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Temuera Morrison To Pass Along The Ring As GREEN LANTERN’s Abin Sur!!
I am – Hercules!!
Abin Sur, the iconic dying alien from whom Hal Jordan gets his Green Lantern power ring, has been cast, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Sur, who is bald and bright magenta in the funnybooks, will be played in “Green Lantern” by Temuera Morrison (“Couples Retreat”), the New Zealander who embodied every one of the treacherous clones in the “Star Wars” prequels.
Also joining the cast according to the paper is Taika Waititi, who will play Jordan’s “best friend.” I assume they’re talking about Thomas Kalmaku, the Jimmy Olson-ish Ferris Aircraft engineer who came to learn that Jordan and the Green Lantern are the same guy.
Waititi, longtime associate of “Flight of the Conchords” star and fellow New Zealander Jemaine Clement, directed Clement in the feature “Eagle Vs. Shark” as well as two episodes of HBO’s “Conchords.”
Previously cast are Ryan Reynolds (“Wolverine”) as the title character, Blake Lively (the “Traveling Pants” movies) as love interest Carol Ferris, Mark Strong (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Kick-Ass”) as power-craving Lantern Sinestro, Peter Sarsgaard (“An Education”) as big-brained villain Hector Hammond, and Tim Robbins (“City of Ember”) as Hammond’s senator father.
Director Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale,” “Edge of Darkness”) begins principal photography on “Green Lantern” this month, working from a screenplay draft by Michael Goldenberg (“Contact,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”).
Warner Bros. is looking to release the live-action feature June 17, 2011.
Find all of the Reporter’s exclusive on the matter here.
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Really looking forward for this one
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it lives up to this prehype... could be good. Jango Fett actor has the right look.
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...in Attack of the Clones, he had to wrestle with Lucas' dialogue. For Tem's best performance, check him out in Once Were Warriors.
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Temuera hasn't done much good since We Were Warriors, I mean seriously, Barb Wire, Attack of the Clones and the less said about his turn as a Native American in Blueberry (Renegade to you yanks) the better.
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Van Wilder? REALLY?!?! Do they have FAIL LANTERNS? If so, the casting director wears one proudly.
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Mar 16, 2010 5:45:57 AM CDT
Wow, the guy who was good 16 years ago?
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
I know it's a small(ish) part, but THAT'S who they cast for such an iconic role? Who made THAT decision? Some guy frozen in time in 1994 who's just been released from his cryo-chamber?Oh yeah, he was also in the Star Wars prequels in a childhood-raping, yet utterly average, performance.If it wasn't for Mark Strong's casting, i'd start thinking the casting agents are on drugs here.
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awesome in ONCE WERE WARRIORS. bad casting news is channing tatum is going to be offered CAPTAIN AMERICA according to LATINO REVIEW. yikes.
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but morrison is a fine actor he should be good in this role, i just hope he changes his accent, Abinm sur should not sound like a kiwi
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First I've heard about it.
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Mar 16, 2010 6:24:10 AM CDT
Just hurry up and cook the man some eggs
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
or deal with the horrific consequences....
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So, is Jordan still going to call him Pie? We can't say Hal a racist prick. Some of his 'best friends' are ethinic comic releif, after all.
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Could be my man-crush on Reynolds.Besides that, it seems they are actually trying to make this good -- minus Lively. That's a little too Bret Michaels/Miley Cyrus for me.Can't wait for the first pics to leak!
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Mar 16, 2010 7:40:40 AM CDT
Only reason I can see anyone hating RR is that he reminds you
by wickedjester
of a kid you hated in high school.And he's banging Scarlett.
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. . . cause, you know, they've written a script where Hal acts EXACTLY like Van Wilder.
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would be badass.
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Morrison has just done a film with the great Ray Winstone called Tracker so i guess he's on a roll.
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The film itself was largely forgettable, so no wonder I don't remember him, but still. I'm racking my brain, was he the guy Vaughn played Guiter Hero against?
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he was great in Attack Of The Clones, if it wasnt for him and Christopher Lee, Episode II would be unwatchable.
I dont know much about GL, I have seen the recent animated movie though, so I have a vague idea of the story.
The cast looks pretty good so far.
As for Channing Tatum being offered Captain America, might not be as horrific as some might think, I saw him in a new movie called Eagle Of The Ninth, and he was really good in it. -
If I remember in "Secret Origin" by Geoff Johns, they addressed him being called 'Pie' and Hal was pissed at the guy who said it. Just saying. If they follow the Geoff Johns stories moreso than the "Emerald Dawn" story from the 90s I heard they are following, it would be better. Has anyone read the script?
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Just read over on EW that Channing Tatum's name has now been thrown into the mix as a possible to play Captain America.
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http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=17082&count=0
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But he IS wearing a green ring in the photos. Anyways...
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morrison is only 5' 7"and abin sur is very tall. taller than gl.
reynolds is 6'2" ffs. he will tower over morrison.no way will i be able to see this movie now. -
As I said on a previous TB, everyone has officially ran out of things to bitch about.He's playing a PURPLE FUCKING ALIEN and you're worried about his height? He also isn't purple and from another planet, but I'm sure they'll make it work somehow.
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ha ha ha that was funny
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Don't read the comics, but my understanding is pretty much that Abin Sur crashes on Earth and Hal Jordan tries to rescue him at the wreck. If that's the case what will height matter if the Abin Sur guy is laying down and dying? A midget can tower over a 6'2" man if the man is laying down. No one is ever content.
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in a spaceship wreck, lying on the ground dying? Which would totally make his height a non-issue?
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he's only going to be in 1 scene anyway, laying there about to snuff it. this kiwi will be fine, covered in makeup... the real issue is who's going to be Cap. by the way, this is really old news.
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Appropriate website name for those pics, huh? Worst preview ever indeed. Thanks for the link though
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It'll make a great title when someone reboots GL.
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Fucking frat boy meathead looking mofo . . . I dont' care what anybody says, there's NO FUCKING WAY that Mark Valley looks too old for that part, DAMNIT!!!!
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Depending on which direction they take, but I hope they do explore the universe in some point and not just center the whole thing on Earth.
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cool.
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Oh that change everything. An alien give his cock ring to Van Wilder? This story is not going to suck so hard and be like a Ben Affleck Daredevils. I am so wrong
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. . . Ryan Phillipe is in the running for Cap. JESUS . . .
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Every choice theyve made for Cap is eye-rollingly bad. Chris Evans isnt too bad, but he still isnt Cap. Best Ive heard has been Captain Awesome and a 10 year younger Mark Valley. Aside from that, Im losing faith quickly.
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...as Sur too.
So this makes Ryan Reynolds the first actor to play 3 different comic book characters, no? -
I didnt like it at first but since Ive seen him in Adventureland Im convinced hes a good choice. So far I feel the casting for this movie has been great, and Jango Fett seems a good fit for Abin.
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A little uninspired, perhaps, but perfectly suitable.
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My prob with Tatum is that he seems a bit too city whigger for me. Not trying to be uncouth, but the dude just acts like hes from the streets. Cap is corn fed from the heartland if Im not mistaken.
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Before they cast Van Fucking Wilder.
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Mar 16, 2010 9:52:53 AM CDT
Tatum looks the part as much as any other name I've heard
by kobayashi_maru
but he seems like too much of a stiff. I'd still like to know who the actor is that Avi Arad kept running around saying was born to play Cap, and why the hell he did not get or accept the role.
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Tatum can act.
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Reynolds shed that persona imo with roles like Adventureland, Amityville, and upcoming Buried. Granted I thought he was pretty bad in Amityville but it was a step in the right direction for me. In Adventureland he proved to me he could act, putting in a very natural lowkey performance, with no hint of Van Wilder. Dude has my vote now.
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of all these choices. get each one in the Cap suit, and have him yell orders in their most commanding voice. that'd be how you know if they fit or not. hell, that should be the preliminary test.
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I'm not saying he can't act. I've seen him stretch a bit with some non-urban dance fare like A GUIDE TO RECKOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS and STOP-LOSS. But he's playing a lot of these meathead type roles lately and I don't want to see him get typecast as such.
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I get no feeling of chemistry from that cast. I feel a whole bunch of phoned-in performances coming our way.
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Mar 16, 2010 10:38:11 AM CDT
Do you think they'll still call the sidekick guy "Pieface"?
by rev_skarekroe
Not a very politically correct name for an eskimo.
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Why? Because you can juxtapose gritty, dirty, present-day Earth, with any range of fantastic alien civilizations you want. Star Wars meets Dark Knight.
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Ok. I was never a big fan of his, but he was really good in Eagle Of The Ninth.
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Reynolds wont phone it in, he always gives a 100%.
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If you are going the New Zealand path. I thought he was awesome in Lord of the rings.
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...Channing Tatum looks perfect for Cap.The only problem with Channing Tatum is that he has that whole Channing Tatum thing going on.
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OK super hero cartoon characters, I get it... "funny books". It's 2010 many artists have worked hard legitamizing this genre (eg. neil Gaiman)..can we please use something other than "funny books" to describe comics.
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I enjoy Reynolds. His impish humor works for me. But if you think he can't he an action actor while maintaining his wry sense of humor, watch Blade Trinity. Granted, it's an awful movie, but Reynolds is the best thing about it.
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Mar 16, 2010 12:19:46 PM CDT
I'D GLADLY BE THE MEAT IN A REYNOLDS/LIVELY SANDWICH
by bringingsexyback
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Oh well. I'm no Tatum hater, but he's not exactly the ideal for the part.
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... Mark Valley isn't too old for Cap.
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Since he's supposeed to be one of the good guys, I'm suprised they haven't changed his name to Fredoom Fries Sur.
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He should be making the next Bond movie instead.
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Maybe Matt Damon doesn't like to play fascist characters.
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I guess they were really serious in casting Office Jim (John Krasinski) but the negative reaction scared off Marvel from hiring him. With now Tatum in the mix, it sounds like Marvel doesn't have a fucking clue who to sign. Captain America is the one they need to get right in order for the Avengers to work.As for Green Lantern, I'll take a wait and see approach to this movie but the casting of this movie doesn't have me excited for this movie.
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So you have a man crush on Reynolds but don't care for Blake Lively!?!? How did your friends and family take you coming out of the closet?
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just to insult Ryan but..it's a ten year old move and you gotta start somewhere in Hollywood. It's just one movie. It's like complaining "I can't believe that they got the kid from 10 Things I hate about You to play the Joker'.
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Did you know that Martin Campbell dropped his other projects, including The Birds, to do Green Lantern? He wanted the job.
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the 2004 Academy awards when his nomination was announced as the camera panned by.
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It's an excellent example of why (with a few exceptions like Patrick Stewart as Prof. X) fanboys make terrible casting directors.
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Anybody?
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Has nothing to do with her looks, she's definitely hot and got hotter when she got nice fakies. I'm saying she looks like 20 years younger than Ryan Reynolds -- hence the Bret Michaels/Miley Cyrus joke -- google it.And it's tough to really call my comment gay, when I proceed it with 'man-crush' a very hetero term. 10 points for effort though.
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since Chrismtas Vacation. Just sayin'
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Here:
http://www.filestube.com/source.html?url=http://savethecat.informe.com/superhero-scripts-dt2119.html
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Reynolds was the shitty cherry on top of that steaming turd-cake. I hated the guy for years because his of "Blade: Trinity" performance, I seriously wanted to kill him! Awful, just awful. Doesn't bother me these days, and perfect for Deadpool. Shame about them fucking it all up...
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This movie will make or break Ryan Reynolds, if he pulls it off everyone will be singing his praises. If he efs it up he's heading back to mediocre comedies. psi
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If you read Ennis' The Boys,you know what i am talking about.
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You are a wizard. I love that bit in Once Were... Nearly as much as when he kicks the shit out of fuckin' Uncle Bully! I think this is great casting. And Reynolds is a good bloke too. I ain't gay but I'd do him.
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Either way it's just Hollywood's ongoing trend of casting exotic looking non-caucasians to play aliens. Gotta thank Avatar for that!!
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...Anyone other than that eejit! Marc Blucas will do.
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FILLION then!
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I still say that Harvey Keitel would have made a spot on Wolverine circa Singer's X-Men. If you think otherwise, then you're thinking in terms of today or you're not a fanboy.And I know you're a fanboy.
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Jake: You got some big muscles there, bro. You don't lag, am I right?
Abin: You making fun of me?
Before Abin can think up a light construct, Jake pounds him into the floor of McClutchy's Tavern. The green ring departs for Hal Jordan. A red ring asks Jake to join the Red Lantern corp. Jake tells it to go fuck itself. -
BAHAHAHAHAHA. "Jake tells it to go fuck itself"
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works in the comics can't work on the big screen. Make him Caucasian, and put him in black pvc, call it a day.
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Forget Jango, do a netflix/torrent search for Once Were Warriors. That movie will kick your ass.
WHERES MY FUCKIN EGGS WOMAN? -
Reynold looks more like a flower shop owner than a test pilot
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