Amidst the relative avalanche of news surrounding the recently deceased Spider-Man 4, there's another superhero franchise being born that you should keep firmly on your radar. Green Lantern has finally emerged from its location struggles and started making some pretty serious moves in the casting department, which for a time was limited to just Ryan Reynolds in the leading role.
Last week, Blake Lively was announced as Reynolds' leading lady Carol Ferris, and just yesterday we found out that the great Peter Sarsgaard would show off his psychic abilities as Dr. Hector Hammond, villain extraordinaire. Today, strong rumors are brewing over at HitFix that Jackie Earle Haley will be appearing in the film as Sinestro, despite that very same rumor being debunked late last year.
Nothing has been officially announced, but apparently the relationship between Haley and the studio is a strong one, so DC would like to extend their friendship into this project. Early trailers for A Nightmare on Elm Street are certainly proving Haley's worth as a villain, so fans of the Green Lantern should be excited he'll soon be attached to this franchise. His turn as Rorschach in Watchmen was impressive and as the recovering pedophile Ronnie McGorvy in Little Children he was astounding in his first role in 13 years.
The only concern is that unless handled properly, the film could fall victim to Spider-Man syndrome by overstuffing itself with villains. But from the sound of things, Sinestro won't be a huge part of this first installment of the series, setting him up for larger roles in later films. Good on paper; now as long as they'll execute on that, we'll be in for a treat.
