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From The Hollywood Reporter comes word that Warner Bros. has shortlisted three stars for the role of the titular superhero in Green Lantern: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake.

The trio beat out Michael Fassbender, Henry Cavill and Jared Leto for the final list; all of them performed two rounds of screen tests. Apparently, the producer Donald De Line, director Martin Campbell and the studio each have a favorite among the final three, which is why a consensus hasn’t been reached yet.

Even more interestingly, the holding deal on all three actors expired on Monday, meaning they are now free to hook up to other projects, so making a casting decision is an urgent matter for the project.

The film will follow Hal Jordan, a hot-shot Air Force pilot who is inducted into an intergalactic police force called the Green Lanterns. It is scheduled to begin production by the end of the year for release in summer 2011.

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Even surprising the actor himself, IESB got Bradley Cooper to admit that he is in talks to play Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck in the coming film version of The A-Team.

This was done by the site’s reporter who asked the actor if he was excited about playing the role (was a rumor at the time). Cooper was surprised, saying: “That’s out already!? Wow. Yeah…its Joe Carnahan’s. It’s very interesting. It’ll be cool. It will be cool [to] see what…He’ll make a great movie out of it.”

The original Faceman was played by Dirk Benedict. Joe Carnahan is directing the new take on the classic ‘80s television series. It is slated to hit theaters next summer.

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Many actors have been rumored for the role of Green Lantern but none so far have turned out to be correct. Yet another actor today turns up for the role: Alias star turned comedy supporting actor Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, Midnight Meat Train) is now a frontrunner to don the ring and save the galaxy.

This comes from HitFix who insists that the casting rumor comes from several reliable sources, though a deal is yet to be signed between Warner Bros. and Cooper.

Other actors rumored in the past have been Ryan Gosling, Anton Yelchin and Chris Pine. Shooting begins later this year under Martin Campbell’s helm.

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