Blake Lively is the female lead in 'Green Lantern'

TV star actress lands role in upcoming superhero flick

"Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively has scored the role of the leading lady in Martin Campbell's upcoming superhero adventure "Green Lantern." Warner Bros. is developing the big-screen adaptation, and Ryan Reynolds stars as the lead actor.

Heat Vision reports Lively will play Carol Ferris, who runs an aerospace company and hires Reynolds' Hal Jordan, a test pilot who comes into possession of a ring that holds great powers and later helps him become Green Lantern.

Lively seems like someone who could pull this off. I've never watched "Gossip Girl," but she delivered some solid performances in the two "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" flicks and even "Accepted." She will soon be seen in "The Town."

Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Green, and Michael Goldenberg all worked on the "Lantern" script. The film is currently slated for release June 17, 2011. Now casting for villains will begin.