CONTEST! GeekTyrant AMC Movie Ticket Giveaway!
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- By drvenkman
We were inspired this week to hold a contest to give away 2 free AMC movie passes to our readers. Why? Becuse we can. Isn’t that awesome!? So if you want to win the tickets then this is what you have to do.
All of us hear at GeekTyrant are pretty excited for the new ‘Green Lantern’ movie coming out in 2010. As you know there have been some casting rumors going around about who will play the lead role of Hal Jordan in the movie. The most recent name to hit the net was that of Anton Yelchin. Which by the way he has denied, so the role is still open. Our question to you is this… Who do you think would would make a great Green Lantern and Why? Leave your answer in the Rant Back section below.
To make it more interesting and get some good conversation going the actor you choose can be from any period of time. So if you think Charlie Chaplin would make a good Green Lantern you can throw his name in as a suggestion.
The person who we think gives the best actor suggestion with the best reason wins the 2 free AMC movie passes.
Make sure you leave you e-mail address so we can get a hold of you for further details if you win.
The Winner of the tickets will be announced this coming Sunday night during our Live GeekTyrant Podcast at 8pm pacific time. So make sure to tune in to find out if you won or not. We will then send out an e-mail to the winner to iron out the details.
Thanks so much everybody and good luck!
I think Daniel Craig, because he is an amazing actor who has just recently been getting all these awesome bad ass parts, and he is the new James Bond (If we still consider him new I guess) and also in all honesty, after seeing Definance I just want to keep seeing him kick more and more ass.
Nathan Fillion
We’re talking about Captain Malcolm Reynolds here. He has the look, the ability, and that sparkle you know needs to be behind Hal’s eyes. Just imagine him reciting the Green Lantern oath or finding Abin Sur (”huh”). This man’s golden in my book.
David Boreanaz, He did the voice for New Frontier and I think he looks the part. He also has experience being Green Lantern, not many people can say that.
Shia LeBouf. He is a young up and coming actor and is starting to make a name for himself in action films (i.e., Transformers 1 and 2, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones). He also has the look for it and could gain some extra muscle without being getting too huge, which I feel is a key look for Lantern
James Marsden. He’s got the perfect facial structure and hes an excellent young actor.
Mike Vogel?
Justin Hartley?
I see it now, from Green Arrow to Green Lantern.
It’s funny because I was looking at who from history would have been great, and I just immediately hit on Paul Newman. I actually think that either Butch or Sundance could handle the part with ease, but I just think it would have been amazing to see Newman in that role. They just don’t mae them like that anymore. Newman could carry the most subtle emotional cues with total ease, and I think portraying the goodness and confidence of Hal Jordan would be something to see. Then that just reminded me that Eastwood is the only person who can play the Saint of killers in Preacher. Even though it would never happen.
My first choice to play Hal is Jon Hamm. He plays Don Draper on AMC’s Mad Men. He’s a fantastic actor and I think he could pull off the part of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern very well. I know he’s a bit above the age studios would be considering for the role, but I think he’s a perfect fit. Hal Jordan is a fighter pilot with a heart of gold (kinda), which is why the OANs chose him to inherit the ring. Hal is a good person but isn’t as naive as say…Superman. I think Jon Hamm could pull that off very well, just watch his short run on 30 Rock playing Tina Fey’s love interest.
Here are some comparison pictures.
Jon Hamm: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/081112/Entertainers/Jon-Hamm_l.jpg
Green Lanter (as drawn by Alex Ross): http://www.beyondhollywood.com/stillsx/2007/10/green-lantern-movie-1.jpg
So yeah, my vote is for Jon Hamm, thanks for listening…
Tommy Kirk
Harrison Ford at his prime. There is a certain rugged nobility and code of honor that he personifies. But most important, he can bring levity to dramatic action as well
Matt Damon
He’s proved he can kick butt in the Bourne series. Now it is time for him to play the DC version of the Man Without Fear (it’s only fitting since his pal Ben Affleck did the Marvel version with Daredevil.)
REALLY… i don’t think many people would have been better for it than Cary Grant. Aside from the obvious name connection to me… He is an amazing actor with range emotionally, but can also play physical roles. He is known for being able to stretch comedically, but also lay it hard in the dramatic… not to mention he just looks like a super hero.
As for a today actor… I will toss out there… (kinda a weird one) but i think Ryan Phillippe would be fantastic in the role. He has great range, and his performance in The Way of the Gun makes me want to give it to him right then and there. He is untapped in comic book movies thus far, which is good, and I really think he would be a good fit. Also he isn’t a bit enough actor to where all you would see is HIM playing GL instead of GL himself.
depending on the green lantern they go with and the time, Bruce Campbell for an older Hal, or terrence howard as Kyle or Jeffrey Donovan for a young Hal,
Aaron Eckhart is my pick for the green lantern. He looks like Hal Jordan. He is a bit older and i can believe that he would be a respected test pilot. He can play serious ala Harvey Dent but great for laughs thank you for smoking.
Josh Peck (if you’re going with a younger hero)
Josh Peck is a fresh new face – appearing in the acclaimed Dramedy THE WACKNESS… You want a guy who can appear to just have been given a gift of superpowers while learning what it means to be a man? Josh is your Green Lantern!
OR
Nathan Fillion (for the slightly older choice)
Nathan Fillion is meant to be a superhero (as shown in Dr. Horrible) or an anti-hero (as shown in Firefly), inspiring confidence and the definite humor needed for a hero that can make giant green fists.
David Boreanaz.
Yes, I know it is a popular thing to say. He has already lent his voice to the role and all. But live action, it really can’t get much better than him.
He has the build and the looks for the part. David is a fairly big dude, but not big enough to throw the role off. He is used to acting against green screen (see Angel, in …well…Angel.) He is self deprecating in that egotistical way that allows me to believe that he could land Ms. Ferris.
But more important that all that, I need to trust in the fact that the man has the will power to control and fire off a piece of jewelery and transform it into the most powerful weapon in the known (and unknown…if we are to believe the little blue men from OA) Multiverse. David, at least for me (and I would like to think the likes of Sir Whedon), instill me with that sense of awe. I mean come on, he already has that “i just crashed your 1 billion dollar test jet, now lets get a few shots and let me hit on your daughter til the JLA calls me in for the latest Starro-fest” smirk…he…is..perfect.
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I think that Aaron Eckert would be a good candidate. He has a history in now in comic book movies, I think he did a hell of a job as Harvey Dent. He has plenty of time since they have effectively killed off Two-Face. He is a good actor, and I think he would make a GREAT Green Lantern
Josh Duhamel has the physique and the look of a pilot.
i think that picking an actor who already is being used for a comic book character is lame (aaron eckhart). shia lebouf…. i just hate him in everything (including even stevens)! james marsden is too pretty.
green lantern encompassed the all american guy kinda look with a rugged twist… so jon hamm would be perfect as would david boreanaz.
i’m not in this to win tickets… just stirring things up
I say Paul Hamm, even though he’s judged to be “too old”. Obviously, he looks the part. He’s got chops, his recent stints on SNL and 30 Rock showed swagger needed for a cocky flyboy. Iron Man and Downey torpedoed the idea that you need a 20 something hero to be a hit. ALSO… what makes GL unique is that you could do a 3 movie arc with Hamm as Hal Jordan, and THEN introduce a new GL such as Kyle Rayner or John Stewart to take over the franchise. Kind of like Bond, but not only do you swap out the leading man, you swap out the character and keep the series fresh.
Dylan Walsh. I think he’s so underrated. He can do comedy, he can do serious, he can do justice (har har.) He’s slightly older, but he has that youthful vibe to him. Dylan can be sexy and yet turn it 360 and be geeky. He’s also got a perfect nose/jaw/chin to fit the mask. Could totally see Walsh as GL.
I would have to say James Franco, we already know he looks good in green as goblin, i could just see him boldly sticking his fist up to the sky in a little green mask. That and i don’t mind seeing him crunch out a six pack for us onlookers. Thank you Dr!