a true icon. The iconic Green Lantern IS Hal Jordan… this is Hal’s flick. He earned it.
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Hal Jordan always had way more depth. John Stewart could be used as a costar or in a spin off or something else, but definately not the very first GL movie as the main character.
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must have Kilowog!! or i wont go dammit!
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According to LatinoReview's script review of what is supposedly the most recent Green Lantern draft Kilowog is in fact present and is said to kick major ass. Also, for everybody wondering about the age of the actor needed to play Jordan in flick LatinoReview says Hal is 27 in the script.
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Oct 12, 2008 12:53:34 PM CDT
The challenge for a GL movie is explaining his powers.
by orbots commander
The abilities of the power ring to a movie audience needs to be less vague and more concrete. GL also cannot be invulnerable. That, as we all know, makes for a dull hero. Give us a great villain too, maybe Sinestro. As the saying goes: a hero in drama is only as strong as a great villain. And Gosling for Hal Jordan is fine. The guy is a really good actor and I'm sure he could pull it off. The character should be, basically, Tom Cruise in Top Gun...Maverick as GL. He should be kind of cocky and self-assured who leaps before he looks, and a bit of a rake, like Indiana Jones in Raiders.
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Just don't make him the cardboard angry, tough-talking, deep voice-having black man that is the template for every black super hero.
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No one else can turn the ironic-humor to stoic-herorism like this guy. An god-willing this is Jordan-centric.
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