After playing Capt. Kirk in the upcoming "Star Trek," I imagine Chris Pine could pretty much have his pick of roles. And it looks like he might be playing yet another hero – Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, a DC Comics superhero.
According to a story on IESB yesterday, it was just a rumor. However, Latino Review says it’s the real deal.
I think he’d make a great Green Lantern. The character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in Showcase #22 (Oct. 1959).
The movie is scheduled to begin filming in Australia this September. Any thoughts?
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Is Josh Brolin having a great streak, or what? He’ll be playing the title role in DC Comics’ “Jonah Hex,” a former confederate soldier-turned hardened bounty hunter and gunslinger. Yeah, I can see him in that role.
John Malkovich has also signed for the film, playing Turnball, a wealthy Southern plantation owner whose son is killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. He blames Hex for the tragedy.
Jimmy Hayward is directing the pic, with “Crank” scribes Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor penning the screenplay. Shooting is scheduled to start this spring with a 2010 release date.
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Jimmy Hayward, who directed the animated "Horton Hears a Who!" will take a different turn with his next project. He’ll be directing the live-action "Jonah Hex" from Warner Bros.
Josh Brolin is attached to star in the western-centric film, which previously had Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor ("Crank") on board as directors. The duo, who penned the script, bowed out over creative differences in November.
Hex is a DC Comics character known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform. He’s a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in …read more