Check out this new trailer for The Green Lantern, which is set to hit theaters on June 17, 2011.

The film follows Hal Jordan as he is chosen to join the Green Lantern Corps., protectors of peace and justice.  Jordan is a gifted and cocky test pilot who ends up being the missing piece of the Green Lantern puzzle even though the Green Lanterns have no respect for humans.  Hal must overcome his fears and find his courage in order to help the Green Lanterns and defeat Parallax.

This new trailer explains the background of The Green Lantern and why Hal Jordan becomes part of the elite group.

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The Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi, Jon Tenney, Geoffrey Rush and Michael Clarke Duncan.