Ryan Gosling is GREEN LANTERN?

by Matt Holmes

Looks truly like Warner Bros. have given up the ghost on GREEN LANTERN being black, all the rumors suggest the movie will revolve around Hal Jordan rather than John Stewart. Latino Review say their biggest WB source has given them the exclusive scoop that Ryan Gosling is being eyed for the role as their first choice. Gosling, 28 next month, is the perfect age for Greg Berlanti's script where the character is said to be aged 27. Academy Award nominated for his role in HALF NELSON two years ago, Gosling certainly has great acting chops and is closer to WB/DC's casting of a great physical actor like Christian Bale than an unknown like Brandon Routh. Hunt out LARS AND THE REAL GIRL and you will believe he is more than just a pretty face. This guy is good... though to play Lantern he will need to drop some of the brooding and notch up the charisma a few paces. Last we heard this will be filming in the Spring, so hopefully we will get official casting within six weeks.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.