Blake Lively IS Carol Ferris
Sun, January 10, 2010 
On the heels of the news that "Green Lantern" has finally received the greenlight from The Brothers Warner comes the first casting announcement since Ryan Reynolds. According to Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision director Martin Campbell and the studio has decided on their leading lady, Carol Ferris. Taking on the role will be the young and sultry Blake Lively of "Gossip Girl" and "Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants" fame.
Give credit to the boys over at Latino Review for first mentioning Lively's name among a list of 5 candidates. According to Latino Review the 4 other candidates were; Evan Green, Kerri Russell, Diane Kruger, and Jennifer Garner. My first choice would have been Kerri Russell, she has the looks and the acting chops. You may remember she was in line to play Lois Lane before Kevin Spacey threw around some influence with Bryan Singer to cast Kate Bosworth.
Warner Bros seems to be leaning towards hiring younger actresses in their superhero flicks most likely gearing towards these movies becoming a flull fledged franchise. They hired a young Katie Holmes to take on the roll of or Rachel Dawes in "Batman Begins". This move didn't pan out well as she was replaced in "The Dark Knight" with Maggie Gyllenhaal. Then there was Kate Bosworth cast as Lois Lane for "Superman Returns". Many thought she came off as too young and well, where is the sequel?
Let's hope that Blake Lively works out better than the above actresses. It all comes down to chemistry with the lead and maybe she had the best chemistry with Reynolds. Don't forget the director factor, the studios aren't the only ones casting these roles of course. There is a lot riding on "Green Lantern" for Warner Bros and DC Comics, it is their first venture outside Batman and Superman, and for the future of their major characters they need to nail it.
Reader Comments (1)
If it wasn't for her stint as Saturday Night Live host this past December I would've had no idea who she was and I probably would've hated this decision. But she was actually one of the better hosts this season and had no problem in her roles. Yeah she's young, and I was hesitant about Bosworth and Holmes when they were casted, but I was impressed with her the first and only time I ever saw her performing so I'm totally fine with this.