Green Lantern – Nathon Fillion

While I know a little bit about The Green Lantern, I can’t say that I’ve been a devout fan over the years.  But, I am a fan of the comics-to-movie mania that has been sweeping Hollywood over the past several years (Batman, Spiderman, Superman and even the lessor known comics like The Watchmen, Sin City, etc.).

Further, I am a big fan of Nathon Fillion.  Probably best known to me for his portrayal of Joss Whedon’s Captain Malcolm Reynolds on “Firefly”, I find that he is seriously a great actor to watch.  He has a flair for being a brooding character that has wonderful comedic timing in sarcastic quips.  He’s been on Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its last season as well as, more recently, on Desperate Housewives.

So, imagine my excitement when I came across, what seemed to be, a movie trailer for The Green Lantern with Nathan Fillion as its star, Hal Jordan:

Sadly, this is not an official “Green Lantern” trailer.  As Josh Wigler reports on MTV.com:

Given the absence of much official info regarding the much-anticipated DC heroes’ live-action debut, Jaron Pitts, a young video editor from Dallas, fabricated a trailer for his own vision of “Green Lantern” by splicing together clips from a multitude of other film projects. The trailer features fan-favorite actor Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan, utilizing clips from Fillion’s work on “Firefly” and “Serenity” in the trailer. The actor himself loved the fan trailer so much that he even endorsed it on Twitter.

“I LOVE THIS!” Fillion proclaimed. “This guy rocks!”

via Fan-Made ‘Green Lantern’ Trailer Receives Nathan Fillion’s Endorsement.

Still, this is a masterful creation and I’ve enjoyed watching, and re-watching this clip many many times over.  I hope that you will as well.

While I am sad that Nathon Fillion will not be Hal Jordan in the upcoming 2011 movie, the casting of Ryan Reynolds is very encouraging — I’d probably watch anything with Ryan in it!