Mark Strong has revealed that his character of Sinestro in new movie Green Lantern will be depicted as hero and mentor early in the movie.
The actor takes on the role alongside Ryan Reynolds, who takes on the central role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.
And the actor admits that the movie will stay true to the comic book and depict Sinestro as Jordan's mentor in the movie.
Speaking to USA Weekend the actor said: Sinestro starts out as Hal Jordan’s mentor, slightly suspicious and not sure of him because obviously Hal is the first human being who’s made into a Green Lantern.
"He’s certainly very strict and certainly unsure of the wisdom of Hal becoming a Green Lantern.He is a military guy but isn’t immediately bad.
"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."
This is the second comic book movie that Strong has starred in recently having found both critical and box office success with his latest film Kick Ass, which is hot off the heels of the success of Sherlock Holmes.
And 2010 looks set to continue being a good year for the actor with Robin Hood and The Eagle of the Ninth both on the horizon.
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