More and more details about the upcoming Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds are starting to filter out – appropriate enough, since the movie starts filming in a few weeks.
The latest round of updates comes from director Martin Campbell. In a recent MTV interview, he names Sherlock Holmes villain Mark Strong as the lead choice for Sinestro – not Jackie Earl Haley as many sites have reported.
However, the most exciting news comes from this quote:
"Well, Kilowog will be," said Campbell. "Tomar-Re is in it. Sinestro is in it. Abin Sur is in it. All the origin people. Carol [Ferris], of course, who will be played by Blake Lively. All the main characters are there, and it’s a complex story. The origin story of Green Lantern is complex, probably one of the most complex, which makes it a challenge to get it right."
Yep – we’re getting the full Corp and origin. I really didn’t expect this many members of the Green Lantern Corps to appear. It’s great to see they’re starting out with the full idea and not simplifying it for movie audiences. The movie is shaping up to be a DC Who’s Who – especially since they announced Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond.
Hopefully, this is the first building block in the cinematic DC Universe.
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