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Tim Robbins joins 'Green Lantern' cast

Published Tuesday, Feb 9 2010, 09:19 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Tim Robbins joins 'Green Lantern' cast

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Tim Robbins has signed up to star in Warner Bros superhero project Green Lantern, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The Shawshank Redemption actor will portray Senator Hammond, the father of the film's villain Dr Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), a pathologist who obtains psychic powers after discovering a meteor.

Ryan Reynolds will play the titular comic book hero, while Gossip Girl's Blake Lively is love interest Carol Ferris.

Edge Of Darkness director Martin Cambell is directing Green Lantern, which is due to debut in cinemas in June 2011.

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