Film
961: Green Lantern
Trivia: Sam Worthington and Chris Pine were considered for the role of Hal Jordan. Brian Austin Green, a fan of the Green Lantern, campaigned
actively to get the role. Bradley Cooper,
Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto also screen-tested for the role before finally,
Ryan Reynolds was cast as Jordan.
Keri Russell, Eva Green, Jennifer Garner and Diane Kruger were all considered to play Carol Ferris.
At one
point Clark Kent/Superman was in the script (he had a cameo as one of the
candidates considered to receive a power ring), but he was cut out because the
filmmakers didn't want to depend on another superhero for a success.
Zack Snyder was approached to direct the film, but he
turned down the offer due to his commitment on Watchmen. He would later accept the offer to direct the
Superman reboot Man of Steel.
Peter Sarsgaard had a prosthetic applied on his head to
portray Hector Hammond in the initial stages of his mutation. For scenes where
Hammond's head actually enlarges it will be done in CGI.
To
prepare for his role as Hector Hammond, Peter Sarsgaard spent time with a biologist from Tulane
University, who he described as "the most eccentric guy I could
find." They both worked on preparing the lecture Hammond gives in the
film.
One of
the Green Lanterns does not have the standard "ring" logo on his
chest, but a bell. This is not a goof. It's Rot Lop Fan, an alien from a world
that gets almost no sunlight, and his race is blind. As his race could not
grasp the concept of the color green or a light-giving lantern, his symbol is
an F-Sharp bell, which his species feels is a pleasing tone.


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