In order to diversify the face of DC Comics, The Green Lantern's alter-ego Alan Scott will be reintroduced as a homosexual man.

The controversial decision has horrified some right-wing groups. Christian group One Million Moms launched a letter-writing campaign earlier this week asking DC to cancel their plans to introduce a gay mainstream superhero. DC executives and writers of the comic have defended their decision.

The Green Lantern is one of comic's most enduring and recognizable superheroes. The character has fought crime in graphic novels for 72 years.

The character Alan Scott was i...

For superhero fans, there's only one thing in this world that could possibly be more exciting than "The Avengers": a Justice League movie. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of DC Comics' legendary heroes, all in one film? Superhero nirvana.

With "The Avengers" blasting away box office records, that dream may finally become a reality. So we thought now would be the perfect time to reveal our dream cast for "The Justice League." Because someone needs to assemble these heroes, and it might as well be us.

Batman

Christian Bale has already announced he's done with...

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have purchased their first home together in New York for more than $2 million, according to reports.

The "Green Lantern" co-stars, who began dating last year, were rumored to be househunting for a place together on the East Coast and now People.com editors suggest they've found the perfect property in Bedford.

A source tells the website the actors have bought "a beautiful country home" in the Big Apple which "cost more than $2 million."

Lively previously dated her "Gossip Girl" co-star Penn Badgley and enjoyed a brief romance with Leonardo DiCaprio, while R...

Blake Lively has only ever had "four boyfriends" and has never been on a real date.

The Gossip Girl star romanced her onscreen love interest Penn Badgley for three years before they split in 2010, and she went on to strike up a romance with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Lively, who is now involved with her Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds, has admitted she is not a fan of casual dating and wouldn't sleep with a man outside of a relationship.

She tells Elle magazine, "I've had four boyfriends in my whole life. I've never been with anyone that's not a boyfriend. I didn't have a ...

It was a huge night for Katy Perry at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday - even though the pop star's marriage break-up prevented her from attending.

The I Kissed a Girl star pulled out of the event earlier this week via a tweet but it was still very much her night as she picked up five awards, including one for her guest spot on TV comedy How I Met Your Mother.

Perry also claimed trophies for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Song of the Year (E.T.), Favorite Music Video (Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)) and Favorite Tour Headliner.

It was also a great evening for the ...

Some folks just can't settle down. Here are the serial daters of 2011: The celebs that hooked up with the most people!

After splitting with Penn Badgely in late 2010, Blake Lively took a tour of Hollywood's hunks. After a summer of romance with Leonardo DiCaprio, she hit it off with Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds.

Scarlett Johansson dwarfs Lively's number of suitors. Her rumored boyfriends included Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sean Penn, Kieran Culkin, and Bradley Cooper.

Bradley Cooper wasn't waiting around for Scarlett, though. He was linked to Jennifer Lopez, Olivia Wilde, Jennifer An...

Girl power action film Sucker Punch has topped an online poll to find the worst film of 2011.

The Zach Snyder film, starring Vanessa Hudgens, 'beat' Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star and Cowboys & Aliens in the Thanksgiving Day-themed Top Movie Turkey list compiled by movie website Fandango.com.

Shark Night 3D and Mars Needs Moms also made the top five, while Red Riding Hood, Green Lantern and Conan The Barbarian feature in the top 10.

Elizabeth Hurley is a big fan of her "Gossip Girl" co-star Blake Lively. So much so, Liz would date her - if she was a man.

She recently told OK, "I would marry her in a heartbeat if I had a sex change. She's absolutely perfect in every way."

Liz's 9-year-old son Damian had his "first date" with Blake. While Liz was working late on set, Blake offered to take her son for ice cream.

Meanwhile, Blake has recently been linked to her "Green Lantern" co-star Ryan Reynolds. The pair were spotted together over the weekend.

A test pilot embraces his destiny as a cosmic superhero in Casino Royale director Martin Campbell's adaptation of the popular DC Comics series "Green Lantern."

Ever since he saw his fearless father perish in a tragic aviation mishap, all Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) could think about was flying -- it was the only thing the brash, cocky, and irresponsible test pilot ever truly excelled at. Little did he realize he was destined for something much bigger. Somewhere out in space, a powerful force of evil known as Parallax is spreading fear and destruction; the only hope for defeating Parallax is...

After splitting up with Leonardo DiCaprio, is Blake Lively rebounding with Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds?

Blake and Ryan were spotted together in Boston, where they allegedly shared a morning make-out session. A source tells Hollywood Gossip, "Blake isn’t upset or fazed by the breakup with Leo at all. When Ryan took Blake to catch her train back to NYC they were making out and looked really happy together."

Ryan Reynolds' most recent relationship was with ex-wife Scarlett Johansson, although it was rumored for some time he was romantic with friend Sandra Bullock.

Do you think the...

Whether a co-worker, a family member, a friend, a celebrity, etc…there’s something about our lives we individually have that’s either admired or envied among one another. You’d be one liar if by the time you finish reading this paragraph, you won’t confess to yourself at one point or another wishing you had someone else’s “goods.” It happens all the time! I can present you with a list of folks whose lives I wish I had, and if I could (I won’t because I’m not an a-hole), I’d love to present you with a thread of folks who email me on how “lucky I am” because I screen films, or how “lucky I am...

Now that Captain America has slung his mighty shield across the cineplexes, 2011’s summer superhero quadrumvirate—Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern and Cap—is ripe for a recap: What worked, what didn’t, and most importantly, what comes next? (Oh, and even though they bested all four DC and Marvel characters at the box office, we’re not counting the Transformers or Harry Potter, okay?)

THOR

Released: May 6. Worldwide box office to date: ~$444 million. Rotten Tomatoes rating: 6.7/10

Marvel Comics’ God of Thunder kicked off the superhero summer in a film directed by the Shakespeare...

Ryan Reynolds attended the Spanish premiere of "Green Lantern' in Madrid yesterday. He looked sexy in a cream suit and button-down shirt.

The newly single star may not be unattached after all. Ryan and Scarlett Johansson finalized their divorce earlier this month, but the actor has been linked to Charlize Theron.

Ryan isn't done with his superhero roles. He stars in the upcoming "X-Men Origins: Deadpool." He returns as the wise-cracking killer for hire in this expansion of his Marvel character last seen in the blockbuster "Wolverine" solo film.

The rumor is that Ryan Reynolds and Charlize Theron are a couple. A source told Us Weekly they have been dating exclusively for months.

"Green Lantern" star Reynolds split from wife Scarlett Johansson last December, while Theron parted ways with longterm boyfriend Stuart Townsend in 2010 after nine years together.

"They're both career-focused," explained the source, "but not in a crazy way."

We may not know for sure if they are an item because Charlize won't appear in public with Ryan. "She won't go to an event with him," the insider reported.

Don't expect to hear any wedding bells soo...

Pixar Animation's "Cars 2" raced to the top of the box office at the weekend, raking in $68 million.

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake's new comedy "Bad Teacher" premiered at number two with an impressive $31 million and Ryan Reynolds' "Green Lantern," which earned the first place opening last week, fell to the third spot with $18.4 million.

The new top five is rounded out by "Super 8" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins."

Ryan Reynolds' superhero movie Green Lantern has shot to the top of the box office charts with an opening weekend $52.7 million take.

The film was an easy winner among new releases, with Jim Carrey's family comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" coming in third with $18.2 million.

The two debuts sandwiched last week's chart topper, "Super 8," which slipped to two on the new box office countdown.

The new top five is rounded out by prequel "X-Men: First Class" and sequel "The Hangover Part II."

Actress Blake Lively braved her fears and went shark diving in South Africa while on location filming new superhero film Green Lantern.

The Gossip Girl star made the most of a rare day off by taking the plunge and coming face-to-face with great white sharks, which are widely believed to be the most deadly creature in the ocean.

She says, "It's terrifying at first. They throw blood into the water and they throw fish guts. So you're standing on a boat and you're trying to lure in sharks. And then you see great whites circling your boat and that's a good thing? It's like everything you never...

When adapting a comic book character for the first time on the big screen, writers and directors often struggle with effectively recreating the hero's world. This is because condensing a collection of written works into a movie is a difficult task. The filmmakers usually need to take liberties with converting them, to maintain a reasonable running time.

Given the constraints, they must balance effectively explaining the character's back story and compelling viewers with an adventure in the present. Only the best super hero adaptations give equal attention to both though, while the rest ...

This film had ALL the elements to make it work! Ryan Reynolds is one of the best Hollywood has to offer, and makes a pretty cool Hal Jordan. The overpriced space epic mythology of the Green Lantern Corps is sort of there, and even the crappy CGI costumes didn’t look THAT bad after a while, but all and all…I thought this was bad! It’s not horrible bad, but there comes a point where you’re just getting lost amidst all sorts of forced semantics. I think there’s enough stuff in Green Lantern to keep the movie afloat and somewhat enjoyable, but the film flops in the moments that COUNT THE MOST—d...

By Joan Alperin-Schwartz: Okay, so this is how the story goes...In a universe far, far away (where else would it be) an elite, powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps.

Helpful fact to know for those of you unfamiliar with the DC comic...Green is the color of will. Yellow is the color of fear. So...green is good...yellow, bad...very very bad.

Moving along...Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him the ability to create anything that their mind can imagine...Pretty cool, right?

Unfortunately, this re...

Blake Lively attended the "Green Lantern" Los Angeles premiere yesterday in a white dress embellished with flowers. The bottom half of her ensemble was sheer, showing just a hint of her long legs.

However, we're not sure we like the messy braided hair. What do you think?

The "Gossip Girl" star has gained a reputation for being one of the best dressed stars in Hollywood, and she comes up with the looks all on her own without a stylist.

She recently told Glamour magazine, "I don't feel like I have to do so much with hair and make-up, because I'm the mannequin for these beautiful clothes,...

I was impressed last week by the J.J. Abrams picture “Super 8,” which pays skillful homage to the craft of film’s executive producer on the project, Steven Spielberg. Abrams takes his own trademark intrigue and mashes it up with themes present in classic Spielberg stories like “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” and “Jaws,” to create a movie that is both visually impressive and possesses heart. For more of my thoughts, check out my review if you haven’t already.

Hitting the box office this week are the Ryan Reynolds comic book vehicle “Green Lantern,” the Jim Carrey comedy “Mr. Popper’s Pe...

Actress Blake Lively has sworn off the idea of hiring a stylist because she insists dressing herself is one of her favorite hobbies.

The Gossip Girl star, who recently became the face of top fashion design house Chanel, has gained a reputation for being one of the best dressed stars in Hollywood - and she comes up with the looks all on her own.

She tells Glamour magazine, "Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me. I'd go to fashion shows and call my publicist and say, 'Can I wear that?' I think I became my own stylist by not knowing any better.

"And once I was told it ...

A day after actress Blake Lively found herself at the center of a scandal in which photos of a blond woman standing naked in front of a mirror shooting pictures of herself with her iPhone were said to be the Gossip Girl star, more photos have surfaced.

On Wednesday, five images were released by a hacker who claimed the nude woman in the photos was Lively; but her representative quickly released a statement claiming the photos were fake and threatening to take legal action.

"The photos of Blake Lively which have just surfaced on various websites including Perez Hilton and Zap2it are 100 pe...

"Green Lantern" star Ryan Reynolds has risen from comedy cutup to rom-com heartthrob to megabudget action star on the back of his everyman appeal — by just being a guy.

"The Hollywood a**hole is becoming a bit of a dinosaur every day, thank God," says Jason Bateman — Reynold's co-star in the upcoming "The Change-Up." "But it's still not the norm to be as decent as Ryan is. Decent without being a boob. He's the World's Sexiest Man and all that sh*t, but he's still a real guy, not a noodle."

Sandra Bullock says her longtime friend and co-star has a complexity beyond the friendly face that ...

"Green Lantern" director Martin Campbell opposed releasing the blockbuster in 3D as he is convinced the effect ruined "Clash Of The Titans."

The DC Comics adaption, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, is set to hit the big screen in 3D next month.

The director has applauded James Cameron for his use of the technology in "Avatar," but admits he had reservations about using it in his own movie after being unimpressed with 2010's "Titans" film.

He tells Total Film magazine, "There was little talk of 3D when we started. It does nothing for me.

"I enjoyed Avatar and I thought it was ...

The first trailer for Green Lantern has landed! Ryan Reynolds goes hero, Peter Sarsgaard goes evil and Blake Lively goes gorgeous but tough girl next door in summer 2011's 3D blockbuster. Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett and Mark Strong also get in on this DC comic action.

Some SheKnows readers may not be sure exactly who the Green Lantern is or what his superpower is, but never fear. The new trailer for Green Lantern has landed and it explains everything!

What you won't get from the trailer, however, is the back-story. Ryan Reynolds plays Hal Jordan, a gifted but cocky U.S. Air Force test ...

We've said it once, we'll say it again: Everything is better in LEGO form.

So not to discount every other summer movie preview out there this week (including our own countdown of the season's 25 most anticipated blockbusters), but we think you'll agree that the preview you'll find below is absolutely the most… LEGO-ist.

Really, it doesn't get any better than a LEGO monkey. (Posters created for NextMovie by Old Red Jalopy.)

The 2011 Best Picture Nominee Posters in LEGO Form

Blake Lively showed off her new auburn hairstyle on the red carpet for the prestigious "Time 100" gala in New York City yesterday.

The "Gossip Girl" star wore a stunning turquoise gown and displayed her "dagger nails" manicure. The event showcased Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Blake stars in the upcoming superhero film "Green Lantern" opposite Ryan Reynolds. The film hits theaters June 17.

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Ryan Reynold went to San Francisco last weekend to unveil new footage of his Green Lantern movie to comic book fans at WonderCon. He clearly had their approval as the convention attendees cheered his Green Lantern costumes and asked him about his magnificent abs. Reynolds joked along with the crowd in the convention’s ballroom.

“They paid good money to come here,” Reynolds told the press later. “You’ve got to give them some entertainment I think. It was great to be there with the fans of this genre. I haven’t seen the footage in front of its audience yet. I’ve only seen it with a bunch of ...