Cooper is okay, but I cannot see the gravitas. Same with Reynolds. At least Timberlake seems to be trying to diversify and test himself with different roles. The world will continue to spin on its axis if he is cast. Time will tell.

Still waiting...

The only interesting thing about this entire project is that Martin Campbell is directing.

But I'm not convinced any of those 3 are good for the role.

Ironically, do you know who MIGHT have been good as a young Hal Jordan, if he hadn't already played a DC hero? Brandon Routh.

That was when I lost my faith in religion. The cake is a lie!

Or better yet, how's about gettin' off your lazy cans and include an edit feature. It's only been mentioned once or twice in the last decade....well, maybe a couple times more.

Although the situation isn't QUITE identical, It'd be similar to us complaining back in the late 70's/early 80's that Harrison Ford couldn't be Indiana Jones because he's already Han Solo.

$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!

The only things I've ever seen Justin Timberlake act in have him cast as a punkass wannabe gangsta, so maybe it would be a good stretch for him. That said, he's not my cup of tea...

Oh, also, I don't care about Green Lantern. I don't think anyone does.

Nuff said.

He'll fuck 'em.

But if it just HAS to be one of the three mentioned, I guess Cooper would be fine (Grumble, grumble).

No offense to Ryan Reynolds. But he's locked for Deadpool besides wearing spandex in his next movie role, PAPER MAN. Sorry, fella, but you can't be every superhero. He's a much better choice for The Flash, if he's gonna double-dip, but I don't think that movie will ever happen either.

I've said enough about the skinny lil bisexual pop singer with the Michael Jackson fanbase. Fuck that! That's a bad joke.

Bradley Cooper? Well, I suppose he could do it. I don't think he generates any interest at all, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I'm not a casting director, and I find internet casting speculation to be the most pointless of fanboy masturbation, but the calls for Nathan Fillion should've reached somebody's ears at Warner Brothers. The guy might have the stink of the SciFi channel about him, but that's nothing compared to the stink of boy-band pop or eu-de-rom-com.

So, if not Fillion why not ALMOST ANYBODY ELSE. You can't cast a net in Hollywood and come up with three meager fish.

Since we have Seth Rogaine as Green Hornet and now talk of Ryan "Smartass With A Six-Pack" Reynolds or Justin "Dick In A Box" Timberlake, I see a whole new world opening up out there.

Yeah, I think Jenine Garafalo (I don't give a shit that I misspelled her crap-ass name) would make a Wonder Woman for the ages. And let's do another Batman franchise reboot, but this time let's cast Steve Carell as the Caped Crusader! And since they need a new Superman movie, they might as well go with Tom Cruise. I know, he's not technically a comedian. But he sure is a joke! Okay, if not Tom Cruise, then how about Ben Stiller? He's so deluded, he thinks he IS Tom Cruise, so you might even get away with marketing it as a Tom Cruise movie.

It's time for Hollywood to take a breather from making movies. Why don't they just switch to political activism full-time?

The thing that Green Lantern brings is science fiction and Star Wars-type fantasy, which, theoretically, opens it up to an even bigger audience. Provided that were the angle Warner Brothers chose to develop.

Looks instead as if they are aiming at parody.

There's a market for that, too.

The target audience, then, is the current American movie-goer. You know, the vast, unwashed brainless.

Cooper would be a good Sinestro... he's made to play a douchebag.

Oy vey. (Eye roll).

There must be something else the matter here; it's possible the screenplay is no good and nobody wanted to go near. Remember Gosling dropped out? It's a possibility that the script is a mess, and it'll wind up as crappy as WOLVERINE.

It seems clear to me, the suits are backing the first, though they've probably toned it down a bit with elements from the second.

But I've never heard of any verification of any of this.

To me, this whole thing has the smell of some a-hole sitting in a chair, snorting some coke, thinking he's got the biggest balls on the planet.

"Ah, HANCOCK would've worked if we'd've had a logo attached to it! Get me DC Comics!"

He gives his fans more credit than they deserve by assuming they'll outgrow him, and he'll need another day job.

He figures, he made millions on a third-rate music career, he can probably slide through Hollywood, too.

When you're a black boy stuck in a skinny white boy body, and it's become kind of creepy to imitate Michael Jackson, the next best thing is to start imitating Will Smiff.

They've just tossed out his name today because the enormous backlash against the mere idea of the pop singer had them feeling kind of pantsless.

Oh, and Cooper is no longer interested, either. I just spoke to him on the phone, too. Speaker call. He said he doesn't want to work for anyone who would even consider a skinny pop star after they'd asked him to read for the part.

So, the casting director for this trainwreck says they're back to considering Jack Black. It's true. I just got off the phone.

You believe me, don't you?

So if studios are taking fan genrated sites seriously, the very least THR could do is link back to them when they get scooped. It's just professional etiquette.

PS: Quote from Mori in that article, btw & a mention of AICN.

You know it's already in the scripting stage.

I'm on record as saying I wish they wouldn't make another superhero movie, period.

But, that's not going to happen.

Like it or not, there's a fucking Ant-Man in our future.

Or nobody at all.

Then, they broke up.

People who deem this movie "unimportant." Or the character as "3rd tier." Or even "don't care."
Their opinions are null and void simply because they know fuck-all about Green Lantern.

Sad thing is studio dicks will be aiming this towards the casuals rather than fans.

You will believe a man can...uh, watch stuff happen.

I can't believe that shit.

Hollywood professionals arguing over the qualifications of three people who couldn't be less qualified for the role.

You gotta love Ryan Reynolds, though. He's such a comics fan that he's gonna apply for every single superhero role they can come up.

Fit him for his pointy ears and green speedo right now!

There hasn't been a comic in fifteen years that has sold 80,000 copies.

Then again, that doesn't mean that's the limit of the fanbase.

Hell, lots of people might buy a Batman comic if they didn't have to walk into a comic book store. There is a stigma, you know.

I'm there every Wednesday.

I can tell you, some stigmas are well-deserved.

Man, I'd love to see a (virtual) unknown like Cooper take this role. Whoever gets the part needs to be hungry. Hungry for fame and money. Hungry enough to take the role dead serious. So no Reynolds or Timberlake.

Like Bruce Wayne.

Forever.

Also, though, a japanese robot dressed like a school girl bends over and fires a poo missile from her a$$.

So.

There's that.

Sigh. This coulda been it.

Which is why I haven't been to the movies much this summer.

What a nimrod.

I really like Matthew Fox as Hal, but it aint gonna happen, sadly.

Ah, shit, Ryan Reynolds is Hal? Green Lantern is married to the Black Widow? That doesn't even make sense!

Cooper has the same problem. Only more of his nose would be exposed under the Lantern mask. Plus, the man is kinda vertically challenged. Sure, he's a handsome guy, but the size of his nose makes me wonder if his knees bend backward when spear fishing.

Granted, both these problems could be resolved with camera work, but that results in extra cost. It's a shame, since Cooper is certainly capable.

When the Jack Black crap news came out a number of years ago, I held that Noah Wyle would have been a great pick for Hal. He's still young enough for the compulsory 3-picture deal, but only marginally so. Cooper would be a good alternative if they can get around his physical inadequacies.

Every so often there is a black comedian that goes into the whole "what if there was a black superhero" shtick. After the show, these guys are usually more than anxious to meet the audience. And sometimes the comic geek in me can't resist calling them out on how many black superheroes there really are.

I challenge them to name me one Jewish superhero for every five black superheroes I name. Can't tell you how many times they riffed on me for claiming "green" lantern to be black.

There was one time where I really started to sweat it out too, since I managed to find a fellow black comic geek that named Ben Grimm and Kitty Pryde without pause. I named my 15th black superhero and hoped that the fellow wouldn't think of Sabra, who was my last ditch effort. The guy admitted he was at the end of his rope and I "won" the debate.

Of course, all I have to show for this steeped comic knowledge is this very post. So I have that going for me...

I'm out for the weekend. Later gators!

Superman..sure, Batman...you bet...those characters have street cred..and 21st century name recognition. But Green Fucking Lantern? Look...the ONLY reason Iron Man and Dark Night made money were the names attached, well, that and they were exceptionally well made for Comic based films.

But there is only One Downey, only One Ledger, and only ONE FUCKING LORD BALE. Now I'm reading they are actually thinking Fucking Timberlake has the name recognition and acting chops to carry a $100M + film of a second fucking tier comic book character? Welll.....Fuck me...they must be swilling the Bhang Lassi in Hollywood these days; Fuck.