Bradley Cooper does a Michael Keaton and is cast as GREEN LANTERN?
It worked in the late 80's. Ambitious young director Tim Burton rejected studio advice about who he should cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman and went straight for his actor on Beetlejuice, the family friendly comedy actor Michael Keaton, who clearly wasn't 6"2 and hadn't spent his whole adult life training for his body to be in the ultimate physical condition to avenge the death of his parents. Fanboy outrage ensued, but it would be the intensity of Keaton's performance, the ability to forge out a character and the darkness in Keaton's eyes that made him an inspired choice for the Caped Crusader and many still prefer his screen Batman to any other.
Let's be clear: they have not hired him yet. But the process is far enough along that this is more than just a meeting or some spot on a wish list. Keep in mind that Campbell likes to see a lot of people when he's casting... and even when he's screen-testing, he seems willing to explore as many options as possible... but with the film set to shoot later this summer, they've got to start making their choices, and now's the time to put people in front of the camera and see who really works in the suit. I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I would bet that Cooper's going to be the guy.I've liked Cooper quite a bit in what I've seen him in and man, the guy is in shape too, so there's no worries on that front. And I would say that even though he mostly plays a great asshole (which usually means he is one in real life), he has managed to keep his characters interesting and at least somewhat likeable. Not an obvious choice, he wouldn't have been in my top five, but he has got physical presence which Pine and Anton Yelchin might have lacked here. Warner Bros. begin shooting the movie late summer on a $150 million budget down in Australia, so they have to make a decision on who it's going to be soon. The movie comes out December 2011.