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Looks Like Sinestro Will Be In THE GREEN LANTERN Movie After All, And Here's Who's Playing Him!!
Merrick here...
Earlier this week, we learned that Peter Sarsgaard was in talks to play Dr. Hector Hammond in Martin Campbell's GREEN LANTERN movie. This disappointed fans who were hoping Sinestro would make an appearance in the film.
Well...
Drew over at HitFix has learned that Sinestro may be in the movie after all - evidently in an introductory capacity with an aim towards using the character (and the actor playing him) in future installment.
And who's it gonna take that role? Looks like Harry's initial report that Jackie Earle Haley would play the part are panning out. Drew says...
Jackie Earle Haley is the only choice for Sinestro by the studio.
So I'm not going to play a semantics game here... there is a very real difference in meaning between terms like "in talks" and "in negotiations" and "on a list," and I'm not sure where they are in that process right now. But I am willing to say that Haley is the guy. He just wrapped up some additional shooting on "Nightmare" for the studio, and they're said to be extremely happy with his work in the film. The groundwork is being laid in the first "Lantern" for a much larger role for Sinestro later on if this first movie does well, and they like the idea of continuing their relationship with Haley.
...says Drew HERE. Be sure to click the link for more details.
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they need somebody more french/hispanic/italian. it's a tough order to fill, but sorry, jackie ain't it. at least get some black irish guy, or a youngish timothy dalton type at the least.
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Make it happen!
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Just another pretentious miscast cash grab by WB to fleece the public. Call me when they reboot this one in 10 years.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 12:08 p.m. CST
I like JEH but Conan O'Brien looks more like Sinestro than he do
by Julius Dithers
Let me say it so we'll get his name out of our collective system: Joseph Gordon Levitt!
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Or maybe I'm just wrong.
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Jason Issacs or Hugo Weaving are the only two actors able to play Sinestro. He's not some clown like Freddy that prances around and fools with Hal. He's methodical, calculating. Like Iago in Othello. Always planning, always deflecting, but when all else fails, fierce to the last. THAT'S SINESTRO. Not some joker clone they want to make him out to be.
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Cut, print, done.
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Good actor, but you putzes just want him for his big forehead. I know... let's also get Patrick Stewart or Ben Kingsley to play Mr. Freeze in the next Batman because they're the only old, white, bald guys out there.
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Since that fool is looking for a new job now.
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as Guy Gardner
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... like it.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 12:15 p.m. CST
Jackie Earle Haley is short enough to be a Guardian, not Sinestr
by SpyGuy
Seriously, I became a fan of Jackie's after WATCHMEN, but if he's in this movie, just paint him light blue and stick a white wig on him. He's not Sinestro.
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in Little Children still gives me nightmares. Damn fool castrated himself!!
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JEH is not Sinestro. Hugo Weaving is the perfect Sinestro. I would rather WB shelve this than release a turd of a movie.
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Best suggestions Ive heard so far. They are in the ballpark at least. Someone said Nathan Fillion. WTF?! Love NF but cmon! Sigh. As for JEH, Ive heard his name tossed around. I dunno. Same as all the casting, nothing excites me, it all just makes me say, meh.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 12:19 p.m. CST
I'ven ever seen a child actor make such a comeback
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
well Robert Downey Jr., but still good for you Jackie Earle Haley you creepy looking bastard.
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WHEELCHAIR!!!
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Maybe they could get Barbara Niven.
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I want Hugo because he already proved: 1) That he can play a sinister villain opposite a heroic lead (Agent Smith anyone), 2)He has screen presence, a gravitas JEH only dreams of, and 3) His range as an actor is unparalleled. If not Hugo then Issacs for his turn as Hook and his work in Brotherhood alone.
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With all of the effects that will be in this movie, you don't think they can make the height difference between Ryan and Jackie less noticeable or awkward? Come on. There are going to be aliens of every shape and size. They managed to resize people for Lord of the Rings! :D I think Jackie would be great for the role of Sinestro and a wonderful contrast to Ryan. They made this film sound like Jackie would be playing the old cop, teaching the new cop (Ryan) the beat, and I could totally see that working with these two actors.
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Green Lantern has that kind of appeal. It would be super-sick if they nail this.
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Me too. But, alas it's not to be. It's going to be the WB'S version of Daredevil and we all know how well that panned out.
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Because he's the only one who's played a villain and can provide the gravitas to play a comic book character. You can bullshit all you want, but you're just another typecasting fuck. Oh and "his range is unparalleled". Then why isn't he suggested for more stuff.
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I believe Sinestro's look for the comics was actually based on David Niven's features. I could be wrong on that but wouldn't that have been irony, eh?
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his performance in Watchmen was outstanding. great intensity. this is sounding fun.
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Timothy Dalton in his prime would PWN this part. Good call.
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That is my favorite word. Do you know what my least favorite word is. Nigger. Actually Jack Bauer could make a decent Sinestro.
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Maybe he is. We aren't privy to what happens in closed door meetings unless they are leaked. And perhaps he passes on roles like this. Maybe he doesn't want to be type-casted by Hollywood. Just because I think he plays a good villain doesn't mean I don't think he should be limited to that type of role. I would love to see him play MacBeth sometime in the future. David Tennant's run as Hamlet has opened a door for movie/tv actors to take turns at Shakespeare. I think Hugo would be awesome in that role. But this is a geek fan site, not a Shakespearean theater fan forum. lol
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Jan. 14, 2010, 12:33 p.m. CST
Dear God: re Haiti - is your name short for 'Godzilla'?
by theDannerDaliel
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is that he works cheap. Was the kid who played fucking TANNER BOYLE too busy for this? Jesus Christ.
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I am still undecided if that was a good movie or a steaming pile of shit. Very odd film indeed.
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There are so many better options for Sinestro.
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He's so damn short he should be playing Ch'p, the squirrel Green Lantern, not GL's main big bad! Geez, the stupid-ass casting on this abortion-to-be...
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...good for him, I say. (I have no idea at all if he's right or wrong for this role, but man, my heart just bleeds for the dude. He really hit rock bottom and to see this comeback just makes me feel happy.)
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i dont think getting those actors is necessarily the point, its their look and persona that are most suited for that character. If you can think of someone who fits better, by all means, make a suggestion. Ass.
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This guy made this comeback with Little Children and now has the career of a limetime, and stupid fanboys diss him as if he's a hack actor. Seriously. It's one thing to be skeptical about his casting, but don't be toxic about it.
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Why aren't they using Green Lantern: First Flight as a template for this? And is there still time to recast this from scratch? GL could be the next major franchise if done well.
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all of you are gay
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Jan. 14, 2010, 12:45 p.m. CST
This is a bad choice.
by ISleptWithKathyBatesAndAllThatIGotWasThisStupidTalkbackName
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Last night I fell asleep trying to watch that piece of shit. Does it really represent the character? It was so boring and unoriginal, and I love superheroes, even the childish ones
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would be a good Sinestro.
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His face is already red from screaming.
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JEH was great as Rohrshach, but Rohrshach is supposed to be 5 foot nothing. Sinestro is a big, strapping, charismatic leader. JEH might have been allright as G'Nort or something, but not Sinestro. BTW, Mark Strong would be an awesome Sinestro, Jonnywest.
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Hey why not
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Barak Obama wouldn't be bad. He's certainly got that exasperated teacher thing down.
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They'll certainly be taking some liberties. Sinsestro (Haley) will ride ontop of Bane (insert WWE wrestler here) from Batman or some other "hulking" villian from the DC Universe.
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I meant Sinestro.
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He was absolutely the best thing in Watchmen. His character could be the second coming of Dirty Harry, guy-in-mask version. As for Sinestro, I imagine he could pull it off.
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so if they were going to go that route I think David Anders of Alias/Heroes fame would be a great fit.
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Hardly. I don't know about how they draw him now, but he was originally small and wiry. http://tinyurl.com/y8cfqh7
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he's allowing himself to be typecast, the dude needs a couple of more dramatic turns before he officially is allowed to be the next Gary Oldman, otherwise he's going to be just the next David Warner
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Jan. 14, 2010, 1:12 p.m. CST
Besides, there's already been a definitive live-action Sinestro.
by rev_skarekroe
And it was Charlie Callas.
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That smarmy prick prob could of made a good Sinestro
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Perfect Sinestro.
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. . . play a wee hobbit???? It would take magic or something. . .
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was betrayed/screwed over by Hal/GL, rather than the cliched approach of mustache-twirling villain. But only JettL would know for sure, that is, if he can tear himself away from Natalie Portman.
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check out the ULTIMATE CUT...it's a good movie, period.
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I will check it out. I loved the comic but something about the movie seemed off to me.
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if he has a cosmic powered ring? is there a height limit?
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Cmon it is a great idea!!
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He's a very talented actor and this is one of the nicest comebacks I've ever seen. Bravo to him and all the great filmmakers who are giving him such a diversity of great roles. -- Nick from City of Kik http://nickleshi.blogspot.com
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...he's just not right for Sinestro. Of course Douchebag Reynolds and that Gossip Girl are also terrible casting and Peter Saarsgard is a toss-up. Maybe JEH will, like in Watchmen, be the only good thing in a total cock-up of a movie. Seems that's what he's beginning to be typecast as.
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is kind of looking like a disaster on paper so far.
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Damn you Jett.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 1:53 p.m. CST
Yeah I still don't like Reynolds as Green Lantern
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
Deadpool, genius.
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Wrong choice. They're just casting him 'cause they think he's cat nip to comic geeks, all of a sudden, after he kicked so much ass in Watchmen. I've been relatively fine with all the casting news leading up to this, but JEH doesn't sit well with me, at all.
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It would be fargin stupid to not have him in the first film.
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based origin film? Where we don't get to see the Guardians and other GL's until the last minute or so setting up the sequel? I really hope not. I love the superhero flicks - but man the origin story of everyone one of them is basically the same. No need for two hours of the hero figuring his powers out shit. 10 minute recap and lets have us a movie works for me. I was really disappointed Hector Hammond was the first villain... anyone else?
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Right after the DC trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, Green Lantern is in the top tier of DC superheroes. He's about as A-list as you get in DC comics, just not well known to the public outside of a few Seinfeld jokes.
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Will Jackie make himself a yellow box to stand on?
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I swore he was playing a stereotypical gay man in that film. You never once believe he and Vera Farmiga have any chemistry or are into each other. Even with the random sex scene in the kitchen.
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Hopefully they reshot the ending to actually make Nancy likable and resourceful instead of some dumb horny teenager who is looking to have sex in the middle of her crazy bout with "Micro-nap's" because she is severely sleep deprived. <P>Everyone knows good sex makes your ass sleepy.<P>And hopefully the whole beating Freddy with a shovel climax is changed to something we haven't seen before.
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Wow - you fans were calling JEH a golden god when Watchmen came out, as he did Rorschach well. Now, his name is mud because he's not english? First of all, in the comics, Sinestro is 6'12'. He was always shorter than Hal Jordan. Second, how do we know JEH doesn't have the chops to play a chilling, methodical tyrant? Sinestro is essentially a man who believes that his way, and only his way, is right. Third, who could have possibly known that Tobey Maguire's sleepy ass, along with Dunst's non-acting ability would turn in SM 2, commonly considered to be one of the greatest of the Superhero genre. The casting doesn't APPEAR to have been all wrong, just yet. Oh, and for those still griping about Reynolds, consider this - Hal Jordan has no fear. He's a weird guy, with a weird sense of humor. When outnumbered in a fight, he doesn't back up, he doesn't plan - he laughs and runs in fist first. If he's getting his ass kicked by an alien, he spends the entire fight trying to remember which cartoon character the alien reminds him of. He's a devil-may-care test pilot, a cocky ass who leers at every chick who passes by him, and fears nothing. Reynolds can pull that off, and I for one can wait to hear JEH say in an authoritative voice, 'Jordan, never challenge anyone more powerful than you.'
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...as Sinestro... belive it or not, color his hair and give him the stash and damn if he WOULDN'T look like the "S" man...lol
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Hector Hammond is more of an annoyance of a secondary villain. He is not the main villain. Hammond stumbles upon Abin Sur's ship, and gets mutated with telekinetic powers. The main villain, whom Sinestro arrives to help Jordan track down, is the murderer of Abin Sur, named LEGION. Legion will be all CGI - He's a massive yellow suit, containing the souls of an entire alien race that was accidentally nearly made extinct by The Guardians. Legion has sworn a blood oath to exterminate all GLs and destroy the Guardians.
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What I meant to say
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I almost think Sarsgaard is a better pick for Sinestro than JEH is. Fuck this. Ryan Reynolds needs to be the Flash and let someone legit for the role play Hal Jordan. NERDVOLUTION CALLING!
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I always liked that guy - he has the Gravitas!!
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Jan. 14, 2010, 2:18 p.m. CST
Mark Strong - I guess fans want him to play the new joker, the r
by Alex Childress
all at once
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Mark Strong - I guess fans want him to play the new joker, the riddler, lex luthor, giganta, dr. sivana, dr. polaris, black manta, scarecrow, the penguin, parasite, bizarro, captain cold, mirror master, count vertigo, deathstroke, catwoman, batmite, and darkseid... all at once
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this has restored my faith in the project
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I could actually see Bill Nighy as Sinestro...after the Underworld series, he can bring the villain outa Sinestro...either Bill OR...you could have...dare I say...Michael Douglas? yeah, I know it's a long draw, but I bet he could really ham it up.
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I believe in JEH for Sinestro I believe in Reynolds for Hal Jordan I believe in Martin Campbell as a director Blake Lively... ehhhhh. Let's keep Smallville caliber actors away from this, if we can, but there's nothing we can do about it. Consolation: Katie Holmes got replaced, too.
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when does deadpool come out?
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Jan. 14, 2010, 2:35 p.m. CST
BOOOOOOOOOO!!!! You just fucked up this movie for good.
by ImJustSaying
"Well it looks like the geeks aren't quite on board with Ryan Reynolds." "Shit, really? But he was in comic book movies, I don't get it." "Well I think we should throw them a bone on Sinestro, you know?" "Damn, I really wanted to cast Johnny Depp, but I guess you're right. Hey! What about that ratty looking little fucker they all creamed about in Watchmen!! They'd fucking love that!" I love Jackie Earl Haley, we all do. Yes, he nailed Rorschach, but casting him in geek property after geek property is so fucking lazy. I was pissed when he got Freddy Kruger, because it was like... damn... is this guy only going to do movies involving child molestation? Great, great actor but this displays a fundamental misunderstanding of who Sinestro is. He's a well groomed man of immense authority. Not an ugly little mongrel.
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Sinestro seems like the sort of role the movie could have fun with - one could cast against type (like the above suggestion of Fillion), or one could cast a dramatic, Malkovichian actor to really twirl that mustache. This casting isn't fun. It's pretty meh. I'm not interested in seeing Haley stretch himself to play a comic book villain - I've kinda seen it already - and it's not so on-the-nose as to be exciting. Really, I'd rather see Saarsgard as Sinestro and Haley as Hammond.
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or 20-years-ago Alan Rickman.
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Has to be the absorbing man. Just look at the guy:)
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Does anyone give a shit about the Green Lantern? I mean really.
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Daniel Day-Lewis or bust.
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You DC guys can have back this movie. I'm out.
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Your reasonings against JEH are irrational and illogical. I've heard he's a ratty, scroungy, short actor who only got the role because he was in Watchmen. None of these factors seem accurate. JEH is a CHARACTER ACTOR. Which means that if he played a guy who looks dirty in one movie, doesn't necessarily mean that he'll play the same in the next. I mean, does the fact that Gary Oldman once played Sid Vicious or Dracula mean he's too ugly and evil looking to play a decent Commissioner Gordon? Check the logic in the casting - handsome young leading man with hits under his belt, check. A hot starlet as damsel, check. A CGI bad guy, and some acclaimed, award winning actors as supporting, check. A CHARACTER ACTOR who plays an emerging character, and a heavy in an intended franchise, check. A director who knows how to make characters relatable and palatable for an initial foray into a heavily pre-established and beloved franchise, check. You guys are being douches for no real reason
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I guess JEH couldn't possibly put on an British accent for Sinestro, if it were called for. No, no - he'll really just be playing his character from Human Target, but with a power ring. Nope, he'll just be doing Rorshach, because that's all we've seen him do, so that must be what his Sinestro will be like. Or maybe he'll just use the same peformance from Bad News Bears to play Sinestro. He won't change a thing he's done to appear to be a completely different character. Morons! 'Like I'm sitting here playing cards with my Brother's kids, or something.'
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Good point. Im still not sold on all the casting choices, but weve been wrong before. It comes down to the quality of the movie, and what the actors bring to the table. Heath proved us wrong. Maybe Reynolds, Haley, and Lively will too. Whatever happens...Id still fuck Lively.
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At least you're willing to say that you're not sold (valid opinion), but it could turn out ok
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Jan. 14, 2010, 2:56 p.m. CST
height is irrelevant when you're fighting with power rings
by smudgewhat
yes? is this not obvious?
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Jan. 14, 2010, 3:04 p.m. CST
"height is irrelevant when you're fighting with power rings"
by buggerbugger
JEH will be screwed if someone steals his power ring and puts it on a tabletop that's slightly beyond his reach.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
Sinestro has to be a comanding leading figure
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
Hal Jordan has to look up to him at first, not down.
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He can totally rock a pencil thin 'stache
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Rene: What the hell does that even mean? You can look up to a superior officer who happens to be shorter than you. Nipple: I thought Nathan Fillion IS Hal Jordan. People like you don't even care what he's cast as, so long as he's cast, and there's a connection to Joss Whedon
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According to this site should play play Wolverine, Spiderman, Hulk, Superman,Storm, Prof X, She-Hulk, Thing, Dazzler, Cable, Longshot and Krypto the flying dog.
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by a high table. that sounds like a good plot twist. original for sure
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Nuff Said!
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In the end, it all comes down to the script.
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so people who don't know what happens won't see it coming, if he's creepy from the very beginning people are gonna smell it, they have to like the sinestro character first.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 3:28 p.m. CST
Hugo Weaving would be a great choice for example.
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
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Doesn't that depend more upon how the script makes him appear? Besides, Sinestro was never really charming, or cool. He was a hardass. He was a stickler for absolute discipline and perfect order. Sinestro and Jordan, at first, are kind of like Riggs and Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon - one plays by the rules, the other breaks them. The fact that they're like that in the first film, and Sinestro becomes evil in the 2nd, should help sell that. Besides, if they really wanted to conceal the fact that he's sinister, then maybe they should have changed the name from Sinestro
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Really is sinestro.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 3:37 p.m. CST
Haley's agent just called on the phone...
by RICHARD_GERE_RAPED_MY_GERBIL
No, he didn't really. He's too busy talkbacking on here as "Alex Childress"!
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Jan. 14, 2010, 3:37 p.m. CST
I agree the name is stupid, I think he has to be cool still.
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
A hardass, right. I agree with that too. If they'd want to blow me away with the casting they would've hired somebody who usually plays heroes or good guys.
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I'm not JEH's agent. I'm just a guy who asks that fanboys have a valid reason for their claims instead of simply saying 'bullshit, fuck this, they didn't choose the person in my fantasy cast' and basically act retarded. Rene - the point isn't to blow you away with the casting. The casting isn't the show itself. Its can this actor pull off this role.
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I'm not JEH's agent. I'm just a guy who asks that fanboys have a valid reason for their claims instead of simply saying 'bullshit, fuck this, they didn't choose the person in my fantasy cast' and basically act retarded. Rene - the point isn't to blow you away with the casting. The casting isn't the show itself. Its can this actor pull off this role.
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I'm not sure I'd put too many eggs in that particular basket, if I was the studio.
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Alex is right. Sinestro wasn't a leader because he was charming. It was cause he was the best Lantern they had. That's why his character arc was so good.
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His full name is Thaal Sinestro. Call him Thaal or Green Lantern Thaal or Officer Thaal. Don't call him Sinestro until he becomes a villain. This movie sounds bad IMHO GL could have been the bridge to turn Nolan's Bat-world into the DC world. Oh well.
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Most of you fuckers thought Heath Ledger was a horrible choice for the Joker.
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Most of you fuckers thought Heath Ledger was a horrible choice for the Joker.
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Sean Bean has made a career of being that guy. You know the guy who you had a bad feeling about, but he's on the good guys side, but then he's really a bad guy. National Treasure, Goldeneye, Lord of the Motherfucking Rings. Sean Bean for GL Officer Thaal Sinestro.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 4:01 p.m. CST
Do the Filmmakers (or Harry) even know who Sinestro even IS?
by s8ntmark
BAD casting...JEH is all wrong for the part!
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...If he was younger. Hugo Weaving YES! Pierce Brosnan, YES! David Niven YES! If he was actually alive :)
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Weaving is already Megatron, Agent Smith, and V. He's tired of this shit. Brosnan doesn't really want to do anymore big, big, big action movies after Bond. And why is it only an English actor can play Sinestro. Victor Garber did a good job with the voice (VOICE in first flight, he looks nothing like the part and is too old for it), and he's American.
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People conveniently forget that Ledger, Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, and Ian McKellen did not look, act, seem, or have any specific prior part that automatically associated them with the characters they nailed.
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I don't get why people think he's all wrong for the part? is it cause he's not british? really?
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And a movie where he played a gay guy. I guess that means he'll suck as the Joker. Just like JEH played a pedophile and a psycopathic superhero.
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You hit the nail on the head, bitch.
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..Watch Dead Man's Shoes.
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That would have been bold, good casting, also. I like Theroux. He could really play a great deal of the depth of Sinestro - security through total control. Like a self-satisfied Nazi. If not JEH, I'd like if they cast him.
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Doesn't ANYone in here have at least a fleeting idea how films are made?<P>Has anyone seen any of the Lord of the Rings films?<P>Goodness.
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David Niven!!!
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Thanks for agreeing with my 12:11 post. <br> While we're at it, let's just go ahead and cast him for Spock's Father in the Trek sequel, Uncle Ben in the Spidey reboot, and King of The Universe in Avatar 2.
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Yet very little interest in this movie. What book do GL fans recommend to peak my interest?
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That is all.
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BRILLIANT! God that is such great casting. But, will it be seen as Bean just playing a villain because he was good as one before. He falls into the Hugo Weaving category, like Bruce of all Trades pointed out.
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well that's odd.
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Read Green Lantern Secret Origin. its brilliant.
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otherwise it will be halfass. i want crazy space civilizations and cool aliens.. and that is not going to happen.
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Sarsgard is pretty cool as well. I'm looking forward to this.
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http://alturl.com/qon8
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thanks, will do!
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Also pick up Green Lantern: Rebirth, after Secret Origins. There is some cannon that you'd be missing, about how Hal died, but you can't pick up one of their greatest story lines ever - The Sinestro Corps War - without having read it. Sinestro Corps War is like Star Wars and LOTR with power rings.
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You'll get that in the sequel. When introducing audiences who know nothing about a character, its probably best to have them connected to something - show their normal life before the craziness begins. It'd be way too cluttered a movie to include all of Hal's backstory and supporting cast on Earth AND introduce a 3600 member strong Corps and a mega space epic
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s all the Guardians
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Because he doesn't have that huge forehead and hairline that's similar to Sinestro's.
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they will never give me the good stuff, they will just promise that they will in 5 years. fuck that. i don't buy studio lies.
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But, yeah, he would be my first choice. He's my first choice for Nolan's Riddler too.
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Care for some cheese to go with your whine? @Spartacus - I could more readily see Seann William Scott as Barry, at this point. If you force him to stop doing his usual douchebag routine, and actually play it straight, he has the look, the build, and he could interact well with Reynolds if a team up movie ever happened. Then again, I'd rather see a Brave and the Bold GL and Flash team up than some lame Superman V. Batman
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...yeah he would have made a fantastic Sinestro. He's all dead now. Rod Taylor (not dead yet) would have made a great Hal Jordan. Rosalind Russell would have made a great Carol Ferris. <p> James Cameron's next thing should be perfecting a movie-making technology that will make this sort of casting possible.
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I want him to be in every movie now.
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I's go with Claudette Colbert for Carol Ferris. The most beautiful brunette ever.
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...I was thinking more of the character beats between Ferris and Jordan. <p> But yeah, I'd "settle" for Colbert.
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i could see him as a guardian. sinestro, not so much. he was good as rorschach but he doesn't seem sinister enough for sinestro.
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Jan. 14, 2010, 7:39 p.m. CST
Terrible choice - another nail in the coffin of this movie
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Mark Strong, Hugo Weaving, Jason Isaacs all good choices
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of any comic book film of recent memory.
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Good lord. All these "too short" complaints are just silly. Same as people saying that "Chris Hemsworth doesn't have long hair like Thor!" or "Christian Bale doesn't wear a cape!" It's a fucking movie. You're comparing the actor to the totally adjustable, cosmetic details of a drawing of a character they have yet to be confirmed to be playing.
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I don't agree, very different characters Sinestro v Joker, if JEH was cast as Joker that would be a better decision than casting him as Sinestro. <p> Apart from Martin Campbell being attached not a lot to like about this movie so far. WB seems to be going with flavour of the month (and probably not too expensive yet) actors in Lively and JEH. Same could also be said but not as strongly about Reynolds, who still seems so much better for The Flash. <p> I can only hope that this movie doesn't happen now, its very clear WB with much more mainstream comic book characters (i.e. Supers, Bats and WW) for the most part (i.e. exclude Bats) still doesn't have a clue on what they should be doing. <p>
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Jan. 14, 2010, 8:13 p.m. CST
Just because some people were wrong about Ledger
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
I know they fake height with platform shoes and shit, that's not what I mean, he has to look like a good guy, like the best lantern at first, a mentor, on the same level as ryan reynolds. JEH is a great actor. You didn't see green lantern first flight!? shit, sinestro was based on a ladies man for fucks sake.
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gotta agree with Robert Knepper. Anything to save him from Heroes. That show is sucking the life right out of my T-Bag. Yeah, I meant it that way too.
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So then why is JEH the chosen one? Ugh. Oh well.
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can think of such great choices for Sinestro and WB? Because we rock that's why! Sometimes I wonder if studio heads just want to go with the safe choice instead of the right choice.
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Who gives a fuck, seriously.
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...because they're done by great writers who actually proofread their material.
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He is as good as it gets. Absolutely brilliant, and so humble and deserving. God has blessed this man!!!
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Website to prevent these nation disasters. Animals know. A website that assess the national reports of missing animal numbers could be helpful to evelvate some sort of natural disater clock system
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I like JEH. I think he's a great actor. However his look just doesn't seem right for this part to me. But maybe his acting will convinvce me. Either way, I think Jude Law or Mark Strong would work a lot better. Coincidentally (since I seem to be in a Sherlock frame) I hear tell JEH is playing Moriaty in the Holmes sequel.
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for Spider-Man Reloaded 3D
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An' yeah... Jackie Earle's the wrong guy for Sinestro.
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he will always be Kelly Leak to me
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Give him a dark hair coloring, some special effects to make his head look a little larger, and he's the spittin' image of Hammond.
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To those wondering if its going to be an earth based origin film and whatnot, I think they're going for a balance of earth and space stuff. From what I've heard and the little I've read of the script, Sinestro is training Hal throughout the whole first movie, so we're all more invested in his betrayal of the Corp later on. Hammond will serve as just a villian for this movie, and his origin is wrapped up a little in space already with the meteors and stuff, though I'm not sure how exactly he takes his threats to space. The climax of the original script that was floating around a while back was definitely on Oa though. Though I guess all of that could have been changed by now.
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Do you respect yellow, Hal?
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There is an especially dirty hippie on the court atempting to make the Moon Shot.
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If Micheal Keaton can pull of Batman why couldn't JEH be a pretty convincing Sinestro?
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The idea of got from rumours/reviews was that the climax may have been moved more to the threat being to Earth, not Oa. So space battles could occur above Earth. Ryan I mean Hal goes to Oa to learn, to train, or to ask for help, but he (with Sinestro?) has to return to Earth to save it from Hammond and whatever it is he unleashes. (This is all rumours/guesswork though, because of reported changes.)
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...The casting on this is actually getting me interested, even if I can't quite wrap my head around Peter Sarsgaard sitting around with his head swollen to the size of a Volkswagen.<p> And if you fanboys couldn't see JEH's badass potential in WATCHMEN, you're fucking blind. He's perfect.
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Funniest moment in SEMI-PRO, especially when he momentarily blanks out, evidently to tap into the hippie Force to make the shot...never underestimate a pothead.<p> Never expect them to be on time or clean, but never underestimate them.
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Nothing against JEH, but he just doesn't seem right for this role. My first choice would be Mark Strong. But I think Thewlis or Olyphant could be interesting choices. How about Guy Pearce?
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would have been the ultimate Sinestro!
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You're not basing your opinion that JEH isn't suitable for Sinestro on anything rational or logical. You're basically saying that since WB didn't choose one of the people everybody thinks should play the characters, then the movie will be shit, they should stop now (and I guess secretly you're implying that they should hire you). You're not even judging it by its logical merits. You're being the sort of ignorant fanboys that keep people like Quentin Tarantino saying he will never make a genre or comic book film. Its fanboys like you, saying that something is shit, based upon nothing but one, singular, minute detail that you haven't even seen or observed in effect, that ruin decent genre movies. For some reason, studios listen to your idiotic rantings more than they listen to the people who actually make an effort to make sense, or at least back up their opinions rather than just saying 'its shit, fuck this.'
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I'm quoting hoping some of these fools actually learn a lesson, realizing that they won't. "ITS A FUCKING MOVIE. YOU'RE COMPARING THE ACTOR TO THE TOTALLY ADJUSTABLE, COSMETIC DETAILS OF A DRAWING OF A CHARACTER THEY HAVE YET TO BE CONFIRMED TO BE PLAYING."
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Is the end of that question. Separated to hopefully highlight the ridiculousness of it...
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excellent camera work. It can work.
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Just tweek his Hellboy getup a little, and you're golden.
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With this kind of casting announcement and a proposed shooting schedule for a few months from now, want to bet that this movie gets "delayed?" Indefinitely? IE cancelled?
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Apparently it's just a cameo. He sneaks into the central power battery very cloak and dagger like, creeping down hallways and hiding behind corners and shit. This sets off a chain reaction that will rock your worlds.
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Why don't they hire the world tallest man as Sinestro, who cares if he can't act shit, he is going to have the right gravitas, because he is like 24 foot tall... JEH is a wonderfull actor, he can nail it, the only thing i don't like about this movie so far is the female lead, but in the end she is not supossed to have any big part in the story, just look beautifull, and be a romantic interest, hell i could get very romantic with her...
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Bash him all you want, but he does seem to pull some info out. Give the man credit where it is due.
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In the previous GL talkback, about Sarsgaard being cast, JettL93 claimed that another casting announcement would come out this week involving a name who hadn't been mentioned with the project before. Jackie Earl Haley has been on a short list of actors the studio wanted for Sinestro for a long time. This isn't really big, surprise news, and Jett could easily have been bullshitting. Of course they're releasing cast info right now. Prod begins in 8 weeks
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It'll take a major event for DC Entertainment to shelve this picture now. Its not being shot overseas, they're confident in the broad appeal of their cast, and they've done so much pre-production that they start in less than 2 months. A few fans being pissed about one tiny detail, without any valid reasons, isn't going to stop the show.
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Didn't JettL claim that Chris Cooper was Sinestro? And that Paul Dano was Tomar Re? (Or was that Sam Huntington? I get those two confused sometimes. Oh wait, it was Corrine Bailey Rae. Not Tomar. And it was for another thing. Not GL.) Anyway....Jackie Ale Hurley is great at hitting people with food trays in the face and pouring boiling oil on them. I mean, anyone who can do that has my vote.
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Reread this TB: http://tinyurl.com/ygkgxyw <p>Everything Alex Childress says about the script is supported by Drew's post on Hitfix; everything Jett says is proven completely wrong. <p>This is all presupposing that it's even worth debating whether he's legit, which it's not. Over and over again it's been soundly proven that JettL93 is not only completely and utterly full of shit, but (as you might imagine) is in fact agonizingly desperate for attention. This is not a comedy act, this is not a performance piece. He's just a sad, lonely little boy crying wolf.
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I haven't kept up with re-write reviews: Is Legion still involved?
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Do you guys not understand what trolling is? <br> JettL93 is the new AICN resident troll. <br> And its actually pretty hilarious if you ask me. <br> But only if you dont feed him, and instead watch others feed him and then get caught in his trap and eaten alive. <br> Thats why you dont feed the troll. <br> You just point from afar and snicker.
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He says so much shit, that eventually something sticks, and for that one thing, people think he is for real...And when he is wrong, he says that's the way of hollywood, that the script went under heavy re-writes, that negotiations fell trough. He just talk nice...
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Drew called him a "major villain" alongside Hammond. My guess (without reading the script in question) is if he were written out it would involve a rewrite substantial enough that someone would've heard about it.
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Wow, now that was a response. Some folks take things too seriously around here I think! On a more serious note though, at least JettL93 provides some sort of speculation (regardless of how wrong it may be) like AICN used to do long ago! It spices things up a bit.
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http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/01/15/exclusive-green-lantern-director-says-mark-strong-in-talks-to-play-sinestro-confirms-kilowog-more/
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Jackie, you're cool and all, but Mark Strong makes a MUCH better Sinestro. Well done, Mr. Campbell and company.
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it'll still depend on the script. Hopefully there's a little more to the character than "tall"
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...Mark Strong and Ryan Reynolds are both listed as 6'2" where as Jackie Earle Haley is 5'6" at best ...No offense, but I will not buy into a Sinestro that only comes up to GL's teet! ...overall, it doesn't matter who they cast unless they've got a great script ;)
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Jan. 16, 2010, 12:28 p.m. CST
Jackie Earle Haley: the "go-to" guy for comic book geeks!
by MrMysteryGuest
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...will play Sinestro! Good casting choice.
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