Blake Lively to Romance Ryan Reynolds in 'Green Lantern'

Sat, 09 January 2010 01:21:24 ET

Said impressing Warner Bros. and filmmakers with her audition, the star of 'Gossip Girl' will be seen as the female lead role and Hal Jordan's love interest, Carol Ferris, in the superhero film.

Blake Lively has joined the cast ensemble of "Green Lantern". According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the 22-year-old TV actress will act in the Warner Bros.' superhero film opposite leading man Ryan Reynolds as she has beaten her competitions in nailing the role of Hal Jordan's love interest, Carol Ferris.

THR also reported that Lively's role actually called for a slightly older actress, but the "Gossip Girl" star has dazzled Warners as well as filmmakers with her audition. The studio was also said impressed with her work in "The Town". Should previous rumors are true, she has put aside the such like Diane Kruger, Jennifer Garner and Eva Green for the part.

"Green Lantern" centers on Hal Jordan, an ordinary man who was chosen by a dying alien named Abin Sur to receive a green energy-powered ring used for protecting the planet. Martin Campbell takes the directing job for the film. Shooting will start in Louisiana in March for a June 17, 2011 U.S. release. With Lively being secured as female lead, Warners will move on with the casting process for Dr. Hector Hammond and Sinestro.

Blake Lively made her debut as a leading lady in 2005's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Starring opposite America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel, she took on the role of Bridget Vreeland. She was recently seen taking on the role of young Pippa in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" and will be seen in Ben Affleck-directed "The Town" when it hits U.S. theaters on September 10, 2010.

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