The search and wait are over. Warner Bros. has found the man to play the lead character in its upcoming big-screen adaptation of "The Green Lantern," and the winner is: Ryan Reynolds!

That's right folks. The man who's currently onscreen in "The Proposal" and recently starred in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will indeed slip into the role of Hal Jordan, a test pilot who comes into possession of a ring that holds great powers.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studio did several rounds of screen tests recently. Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto and even Justin Timberlake took part. Reynolds, however, is the final pick.

I admit this is interesrting news. Reynolds has been delivering quite a few solid performances recently, and he's got several projects lined up. "Buried" is one of them, and a "Deadpool" spin-off is another.

BTW: Hal Jordan’s character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. "The Green Lantern" will arrive in theaters June 17, 2011. Martin Campbell is directing the flick.

Ray Winstone is set to replace Robert De Niro in Martin Campbell's upcoming thriller "Edge of Darkness," according to Variety.

Last week, De Niro dropped out of the project because of what his spokesperson called creative differences. Principal photography has been under way since August. 

Winstone will take over the role of an operative sent to clean up evidence in the murder of  a young woman. Mel Gibson stars as the girl's father, who discovers her secret life after he death.

Also starring are Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts and Bojana Novakovic. Campbell is directing a script by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell.

Winstone recently starred in "Beowulf" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." His upcoming projects include "The Cup" and "The Sweeney."

Robert De Niro is staying away from the “Edge of Darkness.” According to Variety, the actor has officially dropped out of the Martin Campbell-directed thriller, which launched into principal photography two weeks ago.

A spokesman for De Niro said he exited the project due to creative differences. That’s all we know at this stage, but it strongly sounds like someone didn't get what he wanted. Hmm...

De Niro was expected to play an operative sent to clean up evidence in the murder of  a young woman. Mel Gibson stars as the girl's father, who discovers her secret life after he death.

Also starring are Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts and Bojana Novakovic.

De Niro will next be seen in Jon Avnet's "Righteous Kill," followed by the Hollywood satire "What Just Happened?"