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David Boreanez
“Hal Jordan / Green Lantern”
Justice League: The New Frontier
 Any
doubts about David Boreanaz’s excitement at voicing the role of Green
Lantern were quickly put at ease the moment he walked through the doors
of Warner Bros. Animation for his first recording session in late 2006.
Boreanaz quickly confessed that his green t-shirt was a subtle sign of
his passion for the character. But, he confessed, purposely donning a
pair of green socks that day should hammer home his enthusiasm at being
cast as one of world’s favorite super heroes.
“I like to get into my characters – literally,” Boreanaz said from
behind a wide grin.
The star of the Fox hit series “Bones” and the former lead in the
cult-classic “Angel,” Boreanaz heads an all-star voice cast as Hal
Jordan and his alter ego, the Green Lantern, in “Justice League: The New
Frontier.” The highly-anticipated DC Universe animated original movie is
due from Warner Home Video on February 26.
“Hal’s an interesting character – having been part of the Korean War,
he’s kind of damaged goods, but yet he’s striving to get back to being
himself,” Boreanaz said. “I think Hal’s sense of a duality is
fascinating – his holding onto his past, overcoming it, and being heroic
with it. It's about coming to an understanding of where your strengths
are and where your weaknesses may be – and as an actor, to go into his
dark place and work from there. I found that very appealing.”
Boreanaz achieved cult status in the Science Fiction world with his role
as the vampire Angel, first on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and
subsequently in the title role spin-off series. While Boreanaz said he
doesn’t intentionally stay within the genre, he doesn’t avoid it,
either. He said he looks for the most interesting roles, and that it’s
hard not to like the kinds of stories told within the Sci-Fi realm.
“I think everybody, in a sense, can kind of lose themselves in this
fantasy – I know I did,” Boreanaz said. “Where else can you partake in
this level of adventure, in this amazing way of blowing things up in a
fair and simple way without ever actually hurting anybody? It's just so
enjoyable.”
 Boreanaz
had just one voiceover experience prior to his role in “Justice League:
The New Frontier,” and that was as a character in the video game
“Kingdom Hearts.” To that end, Boreanaz admitted that he did not know
what to expect in recording for a film.
“The voice director, Andrea (Romano), was unbelievably fantastic in the
way she guided me through Hal’s course of emotions, and really helped me
get to know the character,” Boreanaz said. “Once I got my feet
underneath him and really got into character, everything fell into place
and we just flew through the script. It was a great journey.”
The three-time Saturn Award winner said his favorite scenes in “Justice
League: The New Frontier” do not deal with the battle between good and
evil, but in the divergence between the super heroes themselves.
“The edginess and the conflict between the characters is what makes this
a great movie,” Boreanaz said. “Super heroes or not, these characters
are going to go at each other at times. There’s a fusion of a lot of
strong, different personalities, and although they all want to achieve
the same goal, they might not have the same approach. And Hal knows how
to get the job done. So there’s good balance and a nice edge to the
story.”
Interview and images provided by Warner Bros. Animation.
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