Because Hollywood can’t help itself knowing that a comic book exists and is not yet a film, Warner Brothers is slated to begin production of The Green Lantern in January. A lot of speculation occured in the press over who would be cast as the superhero, everyone from Bradley Cooper to Jared Leto to Justin Timberlake were thrown around before it was announced that Ryan Reynolds finally landed the role. Reynolds proved his action hero readiness by appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine this Spring, and by showing off his 12 pack abs on the cover of Entertainment Weekly last month.
Reynolds’ lastest film, The Proposal, with Sandra Bullock has already busted past $100 million at the box office.
Ryan is a cutie but he’s not exactly a hottie. Although I think the bigger question is, who the hell is the Green Lantern? Remember that other hero from the 1930’s, Flash Gordon? His superpower was being a tennis player and punching anything that moved. Yikes. Good luck, Ryan.