<span style="font-size:18pt;">'Green Lantern' Costume Sparks Debate</span>

<span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Green Lantern's alter ego, Hal Jordan, was known as the man who knew no fear. Ryan Reynolds, who is the star of the movie of the same name, is living up to that reputation. In new a new photo showing Reynolds in his "Green" getup, which hugs his every muscular ripple, little is left to the imagination.

The buzz for next summer's blockbuster-in-the-making reached a fever pitch this week when photos of Reynolds as Green Lantern emerged -- particularly the one that graces the cover of the July 23 issue of Entertainment Weekly. At first glance, even a casual fan might notice that Reynolds's costume has a painted-on look. That's because it is digitally "painted" onto the actor's body.

For filming, Reynolds' actual costume that he wears on set is full of sensors, much like the suits that athletes wear when lending their on-field moves to video games. After the scenes are shot, the sensors allow for the costume to be added via post-production technology. The reveal of Reynolds' computer-created costume has garnered reactions that range from praise to saying the thing makes Reynolds look a little "silly."

Soon after the EW cover emerged, a second set of photos were released, featuring Reynolds with his co-star and on-screen love interest, Blake Lively. Lively -- who, to the chagrin of her admirers, appears fully clothed in the photos -- plays Carol Ferris, the daughter of an aerospace tycoon who hires Hal Jordan as a test pilot. The photos also depict co-stars Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins, and Angela Bassett as their "Green Lantern" characters.

This version of "Green Lantern" is, thankfully, a far cry from what was almost unleashed upon the world around five years ago. Jack Black, not a man known for his physical prowess, was originally cast as Green Lantern in what was to be a spoof described as a "zany comedy version a la 'The Mask.'" Black and Warner Bros. (also the studio behind 2011's "Green Lantern") eventually scrapped the idea because of pressure from DC Comics (the creators of "Green Lantern") and the backlash over Black's casting.

For those not in the know: Green Lanterns (yes, plural) are basically an intergalactic police squad that divided the universe into 3,800 sectors. Hal Jordan, an Earth-based test pilot, is selected by the Green Lantern Corp. to patrol sector 2814. Every Green Lantern is given a power ring that is capable of creating a quasi- energy-beam version of whatever the user desires. If Hal Jordan wants to fight crime with a giant corkscrew, the power ring will create a giant corkscrew.

"Green Lantern" is due for a June 2011 release. On July 24, at Comic Con in San Diego, the cast (Reynolds, along with co-stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong and director Martin Campbell) will be making their first public appearances associated with the film. It's unclear if Ryan will be looking like the lean, green fighting machine he is on the EW cover: according to Us Weekly, Reynolds separated his shoulder earlier this week during a mishap on the film's New Orleans set.

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Edited July 17, 201015 yr by Sylph

I like it from the little we have seen of it.

Also, Blake Lively <3

I have tickets to the comicon thing they are doing, but idk if i want to deal with all the crazies.

I like it from the little we have seen of it.

Also, Blake Lively <3

I have tickets to the comicon thing they are doing, but idk if i want to deal with all the crazies.

You should go. I have always wanted to go but it is 3000 miles away. Comic-con is the premiere event of all events, with more stars giving detailed presentations than seems possible.

Anyway, Green Lantern is a cool concept, and if anyone has an hour or so they want to kill there was a great straight to DVD movie called New Frontier starring Green Lantern and all his costumed pals in a story along the lines of what if these people existed in a world where everything looked 50s modern.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nF-Jcr378E

Ryan Reynolds is so smug and fake -- Hal Jordan I think of as being very earnest.

Ryan Reynolds is so smug and fake -- Hal Jordan I think of as being very earnest.

I hate him too. After he basically admitted he's ashamed to be Canadian or some such nonsense he can definitely do one.

Reynolds should have been cast as Barry Allen instead. And I'm still not sure about Blake Lively as Carol.

I hate him too. After he basically admitted he's ashamed to be Canadian or some such nonsense he can definitely do one.

When he used to live in Van still--I think his only "claim to fame" was that Pizza Place sitcom, he was known to come over here to Victoria to "party" a lot--I had a friend who worked at one bar and she had horror stories about him coming and getting drunk, hitting on the servers, basically throwing his fame around--and they're by no means the only such stories I've heard about them. Maybe it's unfair, but largely because of that I've never really liked him--and yes he does come off as smug IMHO. And, I think he's miscast (though to be fair I largely think of Green lantern as fairly mature and Black thanks to the Justice League cartoons from 10 or so years back--I don't know thecomics too well but I know there have been several different Green Lanterns...But as Carl says, Hal Jordan really doesn't seem to fit his image)

And New Frontier is pretty great--it was done by Bruce Timm who has done the best superhero cartoons ever since the 90s Batmans, including the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited shows.

I was thinking of you Eric, your *favorite person* Mr. Reynolds. To me, he'll always be geeky, corny little Billy from Fifteen:

AND he's with Scarlett Johansson which makes them perhaps the most smug, self-satisfied couple in Hollywood.

Ugh, I once was actually a big Scarlett fan. What happened? Not that I was much more of a fan of his past fiancee, Alanis "Thank you India" Morisette.

You mentioned Fifteen (Hillside in Canada) before and I watched some of it online--I prob woulda lapped it up when it aired (I was 10-12)--I mean I loved Swan's Crossing, but somehow missed it even though it was Canadian.

Edited July 22, 201015 yr by EricMontreal22

To this day, Fifteen/Hillside confuses me. At the end of every episode, they'd say, "Fifteen is taped at Nickelodeon studios in Orlando, Florida" yet it never made sense to me that a Canadian show with obviously Canadian talent (oh how we Americans made fun of the 'aboots') would move production all the way down to FL when taping was already inexpensive in Canada, and the show didn't "feel" like a Nick show as much as a repackaged Canadian show. At any rate, it was a totally cheesy and absolutely entertaining Sunday afternoon show. Not as smart yet soapier than Degrassi, not as bubblegum/Beverly Hills Teens as Swan's Crossing (i.e., a character living in a submarine, a girl with a fireplace that swung around a la Batgirl to reveal a fireplace ).

I hate him too. After he basically admitted he's ashamed to be Canadian or some such nonsense he can definitely do one.

What did he say? He was in the British Columbia promos that aired during the Olympics. I've always like Ryan's acting - I think he's great at comedy and a good leading man.

Ugh they still show those promos endlessly here,, "BC The Best Place On Earth"--umm why are you airing these promos in BC?

SFK great call on the Swan's Crossing,Beverly Hill Teens comparison (man I loved that cartoon). So it was filmed in Orlando? Brrmmm I had no idea. Bizarre, I know some of the cast was American but that's standard for Canadian shows...

What did he say? He was in the British Columbia promos that aired during the Olympics. I've always like Ryan's acting - I think he's great at comedy and a good leading man.

Same here....I bought "The Proposal" just to see him. I missed it when it was in the theatres. I rarely watch movies but I catch his.

What did he say? He was in the British Columbia promos that aired during the Olympics. I've always like Ryan's acting - I think he's great at comedy and a good leading man.

Well he didn't say it. On an episode of 1 Girl 5 Gays, Aliya Jasmine (an MTV Canada VJ, amongst other things) basically admitted that was the case.

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