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Bottom line: Jackie Earle Haley doesn't know if he's going to play the villainous Sinestro in Green Lantern, as had been rumored over the weekend.

In a red carpet chat with Collider at this past weekend's Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards, Haley said the casting rumor was news to him and that he had not screen-tested for the role.

Haley didn't rule out that such an opportunity might arise in the future, but he said that as of now it's merely a rumor that he'd just heard about moments before during another interview.

It should be noted that Haley's casting as Freddy Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street began largely the same way: as an Internet rumor that he hadn't heard about which ultimately came true. So who knows? Maybe Sinestro will go the same way.