Apparently the big news across Twitter is that Ryan Reynolds is playing the Green Lantern! That’s right. The same guy from The Proposal, Waiting, and Just Friends is going to play one of my favorite DC superheroes.
Now, didn’t he just play Deadpool (before he was actually called “Deadpool”) in that Marvel travesty where Wolverine said, “Bub” and Fred Dukes thought he called him, “Blob?” Yeah, I think so. So what’s the big WB thinking? I mean, I love Van Wilder as a comic actor (see Just Friends and Waiting) and I love him in his action roles like Hannibal in Blade: Trinity and when he was in Smokin’ Aces, but I never really knew the Green Lantern to be a funny, wisecrackin’, Spidey-type superhero guy .
I can’t really predict how this is going to turn out, but the same guy who directed Casino Royale is directing this, so don’t hold out for excellence.
Oh, wait, Casino Royale was the good one. Quantum of Solace was the bad one. I take that back.
Maybe.
This makes me want to put forth this question to you:
If you were casting a Justice League Movie, which JLA members would you include and who would be your dream cast?
That sounds like a podcast question! JAY, REMEMBER THAT FOR… wait, when are we recording?
You just let me know, man! We still have that other question to address.
This also means no Deadpool movie
They need to make this up to me with several shots of Reynolds nekkid. Or almost nekkid.