Martin Campbell‘s Green Lantern is finally coming together. Just a few days ago Gossip Girl‘s Blake Lively was cast as the female lead, now we know the villain, thanks to Heat Vision. Peter Saarsgard is in negotiations to play Dr. Hector Hammond, “the pathologist son of a senator who is seen as a disappointment in his father’s eyes. He becomes infused with psychic powers when he discovers a meteor.” Ryan Reynolds will be battling him as The Green Lantern.
It’s funny that Saarsgard recently said he will never play a comic book villain. Hopefully his mind has changed for good reason. I’m confident in Cambpell delivering another great blockbuster. I loved Saarsgard in An Education this year and you can see him next in Knight & Day. Campell’s next film, Edge of Darkness, comes out at the end of this month.
The Green Lantern will start filming in New Orleans come March. It is set for a June 17th, 2011 release.
What do you think about Saarsgard as The Green Lantern villain?