Well, Ryan Reynolds isn't much different - he was Deadpool last year, he'll be Hal Jordan next year, and it wasn't that long ago that he was in Blade 3.
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Deadpool was a relatively small part - and he was unrecognizable much of the time - while there'll be a seven-year gap between Blade: Trinity and Green Lantern.
^ I do tend to agree with the general point though. I think a similar problem might aslo have occurred had Chris Pine won the role.
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Much more so with Pine than with Reynolds in my opinion given that playing Kirk is a very high profile role that's going to be ongoing.
Much more so with Pine than with Reynolds in my opinion given that playing Kirk is a very high profile role that's going to be ongoing.
^Plus he's supposed to be up for Jack Ryan. Not sci-fi, but still high-profile.
I wanted Bradley Cooper out of the candidates suggested but Reynolds will do fine, I think.
Bradley Cooper was my first choice out of the reported finalists, too, but Reynolds is a better pick than some of the others and he should be good in the part. Having seen him in Smokin' Aces and Fireflies in the Garden, there's a lot more to his range than just goofy comedy.
If I had to compare him to a comedy actor, I'd say Jason Lee (in his Kevin Smith roles rather than Earl Hickey) more than Ferrell.
Fanboy that I am, I'd have liked Nathan Fillion for GL but I also think RR has more range than given credit for and he'll be fine in the role.
He was fine in a very muted dramatic role in Adventureland.
He was my top pick as well.
Firefly fans are forever trying to push its stars into a successful franchise.
Firefly fans are forever trying to push its stars into a successful franchise.
Oh, shush. It's not like I think Nathan Fillion would do good in anything...
I'm more interested in who's playing Sinestro. Arnold Vosloo would be my top pick.
Apparently director Martin Campbell shot down the rumor that Jackie Earl Haley was up for Sinestro. Apparently he admitted Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass) is in negotiations to play Sinestro.
http://networkedblogs.com/p24429542
While Strong is also not amongst my top picks for the role, he is certainly better than Haley in my opinion. My fear is that like Haley, Strong will be saturated in the villain role since he's played villains in a few films consecutively now. However, he's a great actor and he was great in both Rock N' Rolla and the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes.
http://networkedblogs.com/p24429542
While Strong is also not amongst my top picks for the role, he is certainly better than Haley in my opinion. My fear is that like Haley, Strong will be saturated in the villain role since he's played villains in a few films consecutively now. However, he's a great actor and he was great in both Rock N' Rolla and the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes.
Yep. Exactly what I said.
Does this mean a Ferrell cameo as Jack Jordan is out?
Strong certainly looks the part. And I must say I'm generally not bothered by actors being genre regulars.
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