Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett has inked a deal to join the cast of Martin Campbell’s superhero blockbuster Green Lantern.

Bassett will play Dr. Amanda Waller, the tough-talkin’ government agent who is a staple in a number of DC Comics. While Dr. Waller is often described as short and stocky — the polar opposite of Angela — the talented star convinced producers that she has the chops to pull off the role. Waller was previously played by ’70s sex symbol Pam Grier on The CW series Smallville. She joins a cast that includes Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, and Tim Robbins.

Academy Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett dishes on her role on the final season of the NBC medical drama, ER.

When Angela Bassett joins the cast of ER this Fall, the Oscar-nominated actress will bring husband Courtney Vance along for the ride. The real-life couple will play a waring husband and wife on the final season of NBC’s long-running medical drama.

Angela Bassett will join the cast of the Emmy-winning medical drama, ER as a regular next season.

The Oscar-nominated actress will play portray an attending with a troubled past who’s coming back to Chicago after a few years in Indonesia doing tsunami relief, during the season’s fifteenth and final season.

“Angela is a wonderfully talented actress whom I’ve long hoped to work with,” said “ER” exec producer John Wells.

Angela Bassett got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.

Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.