These are the good days career wise for Mark Strong, lastly seen as Lord Blackwood in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Mark is filming “John Carter Of Mars” as we speak and will soon play Sir Godfrey in “Robin Hood” with Russell Crowe. Life is good and so is Mark. The word is now that Mr. Strong is in final talks for the primary bad guy in “Green Lantern” with Ryan Reynolds, directed by Martin Campbell of “Casino Royale” and “Edge Of Darkness” fame. The early word was that Jackie Earle Haley was going to land Sinestro, but now, according to MTV Splash Page and Martin Campbell himself, it’s nearly a done deal for Mark.

“He’s not only a wonderful actor, but he looks like Sinestro. If you look up old pictures of Sinestro, he’s very like him. The Jackie Earle Haley thing, somebody told me about it this morning; I had never heard it before in my life.”

I’ve been told that Mark Strong isn’t just a great actor but he’s a really good guy too and totally unpretentious. I always root for a fella like that. Thanks to Cinematical for the tip.