Blake Lively one of the the stars of teen show Gossip Girl has landed the role as Green Lantern’s love interest in the upcoming Green Lantern Film.
Blake Lively
Lively will be playing Carol Ferris, who in the DC Comics was the vice president of her father’s aircraft company. Ferris was also Green Lantern’s love interest and was also Star Sapphire who ended up battling Green Lantern several times but was always defeated by him. Ryan Reynolds will be playing the role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.
Lively will also be starring in Ben Affleck’s next film The Town as Krista. The Town will be directed by Affleck, who also co-adapted the screenplay from the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. The Town is about four men who are thieves and friends who are being hunted by an FBI agent. We’ll update you with news on this project as we get it, but The Town is set for release in September 2010.
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As an avid Gossip Girl fan and a Blake Lively crushee, I’m really excited for her to try out more serious and different roles – I just hope her acting is up to scratch!