Ryan Reynolds On Why Playing Green Lantern Is Great Fun!

Ryan Reynolds On Why Playing Green Lantern Is Great Fun!

The actor briefly discusses why it's so enjoyable to play a character like Hal Jordan instead of a dark, brooding superhero...

By JoshWilding - Sep 24, 2010 02:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: The Press Association

"To go on a great wide open set like Green Lantern, run around for six or seven months playing a superhero was pretty great," he told The Press Association while being interviewed about his new movie, Buried. (the story of a US contractor in Iraq who wakes up to find himself buried six feet under, with a cell phone, a lighter and nothing else.)

"It's a real classic kind of guy," Reynolds went on to say when quizzed about portraying a character like Hal Jordan in contrast to a darker character like Batman. "It's the guy who can throw a punch, kiss the girl and tell a joke. That's something I'd love to see on screen again, and I hoped it's embraced for that kind of spirit."

The actor finished by saying that, "You can't be intermittently clenching your jaw muscles in place of emotion. You've got to be having a little fun with it, too."

Green Lantern is set to be released on June 17, 2011!




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marvel72
marvel72 - 9/24/2010, 3:54 AM
i think playing deadpool would be more fun,but i don't think we're gonna see that anytime soon.
Angelus
Angelus - 9/24/2010, 4:36 AM
Awesome! Green Lantern will blow us away!

BMP!
superman7
superman7 - 9/24/2010, 5:06 AM
cant wait!
poseidon
poseidon - 9/24/2010, 6:06 AM
DC sucks.
superdog
superdog - 9/24/2010, 6:07 AM
josh@ great find man. i man honestly can anyone think of a better job then running around pretending to be green lantern for 7 months and getting paid millions of dollars to do it?
fanboiii
fanboiii - 9/24/2010, 6:30 AM
DC sucks. (2)
JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 9/24/2010, 7:10 AM
LOL horse face Ryan Reynolds pose.

He looks like Hal Jordan though. With the long face and sharp eye.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/24/2010, 7:14 AM
Ol' REYNOLDS does the TALK, lets hope he does the WALK!!!

: p

superman7
superman7 - 9/24/2010, 7:50 AM
DC's sick!
Poseidon and Fanboiii suck.

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GreenLanternFan
GreenLanternFan - 9/24/2010, 8:14 AM
Apparently "throw a punch, kiss a girl and tell a joke" is RR's tagline for this movie...he's said it in so many interviews...
linus0161
linus0161 - 9/24/2010, 9:33 AM
WILL SMITH FOR JOHN STEWART
sambuca1970
sambuca1970 - 9/24/2010, 9:38 AM
DC RULES!!!!
cali00
cali00 - 9/24/2010, 3:41 PM
I am so stoked to see Buried TONIGHT!! Look up where it's playing near u and see it, critics say it's Ryan Reynolds' best performance yet!! http://bit.ly/dn7bIX
tricklove187
tricklove187 - 9/24/2010, 9:27 PM
@ Anil Rickly Let's hope its attached to Harry Potter. Its the only way you can get me to see HP.
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