Geoffrey Rush Lends Voice to 'Green Lantern' Film

Geoffrey Rush's film credits include 'Shine,' for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, 'Elizabeth,' 'Les Miserables,' 'Shakespeare in Love,' 'Quills,' and 'The Life and Death of Peter Sellars.' He has also appeared in many stage productions including THE WINTER'S TALE, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, and Ionesco's EXIT THE KING, for which he won Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Tony Awards.

Today, Deadline.com reports that the actor has lent his voice to the upcoming Green Lantern Film starring Ryan Reynolds. The article reads:

"He's not in the Green Lantern cast list, but I'm told that Oscar-nominated The King's Speech star Geoffrey Rush plays an important role in the Martin Campbell-directed Warner Bros film that stars Ryan Reynolds. Sources said that it's Rush who provided the voice for Tomar-Re, the scientist who works alongside the title character in the Green Lantern Corps."

The film is based on the DC Comics superhero and will be directed by Martin Campbell and produced by DonaldDe Line and Greg Berlanti. Berlanti also wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green. Rewrites were done by Michael Goldenberg and the release is set for June 17th.