Ryan Reynolds Cast As The “Green Lantern” (Photos)

Posted on July 11, 2009

Sexy Ryan Reynolds has been cast as the “Green Lantern” in the Warner Brother’s movie. Read more on who Reynolds beat out to play this role below.

Ryan Reynolds, 32, beat out other Hollywood heartthrobs including Justin Timberlake and Bradley Cooper for the role of the “Green Lantern”, based off on the DC Comics super hero.

Reynolds has already signed on to reprise his role as Deadpool in a spinoff of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which was the second time he played a Marvel hero. Reynolds also had the role of Hannibal King, the vampire killer in “Blade: Trinity.”

“I’m such a huge fan of the character. I get to be the authentication police, in a weird way,” Reynolds told MTV News about the upcoming “Deadpool” movie.

Reynolds has also been considered for the lead role of another DC Comics, “The Flash.”

Green Lantern is the story of an intergalatic dude armed with a power ring. It will be directed by Martin Campbell.

Reynolds scored big at the box office lately with “The Proposal” in which he co-starred with Sandra Bullock. “The Proposal” reportedly took in over $100 million at the box office.

What do you guys think of Ryan Reynolds as the “Green Lantern”?

Click Thumbnails for Larger Pictures