Is Jackie Earle Haley the 'Green Lantern' Villain?
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By: John GholsonIt's strictly a rumor until he signs on the dotted line, but Ain't It Cool News reports that Jackie Earle Haley is the frontrunner to play Sinestro in Martin Campbell's upcoming Green Lantern movie. It's an interesting casting choice, but as a longtime Green Lantern fan, I think I pictured someone a little more slick--not as rugged as Haley--to play Green Lantern's arch-enemy.
For those that are unfamiliar with the character, Sinestro is a power-hungry member of the space-faring Green Lantern Corps, chosen to train Hal Jordan (played in the upcoming film by Ryan Reynolds). Sinestro eventually turns against the Corps and faces off against his pupil.
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10-17-2009 @ 3:24PM
paul said...
the green lantern? *yawn*
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10-19-2009 @ 9:35AM
ronmoses said...
By now we know Haley has denied this, so it's barely worth commenting on, but let's do it anyway.
Haley's great, but he's all wrong for this role. Sinestro is a moustache-twirler in the classic tie-the-damsel-to-the-tracks mode. Haley seems too "human" for the role. You need someone with a bit of old-school villainy and charisma, but also a certain element of sympathy, as Sinestro was one of the greatest GLs before turning to the dark side. He also needs to be played quite a bit older than GL.
That said, I don't have a good candidate. But if you could cross-breed Ian McKellen and Timothy Dalton I think you'd have something.
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