Bradley Cooper is Hal Jordan?!

[GreenScar]

That's the latest casting news anyway. Just saw him in Yes, Man!

Does he have the look?

We've heard time and time again rumors off and on about who will play Hal Jordan in Martin Campbell's Green Lantern movie. Back in March, it was rumored that Star Trek's Chris Pine was the frontrunner, but that was debunked. But now Drew McWeeny at HitFix is saying that it'll be Bradley Cooper. Who is he, you ask? Well, first off, Drew McWeeny is otherwise known as Moriarty from AICN, and I trust this guy. He doesn't report rumors and I know he has checked this scoop twice (or more). Secondly, if you're wondering who Bradley Cooper is, he's one of the guys in the upcoming summer comedy The Hangover, at least.

In addition to The Hangover, Cooper has appeared in Wedding Crashers, Failure to Launch, Yes Man, He's Just Not That Into You, and he was the lead in The Midnight Meat Train. Give or take that last one (and his roles on TV shows like "Alias") he has starred in primarily comedies, and I've come to think of him as the goofy, *******, friend kind of guy, not a charismatic leading man. But maybe he's just been typecast and this is his chance to break out. I mean, look at Chris Pine, that guy kicks some ass as Captain Kirk in Star Trek, and when he was cast, nobody though he'd be able to pull it off. Could it be the same for Bradley Cooper?

We know that director Martin Campbell likes to see a lot of actors for his movies. Word is that he passed on (or they weren't otherwise interested) actors like Ryan Gosling, Emile Hirsch, Anton Yelchin, Jon Hamm, and Chris Pine, so far. So who else is out there that's left that could play Hal Jordan? Bradley Cooper? Drew says "they have not hired him yet," however, he will be screen-testing this week, and he's even willing to "bet that Cooper's going to be the guy." So there you have it, sounds on target this time. We'll of course confirm this when and if he is indeed cast as Hal Jordan, but for now, it's time to open this up. Good choice?

[WyldeMan45]

OMG, I really really really do not like Bradley Cooper. Especially after probably the worst movie I've ever been tricked into seeing, 'Midnight Meat Train' and now they want him as Hal Jordan. This would be the very first comic film I will never see. What happened to Ryan Gosling?!?! Atleast Chris Pine had Smokin Aces and had proven he could be a bad ass, all Cooper has ever done is prove he can't act for shit.

[doctorD]

He was also in Wedding Crashers!

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by doctorD

He was also in Wedding Crashers!

Yeah and played probably the biggest douchebag ever portrayed on screen, yet I never felt like he was acting.

[Downhere]

I like this idea for the casting of Green Lantern. Cooper is a good actor and he doesn't always play a douche, actually the first time I ever saw him was on Alias where he played the total opposite of a douche but the nice guy who was in the friend zone.

[iori]

Seems like he's had a lot of different roles, he was funny in Nip/tuck. I think he could pull it off.

[grooveska]

A surprising choice if it happens, but I like it. Liked his work on Alias.

[Lucy Diamond]

Works for me.

He was such a D!ck in wedding crashers. Definitely a good actore, because I wanted to punch him in the face SO hard in that movie.

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

OMG, I really really really do not like Bradley Cooper. Especially after probably the worst movie I've ever been tricked into seeing, 'Midnight Meat Train' and now they want him as Hal Jordan. This would be the very first comic film I will never see. What happened to Ryan Gosling?!?! Atleast Chris Pine had Smokin Aces and had proven he could be a bad ass, all Cooper has ever done is prove he can't act for shit.

Midnight Meat Train was far from the worst movie...first American horror movie in the last 4 years that was original, gory, and actually had a developed storyline. It wasn't a teenage screamer, it wasn't a crappy Japanese port, it wasn't a crappy redo of a much better horror film, and, it wasn't a plain shock gore flick like Saw or Hostel, either.

Try harder.

[KubrickFan]

I don't know the guy at all, but from the photos it looks like he could be a decent Lantern.

[dvd_mazter]

Not a bad choice in my book. I liked him in Yes Man and Wedding Crashers and I am looking forward to The Hangover.

I could see him playing the Green Lantern

[Teabaggins]

good enough

[Arvin Clone]

I loved him in Alias. I would definitely give him a chance.

[LOTR07]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

good enough

+1....from the photos i've seen at least he looks the part....

[Septimus Prime]

I don't think he looks much like Hal Jordan.

[Batman1980]

I'd rather have the John Stewart Lantern, Michael Clarke Duncan was made for that role.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Hollywood built him up; two years ago, he was barely in anything. But, yeah; Wedding Crashers and Midnight Meat Train.

[Teabaggins]

Hal Jordan is a pretty flat character, so it should be relatively easy to fill that role

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by jkwest

Midnight Meat Train was far from the worst movie...first American horror movie in the last 4 years that was original, gory, and actually had a developed storyline. It wasn't a teenage screamer, it wasn't a crappy Japanese port, it wasn't a crappy redo of a much better horror film, and, it wasn't a plain shock gore flick like Saw or Hostel, either.

Try harder.

I saw it because I like Vinnie Jones, the trailers had me intrigued even with Cooper in them, I had been looking forward to it for the better part of 8 months, so when I rented this I just kept saying "WTF this is horrible" and than my extreme WTF moment was that god damned last 25 minutes with those creatures............um yeah WTF what a piece of shit.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Midnight Meat Train was released straight to dollar theaters.