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…

Hitfix is reporting that Bradley Cooper (“Alias”, “The Hangover”) is a frontrunner to portray Hal Jordan in Martin Campbell’s adaptation of the DC title “Green Lantern” though no deal has been signed yet. The film is set for a December 17th, 2010 release. The “Green Lantern” was created in 1940 by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell, though several characters have used the name. Hal Jordan was introduced in 1959 and is the second Green Lantern and a second-generation test pilot. He is given the Green Lantern power ring and lantern, the weapons of the intergalactic space police known as the Green Lantern Corps, by a dying alien named Abin Sur….

Warner Bros. and DC Comics’ next big budget feature, the big-screen adaptation of “Green Lantern” will be made at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”) will be directing the comic book’s big screen adaptation, working from a script by Greg Berlanti and Michael Green. THR are also reporting that the estimated budget of the space-cop comic book film will be $150 million. Pre-production on “Green Lantern” is set to begin in July of 2009, and filming is scheduled to start in November. Warner Bros. are hoping to release the film in December of 2010. The Green Lantern is a DC Comics character,…

The official trailer for the animated movie “Green Lantern: First Flight” is now available online. You can check it out here courtesy of Newsarama.com. An animated feature-length adaptation of the classic DC Comics character the Green Lantern, the film’s synopsis reads; “‘Green Lantern: First Flight’ finds test pilot Hal Jordan recruited to join the Green Lantern Corps after the death of his predecessor Abin Sur and placed under the supervision of respected senior officer Sinestro. The newly recruited officer of sector 2814 soon discovers his mentor is actually the central figure in a secret conspiracy that threatens the philosophies, traditions and hierarchy of the entire Green Lantern Corps. Hal must…

Both IESB and Latino Film Review are reporting rumors that point heavily towards Chris Pine, who will be starring as the young James Tiberious Kirk in the upcoming Abrams “Stark Trek” movie May 8th, 2009, is in the top running, if not already tapped, to star as Hal Jordan in Warner’s “Green Lantern” movie. The Green Lantern film, which was long-rumored and greenlight after the wild success of Warner’s “The Dark Knight”, is an adaptation of DC’s Green Lantern Hal Jordan, and is going to be directed by Martin Campbell. The first Green Lantern, Alan Scott, was created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell and debuted in DC Comics’ “All-American…

Latino Review is stating that an anonymous source has Hollywood executives looking at Anton Yelchin, who will be appearing as Kyle Reese in the upcoming movie “Terminator: Salvation” starring Christian Bale and directed by McG, to star as Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, in the upcoming and highly-anticipated adaptation of the DC Comics title about the ring-slinging space cop from Warner Bros. The source claims that after young Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Emile Hersh have both passed on the role, that Yelchin is up for consideration as the test pilot recruited into the interstellar peacekeeping force known as the Green Lantern Corps, whose members, chosen for being “utterly honest…