Brian Austin Green wants desperately for people to forget he was ever associated with "Beverly Hills 90210," like, a billion years ago, and he’s now urging producers to give him a shot at Green Lantern (perhaps because the two have a little ‘Green’ in common). In a recent interview with Comic Book Resources, Green admits to doing some public campaigning for the role, which is always a risky path to take for an actor because if it works, great (Jackie Earle Haley nabbed the role of Rorschach in Watchmen after sending in a homemade audition tape) – but if it doesn’t, you’re left with egg on your face in front of a whole lot of people (Sean Young campaigned hard for the Catwoman role, and her career suffered because of it).
Green, who’s producing the comic adaptation of Fathom (starring his girlfriend Megan Fox), said so far his "Cast Me as Green Lantern" campaign isn’t getting him very far: "I’ve been sort of throwing myself into the mix and trying to get in to sit down with the producers and see what’s going on. I mean, from what I’ve heard and the response so far from what most people have heard, they’re planning on skewing younger with the character. I’ve heard somewhere in like the mid-twenties, which, being a Green Lantern fan, I don’t necessarily agree with. I’ve always kind of felt that Hal Jordan needs to be a man. He needs to be somebody who's lived a little and experienced a lot. So right now I’m just sort of trying to throw my name in and make it something that they might consider. That’s about what I got."
No offense to Mr. Green, but I imagine that, apart from wanting to skew the role younger, producers also want a recognizable name. And while kids today know Green as "that guy who’s dating Megan Fox," something tells me that might not be enough to land him the starring role in a major superhero franchise.
What do you think of Brian Austin Green? He was pretty good in his brief role on the "Terminator" TV show – but could he handle the lead in a big-budget Green Lantern movie?
