Peter Sarsgaard Gets The Green Lantern Villain Gig

Joining the “Green Lantern” team of already established players such as Ryan Reynolds (Canuck and hubby of Scarlet Johansson) and Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) comes Peter Sarsgaard portraying a villain that comes upon his powers in the oldest and truest of Sci-Fi traditions, the funky glowing meteor. Martin Campbell of “Casino Royale”  fame will direct in the tale of  a man that through brightest day and blackest night never lets evil escape his sight.

Peter Sarsgaard will play Dr. Hector Hammond, a guy that feels that despite his education, he never got his daddies approval and so decides to terrorize the Earth after encountering a special effects endowing meteor. “Green Lantern” filming is about to get underway down in New Orleans and will be out on June 17, 2011. Thanks Heat Vision for scoop.