Casting news is arriving in droves as Green Lantern prepares for production in the spring. Firstly, as you know Ryan Reynolds was cast a while ago as Hal Jordan, the test pilot who becomes a Green Lantern. Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale, Edge of Darkness) is directing from a script by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim. In brief, the Green Lantern Abin Sur crash lands on Earth and upon dying, his power ring seeks out a worthy heir. That’s where Hal Jordan comes into play, at which point he becomes a member of 
the Green Lantern Corps. and finds himself embroiled in wild interstellar adventures. The Green Lanterns’ power comes in the form of a ring that they can use to create green constructs of whatever form they wish.
So first up there’s Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) who will play Carol Ferris, Hal Jordan’s superior at the aerospace testing facility and his love interest. In the comics she eventually becomes a villain called Star Sapphire, though it’s safe to bet if that plot were ever touched upon it’ll be saved for sequels.
Peter Sarsgaard is in negotiations for the role of the villain Hector Hammond. In the most recent telling of Hal Jordan’s origin, Hammond is a consultant for Ferris Aircraft. At some point he investigates Abin Sur’s crashed ship and a meteor shard on board affects him by increasing his intellect and generating new mental powers, including telepathy and telekinesis.
Finally, MTV has word that Mark Strong (Body of Lies, Sherlock Holmes) is in negotiations to play Sinestro, the ultimate nemesis of Hal Jordan’s. However, he begins as another member of the Green Lantern Corps. and acts as a mentor for Hal Jordan. Eventually his thirst for power leads him to betray the Green Lanterns and he takes control of a yellow power ring fueled by fear (as opposed to the green rings charged by willpower).
Martin Campbell also assured MTV that we’ll be seeing a lot of the other Green Lantern Corps. in his film, including the likes of Abin Sur, Kilowog, and Tomar-Re.
Green Lantern is currently scheduled for release on June 17th, 2011.
