Peter Sarsgaard to Face Off against Green Lantern

With comic book movies taking up a lot of our time recently, it’s nice to report that some excellent casting has made one of the forthcoming adaptations a little more interesting.

Ryan Reynolds is DC’s Green Lantern, and after the potential ruffling of feathers that casting Gossip Girl Blake Lively prompted, the news from THR that director Martin Campbell has signed up Peter Sarsgaard as a villain elevates the anticipation of this movie hugely.

Sarsgaard, who impressed greatly in An Education will play Dr. Hector Hammond who, according to the source, is the

…pathologist son of a senator who is seen as a disappointment in his father’s eyes. He becomes infused with psychic powers when he discovers a meteor.

So, imagine the devious menace of Sarsgaard playing opposite Reynolds’ Hal Jordan, wrapped up in a frantic, explosive pace director Campbell is capable of and you’ve got a superhero movie that is looking better and better at every turn.