Ring Leader

IESB got this ball rolling, and now the question is--Will Star Trek's younger Kirk actor Chris Pine, take on another film franchise?

He has apparently been sent an offer to star as Hal Jordan in the upcoming big screen adaptation of "Green Lantern".

Pine's publicist Melissa Kates is on vacation and thus was not available for comment, but the site cites a "very reliable source inside WB" with the news.

Followed up by Latino Review saying their sources have confirmed that the 'official offer' is out to Pine.

But then Collider says their sources have denied the story.

Other names bandied about recently include Nathan Fillion, John Hamm and Sam Worthington...But Pine's gotten all of the buzz.

What is certain is that producers arrived in Australia this week to scout locations ahead of the film's production which kicks off this September in Sydney. And Pine will head down under for 'Star Trek's premiere in a few weeks...

Hal Jordan is a pilot who finds a powerful ring and its lantern-like battery when a spaceship crashes on Earth.

He is chosen to succeed the craft's dying passenger as the next Green Lantern, a galactic guardian who is a member of GL corps.

Martin Campbell is set to helm the project based on a screenplay by Greg Berlanti. A December 2010 release is scheduled.

If Christian Bale can take on Batman and Terminator Pine can do a double franchise right?

Pine's Trek is making news for another reason...

The past comes back to haunt the near future

Harlan Ellison, who wrote the time travel episode for Star Trek called The City on the Edge of Forever is suing the studio...

In a suit filed in Los Angeles, Ellison claims Paramount "exploited" his installment for merchandising and publishing purposes.

It reads, "Paramount has earned millions exploiting the 'City' teleplay since it was aired in 1967.

Yet Paramount has not accounted to Ellison or paid him for such exploitations as it is required to do under the 1960 Mba (minimum basic agreement) and 1966 Amendment."

In a statement released to Variety, Ellison himself says, "It ain't about the principle, it's about the money. Pay me."

From everything we know now about the film at least publicly--the time travel element does not involve the Guardian Of Forever.