Matt Damon is The Green Arrow?

A rumor is running the web that Matt Damon is in talks to play The Green Arrow. Interesting idea. I am not a big fan of the Green Arrow comic books, mainly because I have not read them enough. But Matt Damon does have some solid acting chops and if anyone can pull it off, its him. For those not familiar here is a blurb on the Green Arrow From Wiki:

 

Green Arrow is a fictional character, published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and mayor of fictional Star City; he is best known to his associates as Ollie. Dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer, who invents arrows with various special functions, such as a glue arrow, a net arrow, or a boxing-glove arrow.

 

Throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. In the late 1960s, however, writers chose to have him lose his fortune, giving him the then-unique role of streetwise crusader for the working class and the underprivileged. In 1970, he was paired with the more law-and-order-oriented hero Green Lantern in a groundbreaking, socially conscious comic book series. Since then, he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban, gritty approach to the character.