"Green Lantern posed different challenges, obviously," the actor said when asked about the differences between Hal Jordan and Paul - the character he plays in
Buried which is about 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 involved a lot of wire work and gymnastics. As soon as I wrapped 'Buried,' I went into a gymnastics program in New York for six months," Reynolds revealed about the intense training regime that he had to go through.
"A six foot, two inches tall person has no business tumbling, I realized that early on. But they did teach me a lot. I was able to do some interesting things." When asked whether or not playing a character like Green Lantern is him fulfilling a childhood dream, the actor said:
"When you get a chance to do something like that, you reach a bit of that dream you had when you were a kid, when anything was possible. To see yourself standing up there on the big screen, and they’ve got the best camera in the world, the best stunt guys, the best talents, and you get to be that guy is an amazing feeling." But where it really hits home is with the nieces and nephews. This is the only movie I’ve ever done that they are excited to see. That’s all they talk about. I am not even Uncle Ryan anymore; I am Green Lantern. Like, ‘When is Green Lantern coming over?’ I told them that I’m going to take them to the premiere but they have to sit through ‘Buried’ first. Without blinking." "You work out for these movies. I finished 'Green Lantern' about a month ago so I’m slowly marching my way back to my Dick Van Dyke body," he laughed when asked about whether he plans to keep in shape now that filming is over. And as for his rumoured role as the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool?
"Hopefully, down the road, yes!" Green Lantern is set to be released on June 17, 2011!
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