More From Peter Sarsgaard On His Role In Green Lantern!

More From Peter Sarsgaard On His Role In Green Lantern!

The actor, who plays the villainous Hector Hammond in the upcoming movie talks about having to don prosthetics for the role as well as how hard it was to live up to the expectations of comic book fans...

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By JoshWilding - Sep 01, 2010 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: MTV Splash Page



The names for the head pieces were all very Jay-Z," Sarsgaard told MTV News. "They were like 2.5, 3.0...all that sort of thing. I do have a piece of one."

"I got kind of addicted to the glue that attaches it. I actually just told Mark Strong that. He's just starting and I said 'you're going to find yourself missing that smell. That sticky...feeling. That cold brush going up against your face in the morning.'"

As for the pressure of playing such an iconic villain, he stated that he was only just getting over it: "I don't know...I've been on vacation. I wrapped this film a couple of weeks ago and it was an enormous amount of work. And I just took my brain out of my head and threw it into the ocean. So, I'm not sure."



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airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 9/1/2010, 9:08 AM
Green Lantern is going to be out of this world!
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/1/2010, 9:27 AM
Iconic Villian? Sinestro is Iconic, Hammond is a 3rd rate villian, thats a no brainer (no pun intended) but its true. Icon VIllians are like The Joker, Lex Luthor, Magneto, Dr. Doom, Darkseid, Loki, Sinestro, Red Skull, Green Goblin, Hammond is barely a blip on the radar.

In the DC encyclopedia I have, he only has 1/4th of a page, that isnt reserved for an icon
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 9/1/2010, 9:37 AM
claybo@ I thought the same thing! Hammond is not iconic!
fire59019
fire59019 - 9/1/2010, 9:48 AM
cannot wait for this movie, Hammond is quite the villain. He is no Sinestro but I would not call him a 3rd rate villain.
wade1210
wade1210 - 9/1/2010, 10:05 AM
wow were still getting comic con news.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 9/1/2010, 10:10 AM
Not gonna lie, I haven't really followed the GL but this movie looks like its going to be amazing!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/1/2010, 10:10 AM
He may not be iconic when compared to the likes of Lex Luthor and The Joker, but he is a pretty important villain when it comes to Green Lantern's rogue gallery. (and so fairly iconic in that respect) Just look at what Geoff Johns has done with Hammond...he's been building up to some sort of huge storyline involving him, which has seemingly just begun, since he started his run in "Rebirth"!
babydoll
babydoll - 9/1/2010, 10:19 AM
what the hell they are making green lantern movie*

and peter ? man i miss a lot of news

who they cast as hal ? i need to check imdb
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/1/2010, 10:24 AM
@ babydoll

you're joking right. :D hahahahaha!

hammond is not an iconic charactor,also is it just me or does he sound stoned.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/1/2010, 10:28 AM
Well it's not like the interviewer is going to ask him "How does it feel to portray a second-rate villain that very few people outside DC comics fans give a shit about?" And while HH may not be iconic in terms of the general DC Universe like Joker or Luthor are, he is iconic to Green Lantern and fans of GL.
Swanky
Swanky - 9/1/2010, 10:31 AM
Characters are only as big and important as the writers make em. And they picked him to be in the flick so Im guessing his character will start to earn a bit more of a rep.
babydoll
babydoll - 9/1/2010, 10:35 AM
NO I AM NOT JOKING I DIDNT CATCH THAT MUCH NEWS

THE ONLY COMIC BOOK STORY I FOLLOW IS BATMAN SPIDER MAN AND X MEN OTHERWISE I DONT CARE ABOUT THE OTHER
Swanky
Swanky - 9/1/2010, 10:44 AM
@babydoll

Look it up. If you care to care about what you dont ;)
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/1/2010, 10:50 AM
wait... how are we defining "iconic?" he's important, he's instantly identifiable, he was gl's first rogue, he's been a part of dozens of major story arcs, he actually CREATED other villains like the shark, and he's become more important than ever in the last few years. he's not Superfriends-level recognizable, but for gl people he's just below sinestro and sapphire.
babydoll
babydoll - 9/1/2010, 10:54 AM
WHAT THE [frick] I JUST CHECK OUT IMDN RYAN REYNOLDS AS HAL

AND I SHCOCKED BLAKE LIVELY AS CAROL FERRIS

NIGHTMARE THESE IS NIGHTMARE SOME BODY WAKE ME UP lol
Swanky
Swanky - 9/1/2010, 10:59 AM
Ya where is poni hiding.........lol
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/1/2010, 11:01 AM
Its obvious Sinestro is the first villian that comes to mind with GL, but is Hammond more scary than Parallax? Hammond wont last 2 minutes in a fight with GL? Even GL fans are like Who the F is Hector Hammond? People ask me all the time about the movie "How is Sinestro NOT the villian if he is in the movie?" so it does confuse people.

The DC Encyclopedia I was talking about is a coffee table book that has EVERY DC character in it, major characters have 2-4 pages, GL has I believe 3 pages, Sinestro has an entire page, but Hammond in on just a little part of one page, and this book came out LAST year, I got this one and the Marvel Encyclopedia for Christmas

@babydoll shoot me an email I will tell you about the movie, its this name at yahoo.
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/1/2010, 11:01 AM
@babydoll—relax... take a look at the gl articles on this site—especially the concept art—and you'll see that they are taking this movie very seriously. lively definitely has a few "non-fans" but pretty much everything else looks amazing. reynolds looks more and more like brilliant casting with every interview.
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/1/2010, 11:04 AM
@claybo—what's the big secret? we all know your opinions and conspiracy theories... are you sneaking people away to tell them your side of the story before we make them too optimistic? that's cheating!!!
Swanky
Swanky - 9/1/2010, 11:08 AM
@ BABYDOLL

Careful that is how you end up buried in some guys basement lol

j/k
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/1/2010, 11:11 AM
When did I bring up a conspiracy theory never said anything about a conspiracy, I am not The Question, I just said Hammond is not an Iconic villian and I wasnt the only one who said it, I had to actually look him up when it was announced he was the villian and I am a GL fan.
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/1/2010, 11:24 AM
@claybo—i'm messing with you man that's all. i was talking about your "why lively got the job" theory. and i understand the hammond stance too—no worries!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/1/2010, 11:26 AM
Jesus, I cant believe some of you are making such a big deal over the fact that I described Hector Hammond as an iconic villain. I'm fairly new to Green Lantern and recently read everything from 'Rebirth' to 'Blackest Night' and am now right up to date with the series. There is no doubt in my mind that the role he's played in GL comics both recently (and in the past) makes him an important villain to the character. Just because he's never had a huge effect on the DC universe doesnt make him a 3rd rate villain. Just look at the Green Goblin for example. He's always been an iconic SPIDER-MAN villain until recently where he became a villain to the ENTIRE Marvel Universe. It all depends on how you define "iconic". I wouldnt have called Sinestro an iconic villain because I'd never even heard of him until recently...when it comes to GL fans though (which now includes me) he most definitely is.
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/1/2010, 11:37 AM
@alternate You brought up Lively this time, Not me

@josh I will agree to you to this about Hammond and for those who don't know, Yes Hammond did appear in a GL issue BEFORE Sinestro, he was in Green Lantern vol. 2 # 5 (March-April, 1961) Sinestro first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2 # 7 (August 1961) which I knew off the top of my head.

But Hammond's backstory was a bit different. He was a petty criminal, not a scientist that was the son of a senator as he will be protrayed in the movie.

But if you think about it, when you ask people to name some of GL's nemesis', who do you get first and foremost.....Sinestro, then Parallax more than likely, Hammond might not get a blip on the radar.

Batmanknight
Batmanknight - 9/1/2010, 11:40 AM
Jeeze I can't wait for this movie it's going to be amazing. Everyone was casted amazingly and this movie is going to be one of the best
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/1/2010, 11:41 AM
He'll own the part!
Casinoskunk
Casinoskunk - 9/1/2010, 12:22 PM
The character is one that can be played with a lot! He will be great!
gandalf550
gandalf550 - 9/1/2010, 12:33 PM
NICE!!!
AlternateNo4
AlternateNo4 - 9/1/2010, 1:43 PM
he was a petty criminal BEFORE his appearance in GL... thats just the backstory. but in that very first story he elevated himself to a criminal mastermind that kidnapped brilliant scientists, used the meteor to superevolve their brains, claimed their subsequent inventions as his own, and became a world-famous celebrity doing it. he's not a nobody, he's a major villain.
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 9/1/2010, 4:48 PM
@Alt4- I'm glad you're using Superfriends as a measure of recognizability and popularity. : )

As for Hammond, a character's importance and icon status can only be defined in the eyes of the reader/viewer/audience. Also, Hammond's perfect for this film as he connects the Earth and Space elements well.
GLFanboy
GLFanboy - 9/2/2010, 7:43 AM
@Claybo, if you had to look up who Hector Hammond was when the movie was announced, perhaps you should take that as a clue that you don't know what you're talking about when it comes to this character. It certainly discredits you in my eyes. Do you think that perusing the DC Encyclopedia makes you qualified to define the significance or status of that character?
I've heard you on these posts for months talking about how "this character should be" or "that character should be" or how "this should be that way" or "why are they changing that".
What do you do? Do you hear a piece of news, then consult your Encyclopedia, then come back and post a comment railing against it if it's different just so you can sound like you know what you're talking about?
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/2/2010, 11:14 AM
@GLFanboy I forget things cause I am getting old with age.

Hammond isnt as Iconic as Sinestro is what I was saying, even GL fans I have come across were like Who the F is Hector Hammond, their reaction is the same when they found out Sinestro is in the movie but not the villian. My point was Hammond isnt an Iconic villian like Sinestro, you have to be careful when you use the Icon word
GLFanboy
GLFanboy - 9/2/2010, 11:27 AM
@Claybo If you talked to someone claiming to be a GL fan who didn't know who Hammond was and didn't know that Sinestro isn't a villian when Hal joins the corps you weren't talking to a Green Lantern fan. You were talking to someone who knows who Green Lantern is and thinks he's kinda cool.
Any character who has survived 40+ years of publishing history and continues to play a role in the DC and GL universe is most definitely "iconic". The fact that you or your acquaintences didn't know these things speaks to your knowledge NOT the relevancy or status of the characters.

But I guess I can relate to forgetting things with old age. I guess I just assumed that since you knew the publishing dates of issues 5 and 7 right down to the month "off the top of [your] head" (something even I would have to double check), that you would be able to remember who Hector Hammond was. My apologies.
claybo4131
claybo4131 - 9/4/2010, 5:58 AM
@Witty no they were not the same ones that though GL was black, I dont ask any of the trolls on the IMDB board who think that.

@GL I have those 2 issues, I had to dust off the trunk where they were kept and didnt realize at the time Hammond was in 5 and Sinestro didnt come in till 7. But lots of fans I talked to were shocked Sinestro wasnt the villian and either didnt know who Hammond was or forgot about him altogehter
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