Jon Tenney is The Green Lantern’s dad

SuperHeroHype has learned that Jon Tenney from The Closer has been cast as The Green Lantern’s father, Martin H. Jordan in Martin Campbell film.

“‘The Closer’s’ letting me shoot off in June a little bit, and I’m doing a little picture called ‘Green Lantern,’ and that will be fun! Ryan Reynolds is the Green Lantern, and when he is a young boy, like 11, I’m his father. I’m Hal Jordan’s dad. I’m very excited – it’s incredible company,”

When asked if he could comment on the script Tenney had this to say, “Well, it’s under lockdown, that script. It’s very, very secretive. They’re only releasing sections of it, so they’re keeping everybody in the dark,” he said. “What I’ve read is amazing. And ‘Green Lantern’ was one of my favorite comic book characters as a kid.”

I have heard that the script wouldn’t be too silly or comical, which worried me when Ryan Reynolds was cast. I do like that we get to see Hal Jordan as a kid, but I hope it doesn’t spend too much time on that like Batman Begins did. It worked for that character, but I don’t think it would for the Green Lantern.

The Green Lantern is set to hit theaters on June 17, 2011.