Okay, okay, I like actors
Ryan Reynolds and
Sam Worthington just as much as the average CBM fan. You would think they are the only two actors in Hollywood with how often their names are tossed around for genre film roles. Reynolds did justice to the poorly-written role of Wade Wilson/Deadpool in
X-Men Origins: Wolverine and he will (hopefully) make a great Hal Jordan in
Green Lantern. Worthington stole the spotlight in
Terminator: Salvation and impressed in
Avatar, but he's already got
Clash of the Titans on the way and may also appear in a remake of
Mad Max. Now there's this rumor...
According to
HollyScoop, both actors are in the running to play
Flash Gordon in a new live-action adaptation of the classic comic strips:
"Right now it’s between Sam, Ryan Reynolds and one or two others for the lead role should the project actually get off the ground.
"If [Worthington] gets the role it would be quite a big deal as Flash is an all-American hero."
Do either one of them really need to star in more comic book/sci-fi films? What do you think, CBM fans?
UPDATE: Harry Knowles of
AICN claims to have received the following email from Sam Worthington regarding the
Flash Gordon rumor:
happy new year mate
there is no validity to the rumours
sometimes, as you know, studios tend to just scat ideas and they leak out - but its the first i have heard about it mate.
sam