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Strong: 'Sinestro to be true to comics'

Published Wednesday, Apr 7 2010, 17:11 BST | By Mike Moody

Mark Strong has revealed that his take on Green Lantern villain Sinestro will remain close to the original comic book version.

Speaking to MTV, Strong revealed that Sinestro will first be portrayed as a hero in the upcoming film starring Ryan Reynolds.

"For anybody who's familiar with the Green Lantern and the origin story, the film closely follows the early comics," the 46-year-old said.

Strong also revealed that Sinestro would start out as Hal Jordan's (Reynolds) militaristic Green Lantern mentor.

He added: "It’s the kind of person he is that lends himself to becoming bad over the course of the comics being written, but initially he’s quite a heroic figure."

The actor is expected to begin shooting the Martin Campbell-directed movie in June.

Green Lantern arrives in US cinemas on June 17, 2011.