After getting postponed for several months due to the Writer's Strike, "Justice League of America" got more bad news last week when the film was denied necessary subsidies to shoot in Australia, calling into question whether or not the movie would ever get made at all.
It's "blackest night" for the high-powered supers. Luckily for them, that's just about the time when the Green Lantern usually steps in. Only now he's asking for a little help...yours.
"I would love to say it will go through," Common, who was cast as John Stewart, the Green Lantern, told MTV News of where he stood with "JLA." "I pray and hope that it will. Keep speaking it for real and it's gonna happen."
A power greater than Superman? Than the Green Lantern's ring? It belongs to us, Common insisted. Read more...
Any day now, Warner Bros. seems likely to finally announce its "Justice League of America" cast, officially appointing some lucky actor as the first cinematic Green Lantern. But as die-hard film fans know, funnyman Jack Black came this close to breaking in the green and black tights just a few years ago.
"Oh yeah," he remembered recently, before making an all-in-fun reference to the WB keyholders currently auditioning actors like Common and T.I. for the superhero role. "The bastards!"
Now, Black is talking back about the "Green Lantern" movie, revealing details of the movie we'll never see. "I really liked the script that a friend of mine wrote," he remembered of the comedic take on the character. "But nobody wanted to make it; it was too weird." Read more...
In honor of the Red Sox World Series victory, "Cowboy Up" with our links of the day, back with news on "Green Lantern," James Bond, and more.
- And Justice for all? A day after we reported David Dobkin was the man for "The Flash," television director Greg Berlanti announced as "Green Lantern" helmer. (Variety)
- Die Another Day. And another one after that. And, sure, one more for good measure. Daniel Craig to return for four more Bond films, says MGM president. (First Showing)
- First pictures from the set of Peter Jackson's latest "The Lovely Bones" surface online. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Brett Ratner no longer attached to direct "Escape from New York" remake. (AICN)
- Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, and Amanda Peet join forces for "Real Men Cry." (Hollywood Reporter)
Casting rumblings about the "Justice League" movie just never seem to end. While actresses like Christina Milian hope to get a crack at Wonder Woman, we're especially anxious to see who will be the first actor to bring Green Lantern to the big screen. Of course by now you know that many are said to have read for the role, including none other than "American Gangster" co-star Common.
We did our best to get the dirt from the man himself recently, but he was pretty tight-lipped. But check out the video below to see his fellow "Gangster" star RZA get psyched about the prospect of Common donning that all-powerful ring.
Does Common have the chops to recite the Green Lantern oath? Who should play the DC comics icon when "Justice League" makes it to your multiplex? Sound off.
