Green Lantern

[Spirited Away]

http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10194/tcid/1

Now it's 100% confirmed to be more than just one writer's loud mouth, opinions?

I think it's very easy of GL's filmmakers to get carried away with their abilities, instead of nurturing them over time, so I hope they ground it a bit.

But I hope to God they don't TDK it, with gritty realism. That doesn't work, because GL isn't a realistic superhero (where as Nolan's Batman is set in our world and is physically possibly).

I like the idea of it crossing over with Superman, as long as its the new Superman, and not Tom Welling or Brandon Routh. WB needs continuity like Marvel Studios, so they shouldn't mix-up the new movie verse with SV or the Reeve films (unless it's intended).

[Tornado]

Tom Welling is this generation's Superman whether Warner Bros. wants to admit it or not, and he should continue to play the character until he either loses interest, he becomes too old, or the WB chooses not to use the character for a while.

[Dragon Knight]

I don't get why people like the Green Lantern. I mean besides a ring what else does he have? I stand by the fact that Bat man is a better hero, even if you take away his out fit, and his gagits he is still batman.

[JheyDC]

Tom Welling does a really good job. I don't think he'd still be in the show if they thought otherwise.

And Green Lantern. I guess I'd watch it interested to see what they can do with the character.

[PsYkOoOoO]

I never liked Green Lantern.

Then again, I didn't like Iron Man before the movie.

[Spirited Away]

I remember the gigantic debate a few years back on this forum, about A-list and B-list comic book heroes.

IIRC, I lumped Iron Man and Green Lantern as B-listers, and imo they still are. The DC and Marvel Universes would continue spinning on its axis if neither of them existed.

[Felix Leiter]

Glad the Lantern is finally heading to the big screen but, i'd rather they do a Flash movie first.

[FranklinTard]

http://forums.comingsoon.net/showthread.php?t=45071&highlight=green+lantern

[DragnFire22]

I remember the gigantic debate a few years back on this forum, about A-list and B-list comic book heroes.

IIRC, I lumped Iron Man and Green Lantern as B-listers, and imo they still are. The DC and Marvel Universes would continue spinning on its axis if neither of them existed.

Uhm...the Marvel Universe wouldn't look the same without Iron Man/Tony Stark....

[Dragon Knight]

I rember a few years back they wanted to make green lantern with jack black
is that still going to happen? also wasn't there going to be an Green Arrow movie?

[casablanca3]

lets pray jack black is not still being considered

[Spirited Away]

http://forums.comingsoon.net/showthread.php?t=45071&highlight=green+lantern
That thread is particularly for a [false] news item, this is a general discussion thread. And Coming Soon refuse to retitle threads.

[saveus1011]

Nathan Fillion for Hal Jordan

[WuTical]

IIRC, I lumped Iron Man and Green Lantern as B-listers, and imo they still are. The DC and Marvel Universes would continue spinning on its axis if neither of them existed.

:rolleyes:

If you say so man.

[FVD]

I read a while back that Greg Perlanti is gonna helm this film and is a big fan. Also read rumours a while back that they're looking towards Ryan Gosling. I'd rather they didn't. Nathan Fillion is a really good choice.

And yes the DC Universe needs to get together. Aquaman and Wonder Woman are the two movies I really wanna see though.

[sshuttari]

NEVER MIND GREEN HORNET, HERE COMES GREEN LANTERN!

Coming off the upcoming Mel Gibson movie, Edge of Darkness, Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale) is in talks to direct Green Lantern, the outer space superhero project which Warner Bros is now tagging as their #1 priority among their various projects based on DC Comics characters (the western Jonah Hex is #2). The adventures of Green Lantern take place within a epic space opera scope comparable to Star Wars, as pilot Hal Jordan is entrusted with a power ring which allows him to form anything he can imagine out of an green power that is as strong as Jordan can keep his will resolute. The three screenwriters who are being credited as working on Green Lantern are Greg Berlanti (creator of TV's Everwood), comics writer Marc Guggenheim (Aquaman, The Flash) and Michael Green, who like Guggenheim, has written various TV shows that Berlanti has produced. With Green Lantern given top priority, we should now hear some casting news for Hal Jordan, and the many other DC characters that this very positive script review suggests should be in the movie.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bloodsport/news/1795554/weekly_ketchup_green_lights_for_green_lantern_and_ candy_land

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Martin Campbell + An Epic Green Lantern story... yeah I'll be there opening day.

[saveus1011]

I remember the gigantic debate a few years back on this forum, about A-list and B-list comic book heroes.

IIRC, I lumped Iron Man and Green Lantern as B-listers, and imo they still are. The DC and Marvel Universes would continue spinning on its axis if neither of them existed.

So says the man who champions Dragonball: Evolution.

[Spirited Away]

So says the man who champions Dragonball: Evolution.
What the heck does Dragon Ball have to do with this? You're being pathetic. And actually, the debate (all those years ago) concluded that different forum members had different criteria for A-list and B-list characters.

Many of us thought (and I still do) an A-lister is a character that is absolutely integral to the make-up of their universe. As in, their role could not be filled by anyone else. A B-lister is then a character that is still massively important, but not as "Holy". Then you get C-listers, D-listers, etc.

Other people defined A-list as "lead characters" and B-list as "supporting characters", which is different. Of course then, Iron Man and Green Lantern are A-list, but that's not how some of us define the category.

[saveus1011]

You could argue Green Lantern is as "holy" as Superman or Batman, particularly Hal Jordan.

[Ramplate]

Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-man have all been replaced by someone some time in their runs.

[Spirited Away]

I should have added, public perception and popularity also plays an important role in my personal criteria of the A-list. But this is all really petty, why bring it back up? I was merely recollecting.

[saveus1011]

Because you said they still are, so you brought it back up. And I don't know where you live, but Lantern is very, very popular.

[Spirited Away]

I can see them going gritty and realistic with GL, to match TDK, which should be interesting. Dunno how WB could ground such a fantastical character.

[Spirited Away]

Because you said they still are, so you brought it back up. And I don't know where you live, but Lantern is very, very popular.
Hah, right. The best selling issue of Green Lantern for the whole of 2008 was Issue 27. Want to guess where that charted on the overall Comic Book sales for 2008 chart?

No. 234.

http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2008.html

[saveus1011]

You're just going by comic book sales. I see Lantern shirts and what have you all around.

[Ramplate]

Very popular in the cartoons too - actually the die hard comic book fans are really into the Green Lantern Corp. Especially with collecting back issues of the Silver Age comics era. Those don't show up in new sales.

[Spirited Away]

EDIT: Ramplate actually makes a decent case. Although if these retro sales were significant, they would still register on the above linked chart.

To me, it really seems like a case of a smaller, but louder, fanbase for Green Lantern. Same can be said for Hellboy. It's a case of making sure the passion the cult audience have for the character transcends into the mainstream audience. For example, Hellboy I and II managed it, even in places like the UK where Hellboy isn't even published.

Green Lantern is also pretty unknown here, it's not published, and so the audiences only know of him through his guest stints in other comics or TV shows.

[saveus1011]

Yes, well done. You've made a sterling argument, and I concede.

How is it any better than your "because he doesn't sell, he's B-List" argument? Most of the sales on that list are dominated by the cross-overs.

[Spirited Away]

I'm discussing sales figures, you're discussing T-shirt sales. One is far more indicative of a character's popularity than the other.

When I was last in L.A., I saw a lot of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger T-shirts, does that make them "very, very popular" or just stylish?

[Ramplate]

Pooh is very popular - for the target crowd ;-D

[saveus1011]

Here's a fair question to "The Genius":

If GL is a B-List, why was "New Frontier" based off of him?

[Spirited Away]

There's nothing wrong with being a B-lister.

[saveus1011]

there's nothing wrong with being a b-lister.

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[Steve from Indy]

I don't know, I've never been convinced that a Green Lantern movie would be made. I'm still doubtful.

[drob127]

i always liked GL i never liked green arrow. but i would def see this movie. i just hope they find the right actor. also im not taking sides but for dc GL is pretty popular. i wouldnt say he is batman or superman popular but he is up there

[Spirited Away]

Yeah, no doubt. I would actually rank him the equivalent to Iron Man (well, Iron Man's popularity before the movie boost).

[drob127]

i'll agree to that. this isnt a fact or anything, but in my area people seem to know a lot more about marvels characters than dc's (besides superman and batman)

[DarthVader 2004]

Green Arrow lest face it is Robin Hood with a high tech bow. Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern is my 3rd favorite DC hero. After Batman and Wonder Women. Superman is 4th for me. Yeah id like too see a Wonder Women movie as well as a Green Lantern one. Why does Marvel have all the hero movies when DC has great ones as well.

[Ramplate]

Well, everything has a place - I actually was a big reader of Iron Man comic books too when I was collecting - they have some awesome stories - but like I said - there are a lot of die hard fans out there snatching up the back issues because they love the characters - and those sales don't show up in the New sale stats.
There are a lot of GL fans out there my age at least.

Yes I would like to see more DC in the movies as well - I think they've been more careful than Marvel with their properties - and I think that will pay off.
Ihave heard quite a few DC characters are about to get their kick off because superheroes are bigger now that the CGI is catching up with it all.

Also, the comics industry is going more towards graphic novels and digital because they almost crashed a few years ago while trying to cash in on the secondary collector's market.

[sshuttari]

So anyone excited about the possibility of Martin Campbell directing this?

[Ramplate]

So anyone excited about the possibility of Martin Campbell directing this?

I don't follow a lot of directors so I had to look him up - yeah he sounds good - Zorro, Bond - sounds like he could handle it

[drob127]

i actually had to look him up too, but i like his work so im happy

[sshuttari]

Casino Royale is one of my top favorite films.

Yeah I'm pumped to see what he would do with GL.

[Spirited Away]

My fear with GL is they'll just throw money at it, and they'll do "too much" with all the powers, instead of telling a relatable story. So maybe 'grounding' it into the TDK universe would work??

[drob127]

did they ever say when the release date for this is...i know they dont even have an actor yet...im just curious

[PG Cooper]

i'll agree to that. this isnt a fact or anything, but in my area people seem to know a lot more about marvels characters than dc's (besides superman and batman)

Same thing with my area. Whenever super heroes come up in conversation, everyone is always talking about how Marvel's so amazing, and all DC has is Batman. I always tell them, the only reason you say that is because of the movies. As I side note, they also hate Superman because he's to invincible.

While Marvel has Thor,Silver Surfer, Galactus, The Hulk, etc.

Kinda hypocritical.

[Ramplate]

Quite a few of my friends were more into the DC characters - I was mostly Marvel - but I bought Batman, Detective, Booster Gold, JLA, JLE, Green Lantern, Blue Beetle, and a few others on a fairly regular basis

[Dhamon22]

I don't really like DC, but I do like Green Lantern. I'll check this out.

[Double Down]

Campbell is a solid choice.

[saveus1011]

Yeah, he is.

[Tornado]

I'm really curious to hear who they cast for Hal. As saveus mentioned on the previous page, I think Nathan Fillion would make a great choice.

[Tornado]

David Boreanaz would be great too.

[Double Down]

I could support Josh Duhamel.

[drob127]

i like either ryan gosling or jim caviezel (i know he's not a perfect candidate but i could see him doing it)

[Double Down]

Green Lantern is 27 in the script. Caviezel is far too old.

[saveus1011]

It's gotta be Fillion. He's due for a breakout role.

[Ramplate]

John Stewart is also a popular GL
That would be another way to go in the future I guess

[drob127]

Green Lantern is 27 in the script. Caviezel is far too old.

oh. i didnt know that

[Double Down]

oh. i didnt know that

That's why they apparently offered it to Ryan Gosling and Casey Affleck, but were turned down by both. They are the type of actor WB is looking for.

[Double Down]

Exclusive: Gil Kenan Was To Be Your 'Green Lantern' Director; Script Possibly Excises His Contributions

On the eve of a "Green Lantern" release date (Dec, 2010) and a possible pre-teen to play the role, we have a script review! How convenient, huh?

Warner Bros. and DC Comics are finally getting their act together. With Marvel Studios striking out on their own, DC knew they were going to have to make a big splash to compete with titles beyond Bats and Supes. With a “Wonder Woman” project stalling repeatedly over the years, and “Justice League” proving an impossible challenge, DC moves down the totem to the next most franchiseable character, the Green Lantern (arguably as B-list as "Iron Man," and look how well that paid off). With a script in place, and Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”) directing, “Green Lantern” is set to be a big 2010 release. But is the script any good?

If we were a studio executive or an undemanding audience member, after reading this script we'd say “Heck yes!” The current draft has it has a wonderfully light tone, a mixture of “Iron Man” and “The Last Starfighter” in both its endearingly goofy science fiction touches and its made-to-order main character arc. But, we're not a studio exec, nor are we undiscerning moviegoers, so as of now, we have to comment on the unsatisfying villain, the weak character work, and the terrible, terrible jokes. But more on that later.

The Origin Director Is NOT Listed On The Script
While originally Greg Berlanti (“Brothers And Sisters”) was hired to pen the script with an eye towards directing, this current draft has Berlanti above the names Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim. What The Playlist sources have learned is that there should be another name in this group- “Monster House” wunderkind director Gil Kenan. It's not known whether the portions of the script Kenan worked on remain, or were excised by Green and Guggenheim, but Kenan has long been attached to the project and was set to direct until the opening weekend receipts on his “City Of Ember” came in. As is, Campbell's a credible action director, but Kenan would have been a much better fit for the material. Not sure how Kenan's skill wasn't defined by the well-reviewed “Ember” but rather on how well the film did with an extremely small marketing budget and zero public exposure, but that's Hollywood.

The Set-Up: Origins
The geek-friendly property opens with narration detailing the existence of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic law enforcement institution that protects the universe, we begin the story fifteen years from present day, where we encounter a young Hal Jordan, helping his pilot father Martin get ready for an airshow. Before what we can guess is his fateful flight, he shares a moment with Hal and spills a whole lotta words of inspiration, a tender moment that you can be sure will be revisited more than once.

Years Later- How Hal Jordan Becomes The Lantern
After an airshow tragedy, we cut to modern day, when Lantern Abin-Sur tangos with a dangerous tentacled force known as Legion, one that is ruthlessly killing Lanterns without motive or purpose. Abin Sur takes the battle to Earth, where we meet an older but not much more mature Hal Jordan. Now a pilot himself, he participates in a particularly dangerous presentation/action sequence, before being admonished by friends and family despite success. It's then when Abin Sur's ship comes crashing into the atmosphere, landing in the desert, and his ring sends out a distress signal, partly for help, partly to find a successor that it finds Hal. Among the people it flies by are a football coach with the jersey name “Gardner” (one of many Green Lantern mythos nods the film makes- lots of fan service in this) and a “glasses-wearing reporter at THE DAILY PLANET.” Eventually, it settles on Hal, who is hit by a mysterious green beam of energy moments before his car is transported to the site of the wreck, but not before a crash course given by Abin Sur's and a flash of images to teach Jordan of the history of the Green Lanterns. As Jordan reaches the dying body of the Alien guardian, he bestows upon him the ring, the source of all his powers.

And that's pretty much the first act. We then see Jordan learn the abilities of the ring, meet and join the other Corps, eventually finding the inner strength to become the man his father would be proud of while also trying to take down Legion and woo his lady love. At the same time, Jordan's origin is mirrored by an egotistical army pathologist named Hector Hammond, also with daddy issues, who allows the segment of Legion recovered from the crash site to infect him and give him astronomical superpowers, which he uses to cause widespread mayhem and carnage for little real purpose.

WHAT'S GOOD:
*The action. The massive galactic clashes between the Lantern Corps and Legion should be worth the ticket alone. There's one move that Jordan pulls near the close of the script that we recall only faintly happening in the comics, a moment that will be a big rewind scene when the film hits DVD.
*The light approach. It's not dark and brooding. It's epic, and there's a lot at stake, but it's big, colorful action sci-fi. The script is very short and moves quickly- there's no reason this should be over two hours long.
* The story introduces a number of story possibilities for not one but several sequels and prequels. A late scene explores the notion that Jordan was very obviously not the first Green Lantern, nor will he be the last. There's a sense of history, a legacy at play, and the promise of later stories should excite even non-nerds.
*Finally, a superhero movie where the character has a fully functional family life. This is a nice detail, since most “heroes” are abandoned or orphaned, either as an affliction like Batman or oddly unmentioned like Spider-Man. He's still got the tragedy with his father, but he also has a wisecracking brother and a concerned mother who doesn't have a whole lot to do but has her complex relationship with her son illustrated in only a few moments.
*Unlike the comics, Green Lantern has no weakness to the color yellow (no not cowardice, the color).

THE BAD:
-Greg Berlanti comes from the world of television, having created the soapy “Brothers And Sisters.” However, that's no excuse for the dialogue to play so broad and sitcom-y. There's a lot of uninspired verbal humor, with the loquacious Jordan often remarking incredulously on what's going on in a TV snark manner that makes the reader imagine a Nathan Fillion type in the lead instead of a Ryan Gosling. They definitely modeled Jordan on movie raconteur Tony Stark, but they removed that film's wit and added slapstick, witty kids and obvious comic relief characters.

-The script's second act cross-cuts between Hal Jordan and Hector Hammond learning their own abilities. However, a lot of the Hammond stuff plays like deadweight- he's a snarky, obnoxious nothing of a character, and there's an awful lot of build up to his inevitable coronation as a bad guy. Hammond and Jordan don't cross paths until near the end of act two, and it feels like a heavily-trumped-up, empty conflict.

-The entire structure of the script is pretty familiar, in set-ups and payoffs. In a way, it's a good thing, because it forces Hal Jordan to show growth and inner strength as a character, but it's pretty transparent third act maneuvering when Jordan is forced to accomplish many tasks without the power of the ring. It feels very “Rocketeer,” especially with the hero pilot echoes, but it also implies we're more interested in the character than the crazy action, and without an excellent actor in the lead, this is a deadly gamble.

There's no reason that “Green Lantern” won't be a bigtime release in 2010's holiday season. The kids will love the action, the fans will love the straight-faced embrace of history, and action nuts looking for a quick fix. Still, we're this far into the superhero genre, and its surprising to still see such a timid approach. “Lantern” has less to say about the world than the usual film of this type, and the material suggests it's a notch decidedly below “The Dark Knight.” But if Martin Campbell can work within the realm of major greenscreen effects, there's no reason this wouldn't be the start of a modestly entertaining big budget franchise.

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2009/02/exclusive-gil-kenan-was-to-be-your.html

[casablanca3]

Sounds a lot like Iron Man at first which would be awesome! Also, Aintitcool reported that Gosling and Emilie Hirsch both turned down the role and that Sam Worthington had to say no because he is doing Clash of the Titans. I would have absolutely loved any of those 3.

[Double Down]

Latino Review said WB is considering Anton Yelchin for Hal Jordan, which would be just abysmal.

[Double Down]

WonderCon 2009: Anton Yelchin says he isn't 'Green Lantern'
Posted by Daniel Fienberg
This May, Anton Yelchin will be in the business of reinterpreting classic characters. In "Star Trek," he'll channel his inner Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. Then he follows Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese in "Terminator Salvation."
One role Yelchin says he isn't ready to put his own spin on is Hal Jordan in [Martin] Campbell's take on "Green Lantern."
All week long, the Internet has been all aswirl with reports that Yelchin was the top choice to topline the DC Comics adaptation. Then there were modified reports that Yelchin had, at the very least, read for the role and was under consideration.
"Yeah, I have no idea about that," Yelchin told reporters at a WonderCon post-panel roundtable.
Yelchin's interview partner Bryce Dallas Howard chimed in, "He was talking about that on the plane."
"I have no clue, nothing about that," Yelchin expanded. "I have no idea. I think I'm probably too young. No one's approached me. No one's said anything to me. I imagine I'm just too young. I's a great character, but I don't know anything about it."
So it's completely untrue?
"Completely. I haven't heard anything about it."
Does that mean he hasn't heard anything about getting the part? Does that mean they haven't sent him the script? Does that mean that he got the script, read for the movie and came away feeling like he was too young? There are plenty of opportunities to read between the lines.
As of tonight? Anton Yelchin isn't Green Lantern.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-the-fien-print/posts/2009-2-28-wondercon-2009-anton-yelchin-says-he-isn-t-green-lantern

[drob127]

i hope we find out soon who its going to be. should'nt they be filming soon? it comes out in a year right?

[casablanca3]

yeah December next year. They should be announcing Thor first. The movie comes out next July and still no Thor or anyone from the cast announced haha.

[FVD]

I'd totally support Josh Duhamel. Nathan Fillion is a great choice too. Jim Caviezel I'd prefer to save for Jor-El.

[Double Down]

Duhamel is my No. 1 choice.

[Justin]

I agree, Nathan Fillion would be a nice choice.

[drob127]

i really am stumped with this one. i have some actors in mind but i dont think they will end up being the green lantern. but i def think they are going to go with a b list actor

[Double Down]

Screenrant.com summed up two new interviews with movie producer Donald De Line as follows:

We’ve got some good stuff regarding the Green Lantern movie from a couple of different sources. Both SuperHeroHype and Collider had a chance to talk to producer Donald De Line about the upcoming Warner Bros./DC Comics film -- and so far it’s sounding promising.
Here are the bullet points for you:
They’re definitely going with the Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern.
A lot of time will be used to establish the character of Hal Jordan, so that audiences can connect with him prior to acquiring the ring that gives him his superpowers.
Big stakes and big action, but there will be humor in the film (think a similar tone to Iron Man, rather than The Dark Knight).
They are in pre-production, they have a production designer and a costume designer and they’re heading to Australia next week to scout locations.
They are NOT going for a younger Hal Jordan - they’re looking for someone in their late 20’s/early 30’s.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g39/doubledown44/hal-jordan-green-lantern-movie.jpg

[FVD]

After seeing that above image Fillion would be perfect.

[gregmiller]

^thats fantastic, it's perfect!

[Double Down]

Well, they used Fillion as the template for the drawings, so that would make sense.

[Kitty]

I want Fillion to be Hal Jordan, I think it'd be a good choice. Then again, he's not as ridiculously well known so I don't know if they would consider him.

[Double Down]

I have never seen him act in anyting, so I can't comment on that. But he is too old for the part in terms of how they are casting. Plus, he has mentioned that he doesn't really want to do it. It seems very unlikely that he will ever be Green Lantern.

[griffolyon12]

I'm actually really excited about the GL film, I have a lot of hope that it'll be good. While Martin Campbell may not have been my first choice for a director, he is by no means a bad one. I'm simply hoping that the film does not become cheesy like the Fantastic Four as opposed to smart and witty like Iron Man. I really hope it isn't as dark and gritty as TDK, while I think TDK is the best comic book film ever made its style does not suit Green Lantern.

[Double Down]

According to Production Weekly, "Green Lantern" has set up production offices at the Tribeca West complex in west Los Angeles.

[Double Down]

'Green Lantern' To Start Filming In September -- http://tinyurl.com/dn3otu

[Double Down]

Multiple Sources Say Chris Pine Has Been Offered Green Lantern (http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/movie-news/2009/3/19/multiple-sources-say-chris-pine-has-been-offered-green-lante.html)

Apparently, actor Chris Pine has been offered the role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern and now it is up to him whether to accept or decline the role.
Pine, who basically is an unknown commodity to most movie-goers, is due to hit theaters in May as James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" movie.
If the movie hits big, Pine could potentially have a wide array of roles from which to select. However, if the movie flops or if Pine is not well received, Pine could see his choices shrivel up.
It is common knowledge in Hollywood that a smart actor has his next movie lined up before his current movie hits the theater.
For Pine, taking "Green Lantern" would be the right move. Headlining two franchises gives Pine a shot at avoiding being known as just one character. For Harrison Ford, getting cast as Indiana Jones allowed him to avoid being typecast as Han Solo. Unfortunately for Mark Hammill, no such second role materialized and he never really escaped Luke Skywalker's shadow (outstanding vocal career aside). And if Pine wants to look even closer to home, William Shatner never really escaped being typecast as James T. Kirk.
Anyway, IESB.net reported that word out of the Warner Brother's halls is Pine sits atop a short list for the Hal Jordan role.
IESB.net wrote: "Word is WB is looking for a man's man under 30. Names like Jon Hamm and Nathan Fillion have popped up, but again they are looking for under 30. I think Hamm would be a fantastic choice but by the time a sequel rolls around he'd be pushing 40 (which I think would only make him sexier and more distinguished). Sam Worthington's name has also been floating around but Chris Pine seems to be the top choice."
Soon after, Latino Review's "elmayimbe" wrote the following on Twitter: "I just confirmed w/my sources that THE OFFICIAL OFFER is out to Pine, but he has has not accepted/declined yet."
For now, it seems, Warner Bros. is on bended knee, offering Pine the ring. He just has to accept.

Update:
Corona Coming Attractions also is confirming the information through its source:
"A deep cover source contacted us mere moments ago to say that Warner Bros. has made an offer to Chris Pine to play Green Lantern. Pine is about to hit the big leagues when Paramount's Star Trek opens in May."

[Dogbert0228]

Multiple Sources Say Chris Pine Has Been Offered Green Lantern (http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/movie-news/2009/3/19/multiple-sources-say-chris-pine-has-been-offered-green-lante.html)

Apparently, actor Chris Pine has been offered the role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern and now it is up to him whether to accept or decline the role.
Pine, who basically is an unknown commodity to most movie-goers, is due to hit theaters in May as James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" movie.
If the movie hits big, Pine could potentially have a wide array of roles from which to select. However, if the movie flops or if Pine is not well received, Pine could see his choices shrivel up.
It is common knowledge in Hollywood that a smart actor has his next movie lined up before his current movie hits the theater.
For Pine, taking "Green Lantern" would be the right move. Headlining two franchises gives Pine a shot at avoiding being known as just one character. For Harrison Ford, getting cast as Indiana Jones allowed him to avoid being typecast as Han Solo. Unfortunately for Mark Hammill, no such second role materialized and he never really escaped Luke Skywalker's shadow (outstanding vocal career aside). And if Pine wants to look even closer to home, William Shatner never really escaped being typecast as James T. Kirk.
Anyway, IESB.net reported that word out of the Warner Brother's halls is Pine sits atop a short list for the Hal Jordan role.
IESB.net wrote: "Word is WB is looking for a man's man under 30. Names like Jon Hamm and Nathan Fillion have popped up, but again they are looking for under 30. I think Hamm would be a fantastic choice but by the time a sequel rolls around he'd be pushing 40 (which I think would only make him sexier and more distinguished). Sam Worthington's name has also been floating around but Chris Pine seems to be the top choice."
Soon after, Latino Review's "elmayimbe" wrote the following on Twitter: "I just confirmed w/my sources that THE OFFICIAL OFFER is out to Pine, but he has has not accepted/declined yet."
For now, it seems, Warner Bros. is on bended knee, offering Pine the ring. He just has to accept.

Update:
Corona Coming Attractions also is confirming the information through its source:
"A deep cover source contacted us mere moments ago to say that Warner Bros. has made an offer to Chris Pine to play Green Lantern. Pine is about to hit the big leagues when Paramount's Star Trek opens in May."

"Hey, JJ! How are you? Listen, give me your honest opinion of Chris Pine as an actor? Oh, really? Well, we're considering him for a huge deal: Hal Jordan aka The Green Lantern. I know, right? Anyway, my production associates need to see him in a big role like Kirk in Trek. Would you mind sending me a screener of Star Trek for this? I promise to be REALLY careful with it..."

[Double Down]

I'll help you screen it. :hehe:

[casablanca3]

Chris Pine will not be Green Lantern. http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/11307/tcid/1

I am glad, he would be solid but I would prefer someone else

[Double Down]

Chris Pine will not be Green Lantern. http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/11307/tcid/1

I am glad, he would be solid but I would prefer someone else

Don't take that as gospel. Collider is saying no, but Latino Review, IESB and Coming Attractions are staying firm behind independent sources that an offer IS out to Pine.

[FVD]

Pine would be interesting but I can't see it... yet. Something tells me Hal should be a little older considering the possibility of him becoming Parallax in a later sequel. Then again Pine might suitably reach that age by the time that arc ever comes.

I do reckon a sequel should introduce Barry Allen/Flash as well. My $0.02.

[macca]

Yeah he def looks the part,but they just need to hurry up and pick it's filming in September talk about cutting it close.

[macca]

I hope Pine says yes,but i don't think this will be as good as Cap.

[drob127]

he kinda looks the part i wouldnt mind him

[turtlefocker]

Here is the script for those who have not read it:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12016633/Green-Lantern-Movie-Script

In my opinion it is absolutely fantastic, perfect quality, haven't enjoyed reading a script this much since Batman Begins. Hope Campbell can pull it off, also Pine would be a perfect fit for the role.

[casablanca3]

Don't take that as gospel. Collider is saying no, but Latino Review, IESB and Coming Attractions are staying firm behind independent sources that an offer IS out to Pine.

Okay good because he would be an excellent choice. Wish Gosling had not of turned it down though.

[Double Down]

Okay good because he would be an excellent choice. Wish Gosling had not of turned it down though.

Don't take it as gospel that Pine HAS gotten an offer, either. It hasn't been revealed which is true as yet.

[Chessh2936]

Anyone else wish Ryan Gosling didnt turn it down? I think he would have been great

[Chessh2936]

Here is the script for those who have not read it:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12016633/Green-Lantern-Movie-Script

In my opinion it is absolutely fantastic, perfect quality, haven't enjoyed reading a script this much since Batman Begins. Hope Campbell can pull it off, also Pine would be a perfect fit for the role.

how do we know this is real? and how would it even get up on the internet?

[FranklinTard]

inglorious basterds' script leaked online... its not beyond the realm of possibility.

[DragnFire22]

I read the script. It's ok, but definitely needs some dialogue help. Don't know how I feel about the villain either.

[casablanca3]

Anyone else wish Ryan Gosling didnt turn it down? I think he would have been great

I agreed two posts up

[Chessh2936]

I agreed two posts up


my bad didnt see it, but I think Chris Pine would be great if we cant have Grosling

[casablanca3]

Agreed. Hirsch would have been interesting too but I can't see him as Green Lantern.

[FVD]

I read the script. It's ok, but definitely needs some dialogue help. Don't know how I feel about the villain either.

Which villain? Sinestro or Hector Hammond? Sinestro has to be in the film regardless.

And I do hope they cast a Carol Ferris hopeful around Pine's age. Anne Hathaway would be a viable choice.

[DragnFire22]

Sinestro is not a villain in the movie...so I was referring to Hammond.

[Double Down]

Is Bradley Cooper Going To Wear Green Lantern's Ring? (http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/movie-news/2009/5/6/is-bradley-cooper-going-to-wear-green-lanterns-ring.html)

Among up-and-coming actors, Bradley Cooper is certainly one with a bullet attached to his name.
His most high profile role as yet might be as Owen Wilson's rival in "Wedding Crashers," but he is building a nice resume and if Drew McWeeny at HitFix (http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2009-5-5-hitfix-exclusive-does-the-green-lantern-have-a-hangover) is to be believed, Cooper is the odds-on choice to play Hal Jordan in next winter's "Green Lantern."
Says McWeeny: "I've just spent the last hour or so on the phones, tracking down a rumor I heard, and HitFix can exclusively report that Bradley Cooper is now one of the guys most likely to don the suit and slip on the power ring as The Green Lantern for director Martin Campbell. Let's be clear: they have not hired him yet. But the process is far enough along that this is more than just a meeting or some spot on a wish list. Keep in mind that Campbell likes to see a lot of people when he's casting... and even when he's screen-testing, he seems willing to explore as many options as possible... but with the film set to shoot later this summer, they've got to start making their choices, and now's the time to put people in front of the camera and see who really works in the suit. I'm not a betting man, but if I were, I would bet that Cooper's going to be the guy."
Cooper, 34, has shown in his roles that he can play both cocky and charming, essential qualities for bringing Hal Jordan to life. It will be interesting to see if Cooper does indeed slip on Green Lantern's ring.

[casablanca3]

Great choice. Love Cooper. Gosling would be the best choice but this is not bad at all.

[casablanca3]

He can handle the serious and the comedy so I am loving this. Better than some unknown young 20 year old. He was terrific in He's just not that into you(Saw with a woman hha) and it allowed him to be really serious and retain his funny side and it gives me confidence that he will be able to handle the dramatic scenes which I am sure people are worried about as he is viewed as more of a comedy actor.

[Double Down]

Sam Worthington in an interview with Latino Review (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/sam-worthington-updates-on-clash-of-the-titans-green-lantern-bale-updates-on-batman-3-and-the-fighter-6806):

LR: Were you ever approached at all for Green Lantern?
Sam: Um, I've been talking to people. I've been talking to [director Martin Cambell] about it. It's one of those things, they're still doing the script. And I'm like, "Give me the script. Let me have a look at it." I like Martin a lot. I met him on the Bond stuff. I like his work.

[FVD]

Bradley Cooper is a pretty good pick for Hal Jordan. I wish him luck. The guy really is going places. Not only did he act all serious in He's Just Not That Into You but there were also those serious moments in Yes Man as well. Hah why not just get Sasha Alexander to play Carol Ferris as well. :D

[casablanca3]

Sam Worthington in an interview with Latino Review (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/sam-worthington-updates-on-clash-of-the-titans-green-lantern-bale-updates-on-batman-3-and-the-fighter-6806):

LR: Were you ever approached at all for Green Lantern?
Sam: Um, I've been talking to people. I've been talking to [director Martin Cambell] about it. It's one of those things, they're still doing the script. And I'm like, "Give me the script. Let me have a look at it." I like Martin a lot. I met him on the Bond stuff. I like his work.

Is Cooper doesn't do it then I am all for Worthington who is going to be a big star and may even be the better choice here. Either one would be terrific.

[Double Down]

Newsarama (http://www.newsarama.com/film/050911-GL-Latest.html)

Screenwriter Marc Guggenheim, who penned the Green Lantern script with co-writers Greg Berlanti and Michael Green, told Newsarama that while he can't comment on casting, he personally is hoping to see someone young enough to carry the role into future films.
"I would like to see someone who is, while not being baby-faced by any stretch of the imagination, I would personally like someone who's young enough to carry a franchise going forward," Guggenheim said.
Green said the hopes are to build a Green Lantern film franchise that can be carried into future films. "You always write a script with success in mind. And in film, success means future films," he said.

And regarding actor Sam Worthington saying the script was still being worked on:

That "still doing the script" line shouldn't worry fans too much. Green and Guggenheim told Newsarama that their script has been finished for some time, but it's being refined to make shooting more realistic and to line up with the locations being scouted in Australia.
"We're doing, basically, the production pass," Green said. "It's a really fun process because you're taking the things that were still abstract and making it practical and real. We're thinking about it in terms of, 'how will we actually affect this?' as opposed to making it something we were trying to convince the studio to do. It's a nice part of the process because it's no longer a sales document; it's a production script."
Guggenheim said the three writers are meeting with Campbell and producer Donald De Line regularly. "We're constantly working on the script and making revisions per our collective discussions and things that are reflected by the other departments in the movie," he said. "It's actually going to be filmed. So that's what's fun and challenging. So we're just working away on it."

[MajorUndeclared]

I like Bradley Cooper, I think he's pretty dynamic. I just don't see him as the Green Lantern.
Green Arrow maybe. But I don't see a green arrow movie every coming out.

By the way, all movie fans should go download my podcast at showtimeshowdown.podbean.com

[drob127]

i could see cooper as GL

[Double Down]

From Aint It Cool News about Bradley Cooper:

The evening before our interview, I moderated a post-screening Q&A with Cooper after a showing of THE HANGOVER, and I said something to the effect of, "Well, after seeing all of the borderline-legal behavior in this, I think the only question I can ask you is, 'So, are you playing Green Lantern or what?'" The dude looked a little blindsided by the pseudo-joke question, but when the topic came up again courtesy of an audience member, his response was, "I really can't talk about it," said with a big smile on his face. That ain't a denial, folks.


And then, in the interview part:

Capone: Still, it's got to be flattering that people aren't hearing your name and generating a campaign against your name as Green Lantern. People seem cool with that notion.

BC: To be honest with you, I haven't read any of it; I've just heard it from friends. I just learned recently to try and not read anything, because it's never going to do you any good. Because if it's favorable and it makes you feel so good, it's going to kill you when it's not favorable. I learned that early on with "Alias"; I used to read all the message boards about the character I played, and, man, it just killed me. I mean, kiiiiiilled me.

[Double Down]

For anyone not familiar with Bradley Cooper:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w207/gabarra/BradleyCooperRIAAPartyDNCDenver.jpg

[sshuttari]

Bradley Cooper has always done his part well in every movie I've seen him in, which aren't that many.

I think he deserves a lead acting role in something like this.

Hope he gets it...

[Double Down]

Screenwriter Marc Guggenheim has just completed a new draft of a proposed live-action Green Lantern movie, based on a script by him, Michael Green and Greg Berlanti.
"In fact, I'm ... delivering another draft today," Guggenheim said in an exclusive interview on Friday. "So it continues to move forward."

As for casting of the iconic character, rumors have centered on such of-the-moment actors as The Hangover's Bradley Cooper and Star Trek's Chris Pine. None are true, Guggenheim said.
"They're all false," he said. "I mean, they're all false insofar as we haven't chosen anyone yet. They're still in the negotiations, you know? There's a lot of names being talked about, and there's a lot of people being met, and a lot of ... actors reading the script. But if you read online [that] Pauly Shore's been cast as Hal Jordan, I can guarantee you we have not cast anyone." That last rumor was a joke. We think.


http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/writer-reveals-green-lant.php

[macca]

They need to hurry up and pick,this could be a cool movie if done right.

[sshuttari]

Cooper, Reynolds & Timberlake are Green Lantern Frontrunners

The Hollywood Reporter says that Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake are the three frontrunners for Warner Bros. Pictures' Green Lantern.

Along with director Martin Campbell and producers Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti, Warner Bros. has spent the past five months searching for the actor to play Hal Jordan, the hot-shot Air Force pilot who is chosen by a dying alien to be his successor in an intergalactic police force known as the Green Lanterns.

Other actors in the early mix included Michael Fassbender, Henry Cavill and Jared Leto.

The trade adds that De Line, Campbell and the studio each had a different favorite among the three finalists, making it difficult to come to a consensus.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57027

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Why the hell is Justin Timberlake even a front runner? I'm not saying he's a bad actor. Just he doesn't come off as Green Lantern like at all...

Reynolds is committed to Dealpool movie...

Obviously it should go too Bradley Cooper.

[Tornado]

Wow.

I really hope Cooper gets it now if those are the three front-runners.

[Drizzt240]

^Agreed. If I had to pick, I would say Cooper. I think Justin is a decent comedic actor and I absolutely despise Reynolds.

[Tornado]

I'd have a hard time buying Reynolds as Hal Jordan; he's already playing Deadpool, he's been lobbying to play The Flash for quite a while now, maybe if we're all really lucky he'll take over the cape and cowl once Bale leaves the Bat-franchise. ;)

[Double Down]

Source: Justin Timberlake Not Considered for Green Lantern Role

Although fans might prefer to see Justin Timberlake in the upcoming Green Lantern flick, he isn't being considered for the role.

Despite a report in Hollywood Reporter that claimed the singer was in the running for the lead role in the DC Comics adaptation, he didn't make it through preliminary screen tests, a source tells Usmagazine.com.

Instead, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper and Jared Leto are the three finalists for the part.

And the three actors being considered have something besides the potential part in common.

"It's actually quite funny in the sense that all three of those men have been linked to Scarlett Johansson," a source on the film tells Usmagazine.com. "Ryan is married to her, Bradley had an affair with her in He's Just Not That Into You, and Jared had a fling with her."

The source also tells Us the character of Hal Jordan -- a role producers have been looking to fill for five months -- will likely go to Reynolds.

"Ryan Reynolds is going to be cast," the source says. "He's as good as got the job. They are literally just waiting to sign contracts and get all the final details tied up, but the role is his."

A spokesperson for Timberlake had no comment.

Green Lantern is scheduled to hit theaters in June 2011.
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/source-justin-timberlake-not-being-considered-for-green-lantern-role-2009107

[Drizzt240]

Yeah, you're right. And while they're at it, might as well throw the Bat-nipples back on.

[Tornado]

Really? Reynolds is going to get the job? I can think of probably two dozen people off the top of my head who are better for the role.

[casablanca3]

I don't believe that source haha. Cooper will and should get this.

[saveus1011]

http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/by-blackest-night-green-lantern-uses-deadpools-might/

Yes, it's Reynolds.

[Double Down]

I don't believe that source haha. Cooper will and should get this.

What did you say?

http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/movie-news/2009/7/10/green-lantern-is-officially-reynolds-gig.html

[Tornado]

It's amusing you both quoted your own sites, and not reputable news sources. ;)

[drob127]

deadpool is green lantern

[sshuttari]

well that sucks... I really wanted Cooper

[Tornado]

I wanted Nathan Fillion, Cooper, Chris Pine, Jamie Bamber, and about 10 other people more than Reynolds (e.g., I didn't want Reynolds at all).

[saveus1011]

Fillion was the perfect choice.

[sshuttari]

Studios don't think Fillion is a big star they can depend on... Rynolds and Cooper make movies and people have seen them.

[saveus1011]

Studios don't think Fillion is a big star they can depend on

You know he might hear you.

[sshuttari]

You know he might hear you.

lol it totally sucks...I would love it if he had a big part like that in a movie of that caliber.

[casablanca3]

I wanted Cooper but Reynolds is still a solid choice. Could have been A LOT worse! But who is going to be The Flash now? Also Favreau Tweeted and said Green Lantern was on the set last night.

[macca]

Well i only want to see Thor and captain anyway,so i wonder who they'll cast as captain.

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

To be honest while Reynolds isn't a bad choice I'm not sure he's the right choice... Hal is cocky and arrogant sure but not as sarcastic as is \Reynolds forte.

Personally I always liked the Pine choice.

[casablanca3]

Gosling would have probably been the best but Reynolds will do a good job I believe! And you gotta trust Campbell, he is an excellent director.

[DarthVader 2004]

Is Reynolds a comic book fan for he did Blade 3 and Wolverine and will be doing a Deadpool spin off and Green Lantern which i have no problems with just curious,

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

Well i only want to see Thor and captain anyway,so i wonder who they'll cast as captain.

Aren't there already threads about those Marvel heroes?

And why would anyone think Pine would be selected as Hal, he's already the face of the Star Trek franchise. And he just played Kirk, wouldn't that be equally as confusing to moviegoers as Reynolds having been in Wolverine?
I know Reynolds played Deadpool and is rumored to reprise the role in a spin off franchise, but that may all change now, in fact if DC were smart they would make that part of the contract, you want the role as GL, no Deadpool.

I think Reynolds is a decent choice, no worse than Downey Jr. as Iron Man, or Michael Keaton as Batman...both met w/ some initial skepticism, and we see how they turned out.

[Jordan KO]

Ryan Reynolds is awesome! i like all his movies and highly anticipate Deadpool but i still think David Boreanaz (bones,angel) is the perfect choice for green lantern and i don't care that the studio thinks hes to old

[Double Down]

This was e-mailed to me:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g39/doubledown44/RRasGl.jpg

[Jordan KO]

thats awesome

[sshuttari]

Still would have preferred Cooper...

[DarthVader 2004]

We will see Cooper as Face so i am not crying and he likely will be used alot now. But id like too see Chris Pine as Captain America and no one else.

[drob127]

i like the choice, but i wanted gosling first but i have a feeling marvel and DC and going to go at it with each other over him being in the others movies

[macca]

[QUOTE=DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE;2614342]Aren't there already threads about those Marvel heroes?

I can say what i like that's what these threads are for .

[sabin26]

Reynolds I just can't see as Hal Jordan. I would have liked Cooper. Reading the article on Superherohype they even screen tested Justin Timberlake...sometimes I question WB's thought process on who would be good casting choice.

[Tornado]

I'm still a little surprised that, after years of pushing for a 'Flash' movie, Reynolds would agree to play a Green Lantern.

[sabin26]

I would have prefered him as Flash. Now I can see them casting Shia Lebouf as the Flash.

[Jordan KO]

Well reynolds is the the man breaking the 5th wall hes playing 2 Marvel characters & is also going to play one of DC's greatest. i'm a lil' dissapointed its not Boreanez, but whatever

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

[QUOTE=DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE;2614342]Aren't there already threads about those Marvel heroes?

I can say what i like that's what these threads are for .

Agreed. But changing the discussion from Green Lantern to Thor or Captain America would take this thread seriously off topic, kinda' like lame retorts can.

[drob127]

is reynolds def signed on for deadpool

[FVD]

Well I too would have preferred Cooper to take on the role but I ain't complaining with Reynolds. I do wonder who'll play the Flash now. And please it better be Barry Allen since we've got Hal in this.

[sshuttari]

Martin Campbell is a great choice though and he is a really good director. If the material is good he usually pulls out a win in the end.

[drob127]

the script that i heard about sounds really good so im really looking forward to this

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

Is it just me or when you think of Reynolds as Green Lantern do you automatically picture Kyle moer than Hal?

[sabin26]

I definitely see more Kyle than Hal with Reynolds. Here's hoping WB doesn't stick their nose to far into this project and it end up another Catwoman.

[Evilest Dead]

Is it just me or when you think of Reynolds as Green Lantern do you automatically picture Kyle moer than Hal?

I actually picture Guy.

[Bobby007]

Martin Campbell is a great choice though and he is a really good director. If the material is good he usually pulls out a win in the end.

Agreed, great director, with him and Reynolds attached, it's a huge step in the right direction for this film. Very anxious to see, is there any word on when filming will start?

[drob127]

next year i think

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

I do have to give Warner Bros. credit for one thing over the films made for Marvel. They have at least gone out and got top notch directors for the three big screen DC characters, Bryan Singer,Christopher Nolan and now Martin Campbell.

If not for all the family drama in Superman Returns it might have been a great reboot instead of an "O.K" one, but I still believe Singer was a good choice and could be again for a sequel.
Nolan has been solid with both Begins and TDK, hope he's back for the third.
I'm looking forward to Campbell helming this one because i loved Casino Royale so much, I really believe he'll do one of DC's best characters justice.

[PG Cooper]

I do have to give Warner Bros. credit for one thing over the films made for Marvel. They have at least gone out and got top notch directors for the three big screen DC characters, Bryan Singer,Christopher Nolan and now Martin Campbell.

If not for all the family drama in Superman Returns it might have been a great reboot instead of an "O.K" one, but I still believe Singer was a good choice and could be again for a sequel.
Nolan has been solid with both Begins and TDK, hope he's back for the third.
I'm looking forward to Campbell helming this one because i loved Casino Royale so much, I really believe he'll do one of DC's best characters justice.

Quoted for the truth.

[Deexan]

Tim Robbins has joined the cast of director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern at Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Heat Vision.

Robbins will play Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the movie's villain, Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), who becomes infused with psychic powers.

Ryan Reynolds stars as Green Lantern, with Blake Lively as the hero's love interest, Carol Ferris.

Filming is set to star in March in New Orleans. The studio is planning a June 17, 2011 release.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63131

[sshuttari]

Tim Robbins I miss that guy. Used to be in a lot of great films.

[New GL of sector 2814]

This movie, if done right, will be the best movie ever hands down.

[southern]

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/EW-1112-cover-comiccon_320.jpg

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/firstgreenlanternphoto.jpg


http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67960

[sabin26]

I'm not really liking the direction they took the costume.

[Blagojevich]

I'm not sold on Ryan Reynolds.

[Nick1988]

I don't like the fact that Ryan Reynolds was already been a comic book character twice before...would have really liked to seen someone else take the role

[Ramplate]

I think the costume looks interesting

[Deexan]

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/greenlanternscan1.jpg

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/greenlanternscan2.jpg

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/greenlanternscan3.jpg

http://comingsoon.net/nextraimages/greenlanternscan5.jpg

[docstop]

I'm not really liking the direction they took the costume.

Looks too much like a muscle suit.

[FranklinTard]

isn't that just a concept design? i mean its touched up to all hell...

[sabin26]

I think Ryan will do fine, granted he wasn't my first choice (would have liked to have seen Bradley Cooper). The costume looks to symbiotic, like the design for Spawn in the movie.

[Tornado]

I like all of the material they've released so far, but I still don't like Reynolds playing Hal.

[southern]

I'm fine with Ryan, but not Blake Lively.

[MasterChief117]

Blake Lively is fine as all get out but I agree her acting is eh.

[Ramplate]

interesting info on how they do the suit
Ryan Reynolds' "Green Lantern" Photos Revealed

Green Lantern's alter ego, Hal Jordan, was known as the man who knew no fear. Ryan Reynolds, who is the star of the movie of the same name, is living up to that reputation. In new a new photo showing Reynolds in his "Green" getup, which hugs his every muscular ripple, little is left to the imagination.

The buzz for next summer's blockbuster-in-the-making reached a fever pitch this week when photos of Reynolds as Green Lantern emerged -- particularly the one that graces the cover of the July 23 issue of Entertainment Weekly. At first glance, even a casual fan might notice that Reynolds's costume has a painted-on look. That's because it is digitally "painted" onto the actor's body.

For filming, Reynolds' actual costume that he wears on set is full of sensors, much like the suits that athletes wear when lending their on-field moves to video games. After the scenes are shot, the sensors allow for the costume to be added via post-production technology. The reveal of Reynolds' computer-created costume has garnered reactions that range from praise to saying the thing makes Reynolds look a little "silly."
Soon after the EW cover emerged, a second set of photos were released, featuring Reynolds with his co-star and on-screen love interest, Blake Lively. Lively -- who, to the chagrin of her admirers, appears fully clothed in the photos -- plays Carol Ferris, the daughter of an aerospace tycoon who hires Hal Jordan as a test pilot. The photos also depict co-stars Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins, and Angela Bassett as their "Green Lantern" characters.

This version of "Green Lantern" is, thankfully, a far cry from what was almost unleashed upon the world around five years ago. Jack Black, not a man known for his physical prowess, was originally cast as Green Lantern in what was to be a spoof described as a "zany comedy version a la 'The Mask.'" Black and Warner Bros. (also the studio behind 2011's "Green Lantern") eventually scrapped the idea because of pressure from DC Comics (the creators of "Green Lantern") and the backlash over Black's casting.

For those not in the know: Green Lanterns (yes, plural) are basically an intergalactic police squad that divided the universe into 3,800 sectors. Hal Jordan, an Earth-based test pilot, is selected by the Green Lantern Corp. to patrol sector 2814. Every Green Lantern is given a power ring that is capable of creating a quasi- energy-beam version of whatever the user desires. If Hal Jordan wants to fight crime with a giant corkscrew, the power ring will create a giant corkscrew.

"Green Lantern" is due for a June 2011 release. On July 24, at Comic Con in San Diego, the cast (Reynolds, along with co-stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong and director Martin Campbell) will be making their first public appearances associated with the film. It's unclear if Ryan will be looking like the lean, green fighting machine he is on the EW cover: according to Us Weekly, Reynolds separated his shoulder earlier this week during a mishap on the film's New Orleans set.

[Nick1988]

I dont know **** about GL the character , never read the comics but man iam pumped for this movie!

[Ramplate]

I read the comics all the time when I was a kid in the 60's - he was one of the cool ones

[DarthVader 2004]

I think the body cgi of the suit looks pretty cool on the magazine cover just feel the face mask and things needs work. But i am sure it will look different on screen and in trailers then what we are seeing now.

[Ramplate]

Looks like it could glow like the ring - or when the ring is powered up

[Birdy]

Not a fan of the suit. Preferred the suit be practical instead of something to be rendered later. Granted finally opinion will be held off until some actual footage is shown. But for me this isn't a good first impression.

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

Love the suit, almost has the same glowing effect that Dr. Manhattan had in WATCHMEN. I think Reynolds will do fine as the cocky, daredevil, fly boy type...and WOW, does he ever look like Hal w/ that mask on. Sarsgaard is a great choice for Hammond as well. Really think this might be DC/WB's Iron Man...hopefully not HULK (2003).

[FVD]

After seeing those photos I had no idea Angela Bassett was playing Amanda Waller. Awesome casting there. And yes the suit looks AWESOME!! :)

[Ramplate]

I just watched The Proposal and I'm not sharp on recognizing actors in previous roles and making the connections - but after seeing who he is I think they made an excellent choice for Hal

[PG Cooper]

I hope this turns out good. I don't know if I like what they're doing with the costume. But I'll wait for the trailer before I pass judgment.

[Ramplate]

Mark Strong's face looks real good as Sinestro on the poster http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68261

[PG Cooper]

I really like what they're doing with the posters.

[New GL of sector 2814]

Those are really awesome, whoever finds them online first should post them on here.

[New GL of sector 2814]

Does anyone know when the trailer is coming out?

[Nick1988]

sarsgaard looks like a pretty intimidating bad guy

[Drizzt240]

Suit looks like crap.

Reynolds looks like crap. Reynolds is an awful actor and every comic books film he has been in sucked.

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

Suit looks like crap.

Reynolds looks like crap. Reynolds is an awful actor and every comic books film he has been in sucked.

So............ what your saying is........you can't WAIT for this to hit theaters? :rolleyes:

[sabin26]

Mark Strong's face looks real good as Sinestro on the poster http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68261


I agree, he definitely looks the part.

[Drizzt240]

So............ what your saying is........you can't WAIT for this to hit theaters? :rolleyes:

At this point, only a good trailer can sell me.

[New GL of sector 2814]

Well then ur gonna be sold, cause it's a guarentee that the trailer is gonna be awesome, just like the movie.

[Nick1988]

yeah this movie has potential to be ****ing awsome.

[PG Cooper]

This movie has the potential to be good, but we still really haven't seen anything. What gives me the most confidence is Martin Campbell because I think he's a good director. But there's a lot of pressure on this film since if it fails it'll cast doubt on other films with DC characters. Unless those characters are Batman and Superman.

[New GL of sector 2814]

Not really, girls will go see Wonder Woman cause she is the only main female superhero, and Flash is a can't miss as long as they cast it right. Not to mention Aquaman, which also has the potential to be awesome if cast right, and JLA has so much more potential than Avengers does.

[PG Cooper]

Trailer for this will apparently be attached to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part One

[PG Cooper]

Some footage

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[Tornado]

It looks really cartoon-ish IMO.

[MovieBuff801]

It looks really cartoon-ish IMO.

Agreed. Definitely not what I was expecting.

[Nick1988]

Yeahh, i was really hoping we weren't going to get the Ryan Reynolds we see in almost every movie of his, i was hoping for a more serious role.

Again thats just the trailer so we shall see...

[Ramplate]

went by too quick to really judge

[Fresh Prince]

Might be good movie though.

[docstop]

youtube clip makes it look kinda goofy. Hope its more serious than that.

[PG Cooper]

youtube clip makes it look kinda goofy. Hope its more serious than that.

Same. I really have high hopes for this. But if it's like what we saw in the youtube clip throughout, I'll be very disappointed.

[Nick1988]

I remember i thought the same thing for the Iron Man trailer, it looked way to goofy and cheesy to me , it turned out to be a great movie, so we shall see, but i was reallu hoping they werent going for another Iron Man vibe, i wanted it to be dark.

[Stay Puft]

i wanted it to be dark.

:rolleyes:

so many things wrong with these 6 words right here

where to start?

where to start?

[Ramplate]

In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!

Wow I did not know the original oath was...

...and I shall shed my light over dark evil.
For the dark things cannot stand the light,
The light of the Green Lantern!

[NEo881]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=71620 wow :)

[Neverending]

It's more comedic than I was expecting.

[OBSERVER]

Well, it looks better than Iron Man 2.

[FranklinTard]

awful.

cgi suit is the worst thing they could have done. although the alien lanterns looked cool.

[Tolkien]

I love it when people say it looks better than another movie when in fact, it hasn't even been released yet, lol.

Also, yes the cgi looks terrible.

[Tornado]

I'm... looking forward to it, but it definitely doesn't look like how I would have made it.

[Deexan]

I'm waiting for another director to stamp their mark in a Nolan-esque fashion but nobody appears to be rising to the challenge.

[Fanible]

*sigh*

I really hope it turns out good, but I'm definitely not digging the CGI suit - or really any of the CGI thus far. Hopefully it gets much more cleaned up.

[Tolkien]

I still question filmmakers who fail to realize their own crappy CGI work when it stares them right in the face. How can they actually defend crap work like that? I've seen films do three times better with less than half the funds required.

[Stay Puft]

well it's no secret, according to the trailer, the CGI appears to be very weak (almost as weak as XMO:Wolverine) but that's not what bothered me about that film and it's not going to bother me with this one either. XOW was just a sloppy, horribly made film, lets hope this is not the case with GL. As long as the film is good and it delivers in other departments, I can deal with cartoon looking CGI.....because after all....it's a movie based off a comic book character...and with superhero films, I usually let poor CGI pass

[southern]

Eh. I'll wait for the DVD.

[Stay Puft]

well the movie itself looks damn fine, aside from the poor CGI this looks to be a fun filled, action packed winner. I really can't wait for it

[true fan11212]

I'm not loving the Iron Man vibe to it, the CGI doesn't look too great right now and Blake Lively looks boring but other than that, it looks like it might be decent-ish. I'll certainly give it a try in theaters, that's for sure.

[FranklinTard]

anyone else extremely bored with origin stories?

[Stay Puft]

anyone else extremely bored with origin stories?

HA, I was JUST thinking about that not 5 minutes ago. How over saturated the superhero market is (both live action and animated) with origin stories, and how the 80's and 90's weren't afraid to gloss over them, or skip them all together (Dolph/Punisher, Keaton/Batman); didn't need them.

[Birdy]

I'm not feeling the Iron Man vibe others are feeling. Still don't like that suit & the CG is still bugging me. I know they still working on it, but seriously it sticks out like sore thumb in this. The first 40 seconds of the trailer was blah. But once they show when he gets the ring it got better. Sorta. A lot of good & bad in that trailer. But I still wanna see it.

[Ewok Droppings]

CGI looks pretty bad. I'm going to be staring at his suit the whole movie now thinking "wow, that looks really crappy". It's kind of like going on a first date and noticing she has a huge mole with hairs growing out of it on her chin. No matter what happens, you'll keep staring at it.

[Stay Puft]

^not a bad analogy there Ewok, hit the nail on the head with that actually. For me, it pretty much looks like a really hot girl with a mole, and like I said before, that's pretty similiar to XM Origins, the only difference being, Origins was an ugly girl with a mole, but she had a great personality (fun at times). Not enough to keep her around though, so pretty much GL looks like a fun, hot girl with a mole

sweet

[Neverending]

I'm not feeling this movie, but I'll be willing to give Martin Campbell a chance. He did do GoldenEye, Casino Royale, and The Mask of Zorro.

[halo7]

Damn. That trailer was terrible.

[MovieBuff801]

I'm not feeling this movie, but I'll be willing to give Martin Campbell a chance. He did do GoldenEye, Casino Royale, and The Mask of Zorro.

I was actually pretty bored with GoldenEye, but Green Lantern looks decent enough that I'll give it a shot.

[Nick1988]

Well this is only the first trailer, by the time the movie comes out i gotta think the CGI and effects will be vastly improved, i hope at least.

[Ramplate]

Should be - I don't think the suit looks that bad, but I also think it shouldn't have that hazy glow to it constantly - that should be all power ring.

[Neverending]

Well this is only the first trailer, by the time the movie comes out i gotta think the CGI and effects will be vastly improved, i hope at least.

That's a given. We're still like 8 months away till the release. So, these people have a lot of work ahead of them.

[PG Cooper]

Not at all impressed by the trailer. Like you've all said, the CGI is pretty bad and it's a bit to comedic. I still have faith in Martin Campbell, but that's about it.

[FVD]

Seriously the trailer don't look all that bad as you all make it out to be. But yeah early days yet. And I think the suit looks awesome!!! Be grateful we're actually getting a Green Lantern film. :P

Pretty cool to see Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur, Tomar Re and Kilowog too! :)

[Stay Puft]

Seriously the trailer don't look all that bad as you all make it out to be. But yeah early days yet. And I think the suit looks awesome!!! Be grateful we're actually getting a Green Lantern film. :P

Pretty cool to see Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur, Tomar Re and Kilowog too! :)

exactly, the poor CGI was the ONLY bad thing about the trailer, the movie itself looks damn SOLID and everything you'd expect from a Green Lantern film, everything is there, Reynold's looks to have nailed the part of Hal, the costume looks perfectly fine. I couldn't be more amped

[Ramplate]

nevermind

[thebtskink]

This looks incredibly lame.

[Justin]

Suit looks awful.

[Tornado]

exactly, the poor CGI was the ONLY bad thing about the trailer, the movie itself looks damn SOLID and everything you'd expect from a Green Lantern film, everything is there, Reynold's looks to have nailed the part of Hal, the costume looks perfectly fine. I couldn't be more amped

Uhhh... what? Reynolds nailed the part of Ryan Reynolds. In the trailer, he's virtually nothing like the Hal from the comics.

[Stay Puft]

I can see we've got a lot of nit pickers here

moving along

[Tornado]

Nit-picking? It's actually a pretty big issue. It's a movie about a comic book character, but the character in the movie doesn't actually resemble the comic book character all that much. How is that nit-picking?

[Stay Puft]

It's like this, he's got the "sarcastic smart ass" aspect of the Hal character down, that's pretty much the bulk of the character (that I got from the cartoons at least, no I've never read a GL comic in my life); but he's "close enough" to the character from what I've seen that it works

it was the same with RDJ and Tony Stark. Did Downey portray him EXACTLY how he was in the comics and cartoons (being as I've never read an Iron Man comic in my life, so judging off the animated films) the answer to that would be NO! But he's close enough that it works (in fact, downey's Stark is BETTER than the animated films at least).

[Ramplate]

Test pilots are seen as cocky. Especially the Gemini astronauts - they partied hearty back when they were in training.
Hal was more serious in the comic book though.

I'm still looking forward to the movie

[docstop]

That's a given. We're still like 8 months away till the release. So, these people have a lot of work ahead of them.

Hope they tidy up the suit CGI somehow. That ending scene in the trailer where Hal commands the suit to appear on him and then is like, "woooo, ya!" made me think the exact opposite of what they were hoping for with the suit.
Overall liked the trailer.

[Nick1988]

IDK mind if you change the character a bit but at least make it in a good way,

This isn't Ryan Reynolds playing Hal Jordan, its Ryan Reynolds playing the same character he plays in almost all his movie.

I always thought he wasn't right for this role and that he should have stuck with Deadpool, i was really hopinh for Chris Pine to get the role.

[PG Cooper]

Uhhh... what? Reynolds nailed the part of Ryan Reynolds. In the trailer, he's virtually nothing like the Hal from the comics.

Exactly. Reynolds looks to be playing the same character he plays in almost every movie he's in.

[King_of_Skid_Row]

I'm getting a real Star Trek vibe from it. And I'm hoping it has the same fun and thrills as Star Trek.

[motion_0_pic]

If they made the CGI look better this could be a decent movie! But the CGI looks kinda ridiculous in the trailer. I guess we'll just have to wait for the movie!