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Monday, July 13, 2009

Sex / Film / Nerd I Have Neglected My Nerd Casting News Today

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:02 PM

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e42e/1247533271-tinythor.jpg Over the weekend, Ryan Reynolds beat Justin Timberlake for the role of Green Lantern in the upcoming movie. I am not entirely sure if this is bad news or good news. You'll have to discuss it amongst yourselves.

Further: Natalie Portman has been cast as love interest Jane Foster in Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Thor movie. I know that this is good news, and it's also the first bit of casting news that makes me want to see the Thor movie.

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Personally, I think this will work out just fine for the movie. Reynolds seems to be a decent enough actor, though his horrible choice in movies to star in speaks against him.

Posted by Zach Annon on July 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM

@1: I agree completely. However, some people believe the least-hot actor won.

Posted by Paul Constant

on July 13, 2009 at 6:29 PM

I just hope Ryan Reynolds can learn to play a role other than Ryan Reynolds.

Posted by Ackham on July 13, 2009 at 6:32 PM

Who on earth thinks Justin Timberlake is hotter than Ryan Reynolds? They have seen him shirtless, right?

Personally, I would love to see a major animation company (Pixar!) do a Green Lantern movie. A live action just seems so limited, unless the film has a 200 million dollar budget. Thor might work since his major powers a super-strength and the hammer. Ok, nerd off...

Posted by hal on July 13, 2009 at 6:39 PM

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Posted by Parsnip

on July 13, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Kenneth Branagh making a superhero movie sounds excellent. Almost as excellent as Justin Timberlake as a superhero.

Actually, wait: Justin Timberlake should just do a superhero music video, preferably with Andy Samberg. That would rule.

Posted by Greg on July 13, 2009 at 9:04 PM

I could potentially see Ryan Reynolds playing the part, but it would have to be perfectly written. If not it really does just come off as every other character his played.

Posted by Dorsol Plants on July 13, 2009 at 9:33 PM

Well, I have hated Reynolds since "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place," but Timberlake would've sucked too.

This movie will be bad. Nobody wins.

Posted by disintegrator

on July 13, 2009 at 10:31 PM

@4

I believe there's a GL animated feature up for release soon. It will go back to when Sinestro was still part of the GL corps and Hal was still a rookie under his wing.

Posted by Grrr on July 13, 2009 at 11:13 PM

They made the right choice. I like JT, but I would have seen him in every scene, not the Green Lantern. I think Ryan Reynolds can pull it off.

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Posted by spammer on July 14, 2009 at 12:08 AM

I think Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) would have been a better choice. I love Ryan Reynolds, but he's only been in comedies or campy roles (i.e. Deadpool). I just think GL is going to come off all cheesy now.

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@11: that has to be the most poetic spam I've ever read. Also, @2, finding out you agree with me made my night. I never expect anyone to actually read my comments, let alone agree with them.

Posted by Zach Annon on July 14, 2009 at 12:29 AM

@13: I swear to God: I read all your comments. Not just the ab-centric ones. You're one of the good ones.

Posted by Paul Constant

on July 14, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Publicola has more fresh content. See ya SLOG...

Posted by Morgan on July 14, 2009 at 1:23 AM

Welllllll - Green Lantern might be okay, but it'll never live up to this fan-made trailer, though. & whereas one cold possibly geeked about Natalie Portman in Thor (eek, I first thought she was gonna be Lady Sif!), it's not a guarantee of quality (Queen Amadala, anyone)? Nor is Kenneth "Frankenstein" Brannagh, much as I used to love him.

Posted by Eva Hopkins

on July 14, 2009 at 6:15 AM

I'd like them to make the Green Lantern gay, or hell any superhero gay.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on July 14, 2009 at 7:17 AM

Jack Black was at one time attached to the Green Lantern movie, so I think we all dodged a bullet.

Posted by Marco42 on July 14, 2009 at 8:15 AM

Natalie Portman? Really? I've only ever liked her in two movies, Leon and V. The rest of her performances that I've seen make me cringe...

Posted by zee on July 14, 2009 at 8:18 AM

@19 beautiful girls....

i thought timberlake did a fine job of acting in what i've seen (alpha dog, ?), and i've not been impressed by reynolds. i kind of agree, though, that i have a tendency to see these people when they are no screen and not their characters; either will have to actually act this role. perhaps reynolds tested better.

Posted by in-frequent on July 14, 2009 at 8:53 AM

Why didn't they go the John Stewart route? I really hope they don't introduce him in the film as a sidekick or magical negro.

Posted by leonardhatred on July 14, 2009 at 9:21 AM

So which Green Lantern? Guy Gardner? Hal Jordan? John Stewart?

Also, I thought Seth Rogan was involved. That's why he lost all the weight.

Posted by gillsans on July 14, 2009 at 10:40 AM

I thought Seth Rogen was writing/starring in it. Are there two different movies?

Posted by Jms on July 14, 2009 at 1:53 PM

The dissapointing aspect of this news is that Reynolds will likely not be getting a Deadpool movie, because the public isn't smart enough to distinguish between the same actor playing two superheroes.

Posted by B Strand