The last time we saw a Martin Campbell directed film was when he brought James Bond back from the depths of campy spy-movie hell by directing the stellar respawn of everyone's favorite member of Her Majesty's Secret Service, the 2006 film Casino Royale. Now (as Variety reports) it looks as though Campbell may be at the helm of starting a new franchise in the DC Comics screen version of The Green Lantern.

If you're unfamiliar with the hero, that's fine because there's actually more than one Green Lantern. "Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring that gives the user great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it." The last time we heard about Green Lantern was when the character was involved in the live action Justice League movie (and set to be portrayed by rapper turned actor Common) which has since been tabled. And then again in 2007, writer and director Greg Berlanti was said to be helming a big screen adaptation with other writers Michael Green (Heroes) and Marc Guggenheim (comic book writer). Since then not much has gone forward.

But now with negotiations between Campbell and Warner Bros. it looks like we may be seeing the power of the ring sooner than we expected. This seems like a good choice. Campbell did wonders with James Bond, and I'm really interested in seeing what he does with source material that's much more fantastical than the Bond that he directed on-screen. We'll be keeping our eye on this one. What do you guys think? Excited for Green Lantern or is there another hero you're dying to see jump to the big screen?