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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.”<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

The two join Reynolds, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsaard, and Blake Lively in the live-action adaptation of the DC Comics character.<\/p>\n

Production on the film begins this week in New Orleans, with Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”, “GoldenEye”) directing.<\/p>\n

The film has a June 17th, 2011 release date set.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Green Lantern”.<\/p>\n

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)<\/p>\n

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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. 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