Jan
2010
Blake Lively Cast As Carol Ferris In Green Lantern
It seems that Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan/Green Lantern has found his Carol Ferris for the film due out in 2011.
Ryan Reynolds was cast as Green Lantern back in July of last year, and while I wasn’t overly thrilled with the casting, I’ve grown to live with it. Almost as equally important to the story of the space cop is his long time love interest, Carol Ferris. Well, she’s finally been cast and it is Blake Lively of the television series of Gossip Girl.
I must confess I have never even seen a moment of Ms. Lively’s acting, so I will reserve all judgement on this as it wouldn’t be fair. I do hope they dye her hair as Carol has always been black/brunette, but that is a trifling issue.
Apparently the part of Carol was a hotly sought after role in Hollywood recently with the likes of Eva Green, Keri Russell, Jennifer Garner and Diane Kruger all being in contention for the role. The only thing that worries me about Ms. Lively is her age. At the time of this writing she is 22-years-old, and considering by the time Hal becomes Green Lantern, both he and Carol have a romantic history, and are established in their careers, she just seems a bit young. Mr. Reynolds is 33, so we’ll see how this goes.
Filming is expected to begin in March with a June 17, 2011 release date.
