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You don't have to settle for being the mercenary with a mouth if you can also be the hotshot with the power ring.

Actor Ryan Reynolds (Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is reported to have been cast as Hal Jordan in the upcoming movie adaptation of DC Comics' Green Lantern. 

And I don't mean to imply it's a better part for Reynolds by my use of the term "settle" in the first sentence there.  I'm only saying that Lantern is a movie role from a script by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim that I have heard more than a few positive things about.

Meanwhile, the "Deadpool" project is still a story under construction as a spinoff based on the character Reynolds played in Wolverine -- the notorious merc with a mouth.

Heck, if this estimated $200 million flick comes through, Reynolds will have portrayed at least three characters based from comics in the movies. Two of those characters could have lucrative film franchises.


Via Variety and Comic Book Resources and photo by Getty Images

And for those who wanna know, the comic characters are Hannibal King, Deadpool and Green Lantern.


 

Actor Ryan Reynolds portrays the "merc-with-the-mouth" Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

I hope I'm not damaging anyone's "Wolverine" fun by telling you about a sequel idea that may be the worst-kept film secret ever.

More than a few folks were coming up to me at the office asking when there would be a "Deadpool" spinoff movie in the works starring Ryan Reynolds after "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

The Hollywood Reporter has a story on it here. Hopefully, this information won't spoil anything for you X-movie movie fans but I would find it hard to believe you didn't know this already.


Photo By Getty Images -- edited for Robert's lack of grammatical agility.
 

Major 'Superman' comic news (Sort of)

There has been quite a scuffle in the web-o-verse about the BIG SPOILER (don't click if you don't wanna know) in the NY Daily News involving Action Comics #870. Don't worry I'm not going to give anything away. You can click here, see the cover and draw your own conclusions.

I'm gassed about comics getting more press than ever, but my fellow newspaper folk have to remember a big comic book story is just like most pop entertainment. You must cover them a little more like that big movie that's hitting the screens on Friday or even that highly-anticipated novel that may or may not have the death of a major character.

For many people who follow these storylines for a year, they want to find out what happens when they read it.


That's the dude from 'Friday Night Lights' and Wolverine!

Taylor Kitsch of "Friday Night Lights" did an interview with Media Blvd. and briefly discussed his part in the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" film as Gambit. The same film that will star Hugh Jackman and a host of others in a story that will focus on the origin of the popular clawed mutant with the unbreakable bones.

Or just call it "X-Men 4," like Kitsch did in his interview when he described the film. What would I call it? I would call it "Wolverine 3" because I thought "X-Men" and "X-men: United" were the first and second Wolverine films due to all the character focus and screen time for Jackman.

With Gambit tossing his explosive playing cards and Deadpool competing with Wolvie for bada*$ status there are all kinds of possibilities for some great action in this movie. I hope studio politics don't grind this flick into dust like the last X-movie.

I wish Taylor Kitsch all the luck as Gambit.


'Green Lantern' film may get Ryan Gosling?

I certainly don't know much about this, but you can get the skinny at Latino Review. Ryan Gosling is rumored to be in the running to play the Green Lantern. Which Lantern you ask? Review says the character in the script is Hal Jordan and he is about 27-years-old and perfect for Gosling who is 28.

The big hurdle will be introducing the character to a general movie audience considering he is not as familiar as the Batman or Spider-Man.

All they need do is follow the "Ironman" plan. This Marvel comics character was known vaguely to the non-comics reader by, I don't know, OSMOSIS or what have you. What appeared to have worked was not the origin story, all the movies have those. What worked was the front row seat to the creation of the armor. That suit was the coolest thing I had seen on a movie screen since "The Matrix."

So here's Green Lantern and, you know, he has a ring that not only allows him to fly, it can create anything the person can imagine. Since I'm on the Matrix kick consider the Green Lantern to be what Neo may have been if he had more imagination.

However, this should not discourage the Wachowski Bros. from directing this movie if it's offered to them. I hope you're listening guys.

Once again, read more here. And check out some Green Lantern required reading by correspondent Ryan Riley here.