Jesse L. Martin has joined the cast of ABC’s new pilot ‘Hallelujah,’ tvguide.com is reporting. The star, who first rose to fame after appearing in the Broadway production of ‘Rent’ and on nine seasons of ‘Law & Order,’ is the first actor to be cast in the project, which is being developed by ‘Desperate Housewives’ creator Marc Cherry. The show, which Cherry has described as “‘Glee’ for conservative Republicans,” is set in Hallelujah, Tennessee. A stranger arrives in the town, which is being torn apart by forces of good and evil, to restore justice and faith. ‘Hallelujah’ will feature a gospel choir, which will serve as a Greek chorus. Cherry…

Renowned New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison (“Once Were Warriors”, Jango Fett from the “Star Wars” prequel films) and New Zealand filmmaker/actor Taika Waititi have both joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Green Lantern.” Morrison has been cast as Abin Sur, the alien Green Lantern Corps member responsible for Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) joining the intergalactic courage-fueled police force. Waititi will play Hal Jordan’s close friend and confidante Tom “Pieface” Kalmaku. The two join Reynolds, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsaard, and Blake Lively in the live-action adaptation of the DC Comics character. Production on the film begins this week in New Orleans, with Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”, “GoldenEye”) directing. The film…

Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Martin Campbell’s upcoming adaptation of the DC Comics title “Green Lantern”. Robbins is set to play Senator Hammond, the stern and disapproving father of the movie’s psychic villain Dr. Hector Hammond, being played by Peter Sarsgaard. Ryan Reynolds is slated to star as the Green Lantern and cocky test pilot Hal Jordan, with Blake Lively onboard as the hero’s love interest, Carol Ferris. The Green Lantern character Hal Jordan first debuted in DC’s “Showcase” in 1959. A test pilot, he is chosen to become the latest member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps due to his fearlessness and…

Warner Brothers have tapped Sony Pictures Imageworks to take the lead for the visual effects for “Green Lantern”. Karen Goulekas (“The Day After Tomorrow”), Kent Houston (“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”). and Jim Berney (“I Am Legend”) from Imageworks will be overseeing the project, an adaptation of the DC comics character and title “Green Lantern”, an test pilot chosen to become a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peacekeeping force powered by fearlessness. Houston has previously worked with Martin Campbell on the recent Mel Gibson film “Edge of Darkness.” Imageworks has previously worked on superhero-related fare such as “Watchmen,” “Superman Returns,” and Sony’s “Spider-Man” franchise. “Green Lantern”, starring…

Check out this fan made teaser poster for the upcoming DC Comics comic book film “The Green Lantern” by director Martin Campbell (Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale, 36) and starring Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Peter Sarsgaard (Knight & Day, Orphan) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Proposal) as The Green Lantern. Synopsis: A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “The Green Lantern”.

Peter Sarsgaard has been cast in Warner Brothers’ upcoming adaptation of DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” as the villainous Hector Hammond. Originally appearing in the pages of 1961′s “Green Lantern”, the character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Hammond was exposed to the radiating energies of a strange meteor, which gave him telepathic powers and also mutated his features, giving him an exaggeratedly-large head. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that despite Hammond’s status as a Green Lantern villain, casting calls and listings indicate that Hammond may not be the actual or only villain in the film, as well-known GL villain Sinestro, a former Green Lantern gone bad, might be…

Ryan Reynolds has been cast in the role of the eponymous title hero in the upcoming adaptation of the DC comic “Green Lantern,” about Hal Jordan, a daredevil test pilot who becomes a member of an intergalactic police force who use weapons called power rings that are fueled by fearlessness. Martin Campbell is directing “Green Lantern”, which is expected to start production in January of 2010. Greg Berlanti, who is producing along with Donald DeLine, wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more Green Lantern news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)

A few new pictures from the upcoming “Green Lantern: First Flight” animated film from DC and Warner Bros have hit the web, highlighting the various characters and alien species you’ll see in the upcoming animated tale of the classic DC title. You can check one out below, and the rest right here courtesy of MTV and Warner Bros. The film, featuring the voice talents of Christopher Meloni, Michael Madsen, Victor Garber, and Tricia Helfer, tells the story of daredevil test pilot Hal Jordan becoming a Green Lantern, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. Jordan must deal with a growing conspiracy within the Corps…

“Terminator Salvation” star Sam Worthington confirmed to Moviehole.net that he has recently talked to Martin Campbell about Campbell’s “Green Lantern”, the big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics title about the ring-wielding intergalactic space police force. Worthington can next be seen in the upcoming latest installment of the Terminator franchise playing Marcus Wright, the resistance fighter from another time who discovers that he is in fact a decommissioned Terminator prototype. He told Moviehole that he had “been talking to (“Green Lantern” director) Martin Campbell about it [...] It’s one of those things where they’re still doing the script. I said, ‘Give me a script. Let me have a look at it.’…

Box Office Mojo is listing a new release date for Martin Campbell’s big-screen adaptation of “Green Lantern” for DC, moving it from December 17th 2010 to June 17th 2011. Whether or not this will affect plans to start shooting in Australia in September or if the move is to give Campbell more time for post-production and FX is unknown. So far no casting decisions have been made for the film. The Green Lantern premiered in 1940, created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell for “All-American Comics”. Hal Jordan, a test pilot and arguably the most well-known character to use the name, debuted in 1959, which is also when the concept…