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Latino Review reported late last month that the search for Green Lantern’s female lead had been narrowed down to five actresses: Eva Green, Keri Russel, Diane Kruger, Blake Lively, and Jennifer Garner. Now, The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog is reporting that the role has been cast, with Lively being the one who has ultimately won the role in the Martin Campbell-directed film.
Lively will star opposite Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan as Carol Ferris, a woman who runs her father’s aerospace company, and the one who hires Reynold’s cocky and fearless test pilot character. In the comics, Jordan goes on to become the titular intergalactic policeman and his romance with Ferris becomes complicated when an opposing alien race bestows her with the power of a crystal called the Star Sapphire. Though the character called for someone older, Lively reportedly impressed the studio and filmmakers with a strong audition, as well as with her work in Ben Affleck’s The Town.
Hit the jump for some more details and our thoughts.
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A couple of juicy rumors sprang up over the weekend.
First up was an interesting bit about Green Lantern. The film’s been struggling a bit recently, having been forced to move the entire production out of Australia due to the rising value of the Australian dollar (which is just a nicer way of saying the U.S. dollar’s in the toilet). AICN then broke what seemed like some good news though, reporting that Jackie Earle Haley was leading the list to play Sinestro, mentor to Hal Jordan before he flips sides and becomes the arch-nemesis of the entire Green Lantern Corps. While that would have been a great casting choice, the wheels of the interwebs got spinning over the weekend and it turns out that it may not be happening after all.
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A nice mix of news bites and videos to watch this week! Read»
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