Green Lantern - the movie

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August 14, 2008


Warner Bros. reportedly has a script for a live-action Green Lantern movie that they are happy with, so much so that they are said to be looking to replace its current director with a bigger and more experienced name filmmaker.

According to IESB, the script by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green, "if greenlit, is a sure-fire hit for fan boys, but in scale it's big, VERY big, and we are hearing rumors that it may be too big for the director currently attached, Greg Berlanti. But who would the studio trust to take on a franchise of this size?"

The site claims that some execs at Warners are eyeing George Miller to take over the reins of Green Lantern. Miller had long been attached to direct the studio's Justice League of America movie, but IESB claims that project is not going to move forward despite recent rumors to the contrary. The reason, they claim, is the astounding success of The Dark Knight and the studio's apprehension in possibly alienating director Christopher Nolan or Batman star Christian Bale from doing a third Batman movie by including the Caped Crusader in JLA.

The report only states that execs are thinking of Miller for the Green Lantern job, not that he has actually been approached about it.

The current Green Lantern script is said to include Hal Jordan, Sinestro, Abin Sur and Guy Gardner.

[The_Return]

Yessss!!!

Now, Nathan Fillion needs to get out there and start campaigning for the role.

[The_Return]

...surprises me that nobody seems to care about this.

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I do.

If done in the right manner, this one could be much bigger than The Dark Knight itself. With the movie and Hal Jordan's character, there is so much to explore for the people at DC and Warner Bros.

I am hoping this would be a really big project, with a killer script and kickass direction.

[The_Return]

Let me rephrase: I'm surprised that nobody ELSE seems to care :p

Yeah, I think this could be up there with the berst of DC's projects...not a chance it'll top Dark Knight, but it should still kick a foolish amount of ass.

Any ideas for casting? I've been saying for ages that Nathan Fillion (Firefly/Serenity, Slither) was born to play Hal Jordan...I'll have to put some thought into the others though...

[neverending]

I didn['t post a reply because I didn't have anything substantive to say. Hal Jordan was always one of my fave DC heros. Out of all of them, it was his power I wanted- it was so imaginative. And I loved the Guardians too.

[massacre man]

I care... I just didn't see this. I'm fucking pumped now.

Here's a longer article, same jist, just a bit more to it.

http://screenrant.com/script-details-green-lantern-movie-kofi-3433/

My favorite part: Rumor has it a certain Mr. Kent might make an appearance in the film

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August 15, 2008


The Inland Empire has Struck Back with a look at the storyline for the upcoming Green Lantern movie today.

Robert (he being big boss man at IESB) says the script is shit-hot - heck, it even features cameos from some other DC heroes like Superman!

But more so, writers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green have gotten the character of the title character right.

‘'Also, unlike other recent superhero movies, this Green Lantern story has science fiction elements such as visiting other planets and major space battles'', writes Robert, adding that the film has the potential to be "bigger" than both "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man".


It starts off with the revelation of Oa and The Central Battery with a voice over narration explaining that 1) there are extraterrestrials that protect the universe, 2) they have power rings, 3) there are thousands of Green Lanterns and 4) one of us has become one of them.

We go from one part of the universe to another and find ourselves in a familiar Solar System…our own.

Before I share some of the details let's do a quick character list of those we will see in the movie if this script gets the "green" light.

Martin Jordan
Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
Thomas Kalmuka
Carl Ferris
Carol Ferris
Kilowog
Tomar-Re
Abin Sur
Thaal Sinestro
The Guardians
Legion
Hector Hammond

A few cameos include a certain mild mannered reporter from the Daily Planet, a certain college football coach with the last name of Gardner (who we are promised in the script we will see more of in the second film) and loads of other characters sure to keep fanboys orgasmic throughout.

Back to the script - The story follows the traditional Hal Jordan/Green Lantern story lines to a certain degree including the battle between Legion and Abin Sur, Abin Sur's crash landing on Earth, as well as the choosing of Hal Jordan over Guy Gardner and Clark Kent.

Parts are straight out of the Emerald Dawn series including Jordan's simulator being ripped out of the training center and flown to a dying Abin Sur and Hal Jordan going to Oa to help defeat Legion.

The major difference is in the Sinestro character arch. I don't want to give too much away but the writers were very careful to stay true to the character without blowing their load on the first film.

The other difference is also introducing Hector Hammond into the story line and making him the big threat to Earth or Gaia if you prefer.

From the first major beat of the story - that is sure to bring a tear - to the revelations at the end of the movie that easily set up prequels as well as sequels this script has it all. Also, unlike other recent superhero movies, this Green Lantern story has science fiction elements such as visiting other planets and major space battles.


It's a quick read and is a mere 109 pages but is action packed from the beginning to end. The script, if greenlit, is a sure-fire hit for fan boys, but in scale it's big, VERY big.

[massacre man]

Nobody else is interested?

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September 15, 1008


Comic writer Marc Guggenheim - most famous for reinventing a newly single Peter Parker in recent editions of 'The Amazing Spider-Man', has been talking to www.comicon.com about his role as a writer on the upcoming Green Lantern movie.

Guggenheim said he had been "working his ass off" on the script and that his incarnation of the hero will be an "incredibly faithful rendition of the character."

He continued: "It honours everything everyone loves about the hero. We approach it from a fan's perspective. Every step of the way, we ask ourselves what we want to see and what the fans will want to see.

"I think we have a script that will actually satisfy on those levels. Right now I'm just doing a rewrite for the studio with Greg (Berlanti) and Michael (Green). We'll turn that in next week. We just keep moving forward. It's really good stuff!"

At present Greg Berlanti is pencilled in to helm, with recent reports suggesting that George Miller would replace him still unconfirmed.

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September 15, 2008


Look out Common! Angel the Slayer Layer is after ya' ring!

David Boreanaz ("Angel", "Bones") is possibly - and I say possibly because the movie is still in the very, very, very early stages of development, and, well, read on.. - up for the role of 'The Green Lantern'.

Seems Boreanaz and "Sin City" star Carla Gugino were the basis of storyboard artist and illustrator Brian Murray's concept work for the "Green Lantern" movie - Boreanaz as the emerald-coloured lead, Gugino as romantic interest Carol Ferris - drawings he was commissioned by "Green Lantern" co-writer (and potential director) Greg Berlanti to do.

The drawings were presented to Warner Bros as part of Berlanti's pitch - a pitch that resulted in him getting the gig.

Boreanaz, who tested for both Superman (in "Superman Returns") and 'The Thing' in "Fantastic Four", actually voiced the role of The Green Lantern in the animated DVD movie ''Justice League: The New Frontier'', in 2006.

I think Boreanaz has a great look for a superhero - but is he the name the superhero flick requires? We've all seen this year that it really does help to have an A-lister under the mask... and Boreanaz, though well-known for his television work, isn't exactly a major film star; in fact, most of his movies (Bar Jamie Blanks' "Valentine") have gone straight to DVD.

Still, it's possible that he may get a look-in - - and again, it's possible his Green Lantern may forever stay in paper-form.

Common was most recently asked to play 'The Green Lantern' - in the recently shelved "Justice League" movie.

Speaking of one-time Superhero contenders, Brendan Fraser tells VoicesOfKrypton.com that he was offered the role of Superman when J.J Abrams was onboard "Superman Returns". Though he was excited at the prospect, Fraser says his "offer" suddenly turned to "er, we like you, but we have to ask the other guys at Warner" so the decision was basically made for him.

The "Mummy" actor says the film would've been a far superior one than the Bryan Singer version. "In my view, and I say this with respect, it's far superior than Bryan Singer's. J.J. had a vision that was larger. It spanned galaxies. It was Lord of the Rings.I mean, it was that huge. It was like a 3rd World War on Earth involving different planets and universes, and brotherhoods--sibling rivalry and the collision of enormous powers. I mean, come on, it wasn't smacking you over the head with a symbolic hammer till you weren't paying attention. That's how good J.J. is."

[massacre man]

5 BADASS REASONS WHY FANS WILL LOVE "GREEN LANTERN" (minor spoilers

Our local script expert is back again with a look at one of the most highly anticipated adaptations - Green Lantern. Superhero films always have a handful of those "badass" moments that make your jaw drop and make the film memorable. Whether it be Batman flipping Joker's semi in The Dark Knight or Tony Stark's first path of destruction in his Mark III armor, these moments will forever make moviegoers wish that they were the ones with the superpowers. Well, after taking a look at a draft of the upcoming Green Lantern script written by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim, here is my list of five badass reasons why fans will love the Green Lantern movie when it hits theaters in 2010.

#5 - Respect for the Fans

It's hard to make a film adaptation when there is almost seventy years of source material to choose from. We all know that certain compromises have to be made because certain things don't translate well from the comic book to the screen, but the writers of the Green Lantern did a damn good job of respecting their source material. The film centers around Hal Jordan, the best-known Green Lantern, and his origin story stays respectfully accurate to the comics. Hal is a test pilot, which is a huge part of the entire script, and his willpower is the driving force of the entire movie. The writers also managed to craft a great story where other key characters in the Green Lantern universe have great roles. Abin-Sur is a big part of the film's first act, Thaal Sinestro, Tomar-re and Kilowog get good screen time as well.

When it comes to villains, well, I'll get to that later. But don't worry, the fans will be happy. There are also great cameos that will be nods for the fans including a quick glimpse of a football coach with the name "Gardner" on his back, and a mother of a reveal at the end of the film that I wouldn't dream of spoiling. It always makes me happy when writers include things in the script that only the fans will understand. There are plenty of badass moments in this film that will only be amazing to a smaller audience who has the knowledge of years of comic books. So if you were one of those people who got chills during Iron Man when Col. Rhodes saw the Mark II armor and muttered, "Next time baby" get ready for some spine tingling chills during Green Lantern. These writers have done a damn good job staying close to the heart of the Green Lantern universe. Don't be worried about "organic webshooter-like" departures from the comics in this.

#4 - A Killer Dogfight

Look, airplanes fighting other airplanes is badass. Dogfights just look cool. And in this movie, damn do we get a cool one. Hal Jordan's a test pilot and we all know he's supposed to be a damn good one. In this movie we're going to get plenty of flying goodness. So get ready for a scene in the first act of the film where Hal goes head to head with three other fully automated and unmanned "Sabre-Jets." It's like a chess match between a grandmaster and three super-computers at Mach 1 with missiles and bullets instead of bishops and pawns. Hopefully the filmmakers will be able to pull off the same level of excitement on screen that there is in the script. I'm trying to think of dogfights that aren't awesome. Sure, Stealth wasn't Oscar material, but when they were in the sky, everything was just so damn cool. So get ready to add Green Lantern to the list of movies that have a sweet arial showdown between billion dollar hunks of metal.

#3 - Power Rings

Of course this was going to contain power rings! It wouldn't be a Green Lantern movie without them. But after reading the script, DAMN, the things that the power rings do are awesome. While we still have a long time until that glorious moment when we see a trailer and see what they actually look like, I can assure you that the the things the rings DO are amazing. And yes, I said rings, plural. Start drooling now.

Hal will be summoning plenty of badass things from his ring including the classic green fist. But we also see nets, and tons of different weapons. Not to mention plenty of sheer blasts of energy, and one point in the script when Hal creates an entire city from the ring. It's a ring of seemingly limitless power, and we get to see tons of examples of it right from the beginning of the movie. Within the first fifteen minutes of the movie, we get to witness a battle between Abin-Sur and the most bad ass character in the whole script (I'll get to that next). The fight is going to be amazing. Ring blasts, shields, grabbing asteroids with the ring and slamming it around are all part of it, and as far as this movie goes, it's a mini-fight. The rings are the coolest things in this movie, as they certainly should be.

#2 - Legion

So let me get this straight. Legion is essentially the polar opposite of everything that is the Green Lantern Corps wrapped up in one golden yellow monster? Sign me up. Legion is so badass in this that my mind has a hard time wrapping itself around it. Imagine if you took every scary bad guy and combined them into one terrifying motherfucker covered in armor. He's Predator, Jaws, Alien, Mordred (from Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series), and an octopus all rolled into one. He's described as the size of a whale with the grin of a shark and tentacles of an octopus. Sounds a little cheesier than scary. Until I think back to any video I've ever seen of an angry octopus that kills everything - then give it a shark mouth and lethal blasts of yellow energy. When you see the concept art of this guy you're going to wet your bed for a week.

Legion spends all of his time on-screen killing. That's all he does. At one point you think he might take a break, but after lulling his prey into a false sense of security, he lashes out and destroys everyone. Legion is such a badass, that a splinter of his armor that gets separated from him creates the Earth-based villain. So if a splinter of this thing is capable of creating an evil telekinetic madman, I can't even imagine the level of evil that Legion is capable of. He is the reason that grown men might need to wear diapers to this movie.

#1 - Epic Battles

After reading this script, I can't stress enough how magnificently HUGE it is. Green Lantern comics have always dealt with far more than just our measly little "Earth problems." So why limit our fights between on super powered good guy and one super powered bad guy? So the writers went with the approach of including epic battles that could cause a popcorn shortage when this movie comes out. The best part is the scale of these fights. Hal Jordan isn't the only one fighting in this movie. The entire Green Lantern Corps joins in to fight Legion. So everything you imagined Hal Jordan doing as a Green Lantern is actually multiplied exponentially when you seen hundreds of Green Lanterns fighting at the same time.

The battles in this movie are going to be what you would get if you took the entire Roman Army from the opening battle in Gladiator and gave each of them a ring of limitless power, then took every member of the Barbarians they fought against and wrapped them into one huge and terrifying motherfucker (see above), and decided to have a half hour battle. Green Lantern deserves a galactic canvas on which to paint his badass-ness, and this script definitely delivers one. 2010 needs to get here. NOW!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/10/07/5-reasons-why-fans-will-love-the-green-lantern-movie/

[massacre man]

An Oscar Nominee as the Green Lantern?

One way to up your Hollywood profile is to star as a superhero, just ask Robert Downey Jr. and Christian Bale. Of course, it has to be in a good superhero movie, just ask Ioan Gruffudd. So, who is apparently eyeing a role as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in Green Lantern? Why none other than Ryan Gosling according to LatinoReview.

LR is reporting the news from what they refer to as a "trusted source within the Warner Bros" and based on their history with being the first to name Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight and Brandon Routh as Superman in Superman Returns I am not going to doubt them.

I doubt I need to remind the majority of you who Ryan Gosling is, but just in case he starred in the sappy romantic drama The Notebook with current girlfriend Rachel McAdams (Limited Edition DVD on the way), the crappy thriller Stay, was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Half Nelson and starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in another crappy thriller called Fracture. Oh, he also was replaced by Mark Wahlberg in Peter Jackson's upcoming Lovely Bones adaptation and fell in love with a blow-up doll in Lars and the Real Girl.

I believe Gosling has talent, but I am yet to truly enjoy any of his films. I know nothing about the Green Lantern, but I wouldn't be surprised if he nailed it and it's nice to see studios are thinking outside the box and attempting to hire actors for their upcoming superhero flicks as opposed to faces.

It was recently reported by First Showing that producer Donald DeLine was "gearing up to start shooting [Green Lantern in] early spring [2009]" with Greg Berlanti ("Everwood") directing with an eye for a 2010 release.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar_nominee_as_the_green_lantern__20081008

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Warner Bros. is set to hire Martin Campbell to direct DC Comics adaptation Green Lantern, with the parties now in negotiations.

Campbell, most famous for directing two of the best modern Bonds - Casino Royale and GoldenEye - replaces Greg Berlanti, who wrote the script and was initially set to direct.

The trade mag reports that Green Lantern is now the top DC Comics priority for studio Warner Bros., with JLA and another Superman movie both continuing to stall, and Christopher Nolan taking his time over a third Batman film.

Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green co-wrote the script with Berlanti, whilst Body of Lies producer Donald De Line is overseeing.

Warner Bros. next job will be to find an actor to play the iconic character, with Aaron Eckhart and Ryan Gosling previously rumoured for the role.

Before he gets cracking on Green Lantern, Campbell will have to finish post-production on the Mel Gibson starring thriller Edge of Darkness.

[massacre man]

I would really like to see Campbell and Gosling get the jobs.

[Roderick Usher]

I would really like to see Campbell and Gosling get the jobs.

I'd LOVE to see Eckhart in the role but his Batman connection blows him for the gig. Gosling is too small - great actor, but I just don't see him in the role.

Both Fillion and Boreanaz are TV guys so no dice there.

I can't think of the right man for the job. All the stars that come to mind are eaither too young (Chris Pine), too old (Dennis Quaid, Bill Paxton), too soft (Benden Fraser) or box office poison (Thomas Jane).

I'm going to have to give this some serious thought.

[massacre man]

I'd LOVE to see Eckhart in the role but his Batman connection blows him for the gig. Gosling is too small - great actor, but I just don't see him in the role.

Both Fillion and Boreanaz are TV guys so no dice there.

I can't think of the right man for the job. All the stars that come to mind are eaither too young (Chris Pine), too old (Dennis Quaid, Bill Paxton), too soft (Benden Fraser) or box office poison (Thomas Jane).

I'm going to have to give this some serious thought.

I'd add Billy Crudup to a list of "Wouldn't minds". But he's Doc Manhattan. Dennis Quaid could definitely play Alan Scott.

[Roderick Usher]

Maybe Josh Brolin?

[massacre man]

Maybe Josh Brolin?

Isn't he already going to be Jonah Hex?

[Roderick Usher]

Isn't he already going to be Jonah Hex?

that project is in disarray

[milktoaste]

So massacre man, I take it you're a fan of The Green Lantern huh? Honestly, I never got too deep into comics, and have skipped over this thread untill now. I know almost nothing of The Green Lantern, but from the sounds of things this movie is going to make me shit my pants? That may be over doing it a little. However your excitement is contagious, and your depictions of the script have my attention. If it's half as good as "might need to wear diapers to this movie", then I'm there dude.

[The_Return]

So, I just found a fan trailer on YouTube...normally I don't pay much attention to stuff like this, but this one is fantastic, and I had to post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTiRnqnvDs

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It looks like Warner Bros. is close to settling on a man to play the Green Lantern, with the short-list now down to three to play the Air Force pilot-turned superhero.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actors who have made it through two rounds of auditions and into the final reckoning to play Hal Jordan are Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Timberlake.

That's bad news for Michael Fassbender, Henry Cavill and Jared Leto, who the trade mag reports had their own screen tests early in the process.

The main players involved are struggling to come to a consensus however, with director Martin Campbell, producer Donald De Line and the studio each having a different favourite among the finalists.

The Reporter also claims that there a worries over the budget, with Warner apparently balking at the hefty $150-200m price tag.

The film is still scheduled for a December 2010 opening however, so expect the role to be cast imminently.

[massacre man]

If that's true then Cooper, please.

[Doc Faustus]

Justin Timberlake could be a good Kyle Rainer, but not Hal.

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They didnt hear you, MassMan.


He's played both Hannibal King and Deadpool for Marvel, campaigned for the role of The Flash, and is married to the Black Widow.
Now actor Ryan Reynolds has won the title role in Warner Bros.' film adaptation of DC Comics' Green Lantern.

According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the 32 year-old Canadian beat out the likes of Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto for the part of pilot-turned-cosmic hero Hal Jordan.

Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) directs from a screenplay by Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.
Filming is expected to begin this January in Australia after Reynolds wraps the thriller Buried.

No word yet on what Reynolds' casting might mean for the Deadpool spin-off movie, but Reynolds is a big enough comics fan to likely appear in both franchises.

[The_Return]

No word yet on what Reynolds' casting might mean for the Deadpool spin-off movie, but Reynolds is a big enough comics fan to likely appear in both franchises.

Better still be happening.

He'll be OK for Green Lantern, but he's just so fucking perfect for Deadpool.

If he does end up playing both, there'd better be a joke about it in the Deadpool movie, heh.

[massacre man]

I can live with Reynolds. I would have preferred Cooper as Jordan and Reynolds to play Wally West though. Can't complain.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/SimpsonMmyers/reynoldslantern1.jpg

[cheebacheeba]

Hal Jordan - I liked the David ?Boreanaz? rumour, looked more the part...but yeah I'd have rather seen Cooper.

Kyle Rayner - The younger brother from Supernatural

...and how about Guy Gardner? Sean William Scott was like, born for that role.

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Ever since Ryan Reynolds was cast as the title character in Warner Bros.' Green Lantern comic-book adaptation, the film has shot to the top of the most-anticipated DC movies in active development.

But a new report today may be putting a bit of a damper on that particular production.

According to Inside Film, and a Twitter feed from Production Weekly, Green Lantern's "proposed Australian shoot is understood to be under threat after the rising Australian dollar has blown out production costs."

Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) is directing the film from a screenplay by Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.

Filming was expected to begin this January in Australia.

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Things are hotting up on project Green Lantern, and Spoiler TV have picked up an interesting casting call which, obviously, reveals a few of the characters that will joining Ryan Reynolds' Hal Jordan.

First up is Carol Ferris, described as "female lead, 26-32... a smart and attractive woman with an MBA, she started as a pilot and now runs Ferris Aircraft. She is a workaholic..." In the comics, Jordan went to work for Ferris as a test pilot, and romance blossomed among the aerospace components. No indication here though that Ferris' stint as supervillainess Star Sapphire is on the cards. Maybe that's being saved for sequels.

Next up is Dr Hector Hammond, who requires "character actor, 27-35". The press released describes him as "austere and impersonal, real scummy, a pathologist and also the son of a senator." We love real scummy... The comics Hector Hammond is a wealthy villain who can control minds using some meteor fragments he once stumbled across in the woods.

Third call is for a Sinestro: "mid-30s to mid-40s, smart, tough, intimidating and in great physical shape." No surprise here, really, since Sinestro is one of the biggest villains in the Green Lantern canon. He's a rogue Lantern who used his ring of power for evil, rather than good, and got himself banished to an antimatter universe. There he got himself a yellow ring, which causes all manner of problems for the entire Green Lantern Corps when he gets back to the Universe proper, because, er, yellow is impervious to Green Lantern-ness (Frank Miller has a lot of fun with that in his All-Star Batman and Robin series). He later creates the Sinestro Corps, leading to a major green vs yellow war.

And finally, they are looking for Abin Sur, described simply as "mid-30s to mid-40s, he is a great warrior". According to the comics, he's also an alien history professor from the planet Ungara, and the member of the Green Lantern Corps that recruits Hal Jordan. That'll be the mentor role then.

So, two villains (possibly three), a love interest and a Ben Kenobi. What's the storyline? Your guess is as good as mine.

[massacre man]

In the script Carol doesn't become a Star Sapphire. I'm really hoping the things from the script that change most are the ending and maybe throwing Atrocitus into the mix.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Atrocitus.png

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If this new rumor indeed pans out, then actor Jackie Earle Haley has just become the go-to-guy for DC's live-action comic book adaptations.

Ain't It Cool News reports that a source within the production of Green Lantern has disclosed that Haley is the leading candidate to play the villainous Sinestro in Warner's forthcoming movie.

Haley is best known to fanboys for playing Rorschach in Watchmen and for his supporting role in the TV series Human Target, both of which are based on DC titles. Haley will soon be seen as the new Freddy Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

AICN also adds that it's heard that, in an attempt by DC and Warner to take a page from Marvel's cross-over playbook, Superman will indeed have a cameo in the Green Lantern movie as has been previously rumored.

[massacre man]

Jackie's a fine actor and all, but I don't see it not looking awkward.

http://blahblahblah.beloblog.com/GL25.jpg

Hal Jordan and Sinestro. But Haley is 5'5" and Reynolds is at least 6'1"

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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.

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Ryan Reynolds is gearing up for the role of his life when he takes on Green Lantern, DC and Warner Bros.' next big superhero picture. The actor recently spoke to MTV about the project as well as his involvement in the Wolverine spin-off Deadpool.

For starters, Reynolds says that he's seen the GL suit -- and he's psyched.

"Seeing the prototypes for the Green Lantern costumes was a huge moment," he says. "It was a moment when I was like, 'This is happening, and it's happening in the right way.' That's a pretty cool, definitive moment for me."

He also says that he wasn't hugely familiar with the character prior to becoming aware of the film project.

"I've known about Green Lantern my whole life, but I've never really followed it before," he says. "I fell in love with the character when I met with [director] Martin Campbell. When I sat down with him, I really got what it is that this guy is all about. When you have a guy like Martin Campbell, part of his charm is that he has ba--s of titanium, and the other part is that he's slightly crazy, and you have to be to take on something with the scope of Green Lantern."

Reynolds has also been taking meetings lately with prospective writers of the proposed Deadpool movie.

"Everyone is always looking for that one line, 'What is that character?' and for me it's kind of like, 'There's a guy, and he's in a highly militarized comedic fame spiral,'" the actor explains. "That's not an easy thing to write -- an entire screenplay, let alone a franchise. I had a blast playing Wade [in Wolverine]. Every line I had in that was stuff I thought he would say. It wasn't something that a writer said to me. It was fun to really create that character, including everything he spits out of his awful mouth."

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Ryan Reynolds is talking once again about his upcoming turn as Hal Jordan, the titular hero in Warner Bros. and DC's Green Lantern movie, and the latest he has to say might make some fans happy.

It seems that the film will be more than your typical first-movie origin tale, which is perhaps too often the way superhero movies start off.

While discussing the project with MTV, the actor "shied away" from calling the film a full-on origin story.

"It is [an origin story] to a certain degree, but it's not a labored origin story, where the movie [truly] begins in the third act," he tells the site. "The movie starts when it starts. We find out Hal is the guy fairly early on, and the adventure begins."

Reynolds also compares GL to Marvel's Iron Man film.

"I think you walk away from this first film, and the moments that you remember and the moments that mean so much to you, not unlike Iron Man, are the moments where the guy's not in the suit," says the actor.

Green Lantern will start shooting next year.

[massacre man]

I think a 10-minute prologue should take place based on Alan Moore's story about Abin Sur meeting Qull of the Five Inversions.

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/thumb/d/d6/Qull_001.JPG/250px-Qull_001.JPG

Basically, the Five Inversions (One of which is Atroicuts, leader of the Red Lanterns) were the five surviving members of the Manhunters massacre on Space Sector 666, they swore to get revenge on the Oans and formed the Empire of Tears which three galaxies. Eventually they got into battle with the Oans on the Empire's capital, Ysmault, and were crucified and melded with the machinery on the planet. It was off limits to all Green Lanterns.

After a few eons of going undisturbed an Ungaran ship crashed on Ysmault and Abin Sur was sent to rescue the survivors. Being unable to find the ship, Abin went to the Five Inversions, they all demanded he free them first, except for Qull who simply agreed to answer three questions for nothing in return. He told Abin where to find the one child that survived the crash. The second question was how he would die, Qull told him that at some point in time his ring would fail him at a crucial moment and would be his death. The third question was what the greatest tragedy to befall the Green Lanterns would be, Qull told him it would be when all of the Green Lanterns' enemies rise up and join forces.

Abin Sur says that he's not scared but afterward instead flies in a ship and constantly recharges his ring. This lead to his crash on Earth, his ship failed him and he passed through yellow radiation he would have detected if he had been using his ring and not flying the ship. Thus he fell to Earth. The Five Inversions laughed for nineteen weeks.

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Our friends over at Latino Review have been doing a bit of snooping around the production of Ryan Reynolds' superhero flick Green Lantern. And they think they’ve come up with the five female candidates for the Lantern’s high-flying girlfriend, Carol Ferris.

Described in the soon-shooting film script as a demure 27-year-old, the daughter of aerospace entrepreneur Carl Ferris works for Ferris Air, is smart enough to have bagged an MBA, and has been lusting after Hal Jordan (green pants himself) for as long as memory serves.

So who fits the bill?

LR’s sources pulled five names out of the Hollywood hat:
Eva Green, Keri Russell, Diane Kruger, Blake Lively, and Jennifer Garner.

Strictly A-list, then. No Rachel McAdams (long linked to the Batman franchise, but no dice so far), and the inclusion of Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively surprises.

Though her profile as The CW’s crowning jewel is quickly on the rise, she’s hardly on par with heavyweights Green and Garner. Even Kruger ranks higher, having enjoyed success with this year’s Inglourious Basterds.

So which lucky lady will be smooching with Ryan Reynolds come January? Keep guessing till the official announcement.

[massacre man]

Diane Kruger. Do it. Now.

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Green Lantern has found his leading lady and she’s a Gossip Girl.

Blake Lively will play Carol Ferris, the daughter of aerospace mogul Carl Ferris. She runs her father’s company and winds up hiring Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) as a test pilot and, of course, falls for him. In the comics their relationship hits a wall when she becomes the #1 at the company and an alien race dubs her the new Star Sapphire.

Back in December we told you about the final five for the role, which included Lively as well as Eva Green, Keri Russell, Diane Kruger and Jennifer Garner. THR mentions that even the filmmakers were aware of the fact that Lively was a little young for the role, but they were so overwhelmed by her performance in The Town that they had to go for her.

Between Gossip Girl, Accepted and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies, Lively didn’t have the range to expand herself beyond playing a mindless pretty blond girl. That all changed after The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Not that the role of Carol Ferris is expected to require much range, but at least we know she’s capable of expanding beyond her norm.

Next on director Martin Campbell’s casting list? The villainous genius Dr. Hector Hammond and the evil alien Sinestro.

Shooting is scheduled to kick of in March in Louisiana putting the film on track for a June 17th, 2011 release.

[The_Return]

...and after that horrendous news, here's some awesomeness to make up for it:

Peter Sarsgaard has been cast in Warner Brothers’ upcoming adaptation of DC Comics’ “Green Lantern” as the villainous Hector Hammond.

Originally appearing in the pages of 1961’s “Green Lantern”, the character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Hammond was exposed to the radiating energies of a strange meteor, which gave him telepathic powers and also mutated his features, giving him an exaggeratedly-large head.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that despite Hammond’s status as a Green Lantern villain, casting calls and listings indicate that Hammond may not be the actual or only villain in the film, as well-known GL villain Sinestro, a former Green Lantern gone bad, might be slated to appear in the film as well.

Sarsgaard joins Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively in the film, which is being directed by Martin Campbell and written by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Green, and Michael Goldenberg.

“Green Lantern” is set to start filming this March in New Orleans.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Green Lantern.”

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

http://www.shockya.com/news/2010/01/14/peter-sarsgaard-joins-the-green-lantern/

Two words: Fucking. Awesome.

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With the reports earlier this week that Peter Saarsgard is in talks to play villain Hector Hammond in Martin Campbell's Green Lantern, there's been a certain amount of speculation about whether Lantern uber-villain Sinestro will play a role. Yes, is the answer, and the word on the street is that Warners are only interested in one actor for the role:

it's Rorschach himself, Jackie Earle Haley.

It's a rumour that's been floating around for a while, and Haley himself denied all knowledge last year. But Hitfix have been "making some phonecalls" and have learned that, following Watchmen and A Nightmare on Elm Street, Haley is currently seriously in favour at WB. Sinestro was certainly featured in last year's casting call, and as the character starts out as a mentor for Hal Jordan, attaining villainhood later on, it's reasonable to assume that his might be a supporting role in part one, setting up bigger things in hoped-for sequels.

Time will tell, and if Haley is more in the loop than he was last autumn, and preparing to polish his yellow ring, he's revealing nothing so far.

Green Lantern does, however, definitely star Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, and goes before the cameras soonish, for a summer 2011 release.

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Casting news on Martin Campbell’s The Green Lantern continues to crystallize. While we had heard a rumor awhile back that Jackie Earle Haley might be in talks to play Green Lantern’s arch-nemesis, Sinestro, it now looks as though that isn’t, nor was it ever, the case.

MTV recently caught up with Campbell while during a junket for his upcoming thriller, Edge of Darkness, and popped the question to Campbell about Sinestro. According to Campbell:


No, that’s completely wrong…In fact, we’re in negotiations with Mark Strong to play Sinestro…He’s not only a wonderful actor, but he looks like Sinestro. If you look up old pictures of Sinestro, he’s very like him. The Jackie Earle Haley thing, somebody told me about it this morning; I had never heard it before in my life.


Makes sense. Sinestro is an intellectual first and foremost, and his corruption comes about because he is so determined to protect his own people. He becomes obsessed with power, control, and punishment. In other words, he's the kind of villain Strong excels at playing -- men whose brains equal or exceed their physical capabilities.

Campbell also provided details about which other characters will be in the film:


Well, Kilowog (a loveable bulldoggy alien) will be in it…Tomar-Re (a loveable bird-like alien) is in it. Sinestro is in it. Abin Sur is in it. All the origin people. Carol [Ferris], of course, who will be played by Blake Lively. All the main characters are there, and it’s a complex story. The origin story of Green Lantern is complex, probably one of the most complex, which makes it a challenge to get it right.


Seems like a pretty ambitious cast of characters to fit into one film. Recent origin stories have been able convincingly execute the dynamics of an ensemble cast of comic boook characters, but never without making at least one or two of them rather one-note. We’ll see how Campbell handles the juggling act.

What is undeniable is that Strong’s career deservedly continues to flourish. The man is undoubtedly watchable, and he truly revels in the evil/sliminess of his characters. This film adds another potential franchise to Strong’s resume; he was in Sherlock Holmes this winter and will next be seen in Kick-Ass in March, with Pixar’s John Carter of Mars up next on his production schedule.

All things considered (and Blake Lively's youth aside), Lantern is shaping up to have one heck of a cast, particularly on its darker side.

[roshiq]

I'm not sure but is Ryan Reynolds the only actor who got the chance to play more than one comic book character on screen? Hannibal King, then Deadpool and now Green Lantern!?! I think this makes him bit overrated...there are lots of better actors to play GL, anyways it's just my personal opinion.

[cheebacheeba]

Agreed.
While he surprised me in Smokin' Aces, there's far better people more suited to the role.

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[The_Return]

Really hoping that's a fan poster.

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Really hoping that's a fan poster.

Official teaser poster. The credits looks curiously alike to Superman Returns.

[Chainsaw Guy]

im a big green lantern fan and havent been keeping up with the production of this movie. im now a little more excited for it. although that poster looks awful

[The_Return]

The credits looks curiously alike to Superman Returns.

Hence why I asked.

The credits are wrong, the mask looks photoshopped and the title font is just an edited version of the one they used for the animated "First Flight" last year.

I don't have time at the moment, but I bet 5 minutes worth of Googling could turn up an identical pic of Reynolds. Maybe it's just wishful thinking because it's such a terrible poster, but I'm calling fake.

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The adventures of a superhero named "Green Lantern" date back to the publication of All-American Comics #16, published in July 1940, making the character nearly as old as the first superhero, Superman. The original Green Lantern was named Alan Scott and his powers derived from a magic ring and lantern that gave him incredible abilities. When the appeal of the character — and the superhero genre in general — waned in the late '40s, his comic book was canceled. However, the name would live again in the '50s with the creation of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, who also wielded a power ring and lantern, but whose abilities derived from science.

Though they may have different alter-egos, costumes, origins, and weaknesses, what unites the two disparate Green Lanterns is their power ring. The ring bestows many abilities to the user, including flight, telepathy, power blasts, and others, but the trademark ability of the ring has always been the creation of "solid-light" or "solid-energy" constructs limited only by the imagination and will power of the ring wielder. In many older comic books, Green Lantern typically created simple constructs with the ring, such as a giant pair of scissors or a giant boxing glove, but as comic book readers have become more sophisticated, so have Green Lantern's constructs. In a typical modern issue of Green Lantern, Hal Jordan may use his ring to create anything from a Tyrannosaurus Rex to an F-22 Raptor fighter jet.

Since the announcement that Warner Bros. was developing a live-action Green Lantern, fans of the character have been speculating about whether this ability will be featured in the movie. Any doubt that director Martin Campbell might opt to feature Green Lantern's more pedestrian powers can now be laid to rest. While doing press for his latest movie, Edge of Darkness, Campbell revealed to MTV that this ability will be actualized in the movie. Campbell even gained some comic-nerd cred by correcting the interviewer's inaccurate use of the word "object" to describe the creations.

They're called constructs, and indeed he will [create them]. So, one of the nice things is you all sit down and say, "What are we gonna do here?" We can make something a little imaginative, we can do this, we can do that.... So, really, it's as much as your imagination can go to make the constructs, if you see what I mean.

When asked if there was a specific construct effect that Campbell was particularly pleased with, Campbell said it was still too early to make those types of decisions.

Well, we haven't even ... because I haven't even started filming, we've locked off a few, but beyond that, no. They'll all be, of course, done in post-[production], so we'll have a reasonable amount of time to be thinking.

Green Lantern goes into production in March with Ryan Reynolds portraying Hal Jordan/Green Lantern. The only other confirmed cast member at this time is Blake Lively in the role of Hal's boss and love interest, Carol Ferris.

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Tomorrow marks the first official day of filming for director Martin Campell’s long-awaited 3D Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan and Mark Strong as Sinestro.

The film has been in pre-production in New Orleans for several weeks and the first scene will be filmed tomorrow and through the 17th on location at the Old Point Bar, according to OnLocationVacations.

DC’s CCO Geoff Johns recently visited the set and praised both actors, saying “Ryan IS Hal, and Mark Strong is going to be a brilliant Sinestro.” It’s hard not to be excited for the movie with such awesome casting, including Peter Sarsgaard as Jordan’s rival Hector Hammond, Blake Lively as Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire, and Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond. Ryan Reynolds will also play Deadpool in the upcoming X-Men spinoff of the same name, and Mark Strong most recently starred as Lord Blackwood opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes.

Green Lantern is slated for release on June 17th, 2011.

Martin Campbell reached out to New Zealand for two new casting choices – Temuera Morrison and Taika Waititi.

Waititi – who wrote, directed and acted in Eagle Vs Shark – is playing the best mate of Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), the test pilot who ends up inheriting the super-powered ring worn by members of the Green Lantern Corps.

Morrison, still probably best known as Jango Fett from the Star Wars prequels, has an even more instrumental role – he’s Abin Sur, the Lantern who crashes on Earth and who passes that same ring to Jordan so that he might protect the planet.

It’s still not known whether Lantern will be shot in 3D or undergo the conversion process ala Clash Of The Titans.

In case you aren’t familiar with Green Lantern, there’s a ton of backstory to the character. The first thing to know is that Green Lanterns are like intergalactic police, and they get their abilities from power rings that have to be charged every 24 hours. The first Green Lantern was Alan Scott, an engineer who created the first of the magic rings. Hal Jordan is the second Green Lantern. Jordan was a second-generation test pilot who was given the ring by Abin Sur, an alien who chose him because of his strength and honesty. Hal Jordan was a founder of the Justice League of America and was one of two Green Lanterns that patrolled the area surrounding Earth.

[cheebacheeba]

The first Green Lantern was Alan Scott, an engineer who created the first of the magic rings.
Yes in one way, no in another.
Scott is from a different "age/reality" and his magic based ring while bearing the same name and a similar power set, is really nothing to do with the "current" set of Green Lantern/s, and their while galactic police bit.
Incidentally though, both Scott & Jordan now occupy the same "universe" - Though I doubt very much they'll give too much mention to Scott.

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Martin Campbell has increased the cast complement of Green Lantern by one, adding Angela Bassett.

She’s signed on to play Dr Amanda Blake Waller, who has a chequered history in the DC Universe, having run shady organisations like the Suicide Squad, which had super villains working for the government in exchange for amnesty.

Though she’s also a government agent, chances are she’ll end up causing trouble for Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds).

Green Lantern is shooting right now in New Orleans with Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins and Blake Lively.

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Everyone is curious to see what Ryan Reynolds will look like in costume in the big screen adaptation of DC Comics’ Green Lantern. Production started earlier this month in New Orleans, and while the first set photos have begun to hit the web — don’t expect to see Reynolds in the green suit.

Not today, not next week, not next month, not ever.

So don’t expect to see any leaked shots of Reynolds in the actual suit until Warner Bros makes the official full reveal.

Why not?

Well, because there isn’t a suit.

No suit?

That’s right. No suit.

The suit that Ryan wears on set is a grey tracking motion/performance capture suit with led lights. The Green Lantern suit you will see in the final film will be almost entirely created using computers.

That’s right — Green Lantern’s suit will be mostly CG!

Warner Bros assures that the suit will look cool. Don’t let the words “Computer generated” scare you. Ngila Dickson, the costumer designer on the film has won an Academy Award for a little film called The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. She worked on the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Last Samurai (another film which earned her an Oscar nomination), The Illusionist, Blood Diamond and The International.

Ngila was tasked with trying to find a way to do something that stands apart from all of the other superheroes spandex suit designs we’ve seen in the past. Remember, the Green Lantern suit is something that should look alien — it needs to seem other worldly. It encompasses any creature that wears the ring, and Hal Jordan is the first human to ever wear the suit. This was a chance for Dickson to do something different. You also have to consider that Hal changes into the suit multiple times in mid scene, and the cg also allows him to do this.

Apparently, the suit will look like, “a manifestation of [Reynolds' character, Hal Jordan's] power.” The CG also means we won’t get our first official look at the suit until Warner Bros. gives the go-ahead to release a fully-rendered image.

So there you have it. The film world’s first almost fully CGI superhero suit.

Peter Sarsgaard, who plays the villain of the film Hector Hammond, has wild hair, “like Jason Lee in My Name is Earl” combined with the character’s pencil-thin moustache from the comics.

Green Lantern is set to hit theaters June 17, 2011.

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Official character posters unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con -


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[The_Return]

...that's more like it. Amazing stuff.

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If you’re the kind of fan who, without question, needs to catch the very first full “Green Lantern” trailer, you may want to befriend a few muggles.

Fresh from New York Comic Con and currently echoing within the comic and movie blogosphere is the news that the hotly anticipated “Green Lantern” trailer will be attached to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1,” the second-to-last film in the Harry Potter series set to debut on November 19, 2010.

“Green Lantern” scribe and DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns made the announcement at the DC Entertainment Panel, perhaps to acknowledge (as early as possible) the hope of many an attending fan that Warner Bros. might release a teaser trailer at some point during the con. Alas, like Thanksgiving, the sight of Ryan Reynolds’ sweet smooth green jammies will have us waiting until November.

Here's the film's official synopsis, courtesy of the new "Green Lantern" website:

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

“Green Lantern” is slated to open in theaters on June 17, 2011.

[kalvin]

I have read it's reviews. It seems to be interesting movie. I have a plan to watch it for sure when It will be released..:):)

[TheLostEyeball]

Awesome! I loved green lantern as a kid!

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!

[massacre man]

Awesome! I loved green lantern as a kid!

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!

If you can catch the Spike TV Scream Awards tonight Green Lantern wins Most Anticipated Movie and Ryan Reynolds says the oath before accepting the award.

[TheLostEyeball]

If you can catch the Spike TV Scream Awards tonight Green Lantern wins Most Anticipated Movie and Ryan Reynolds says the oath before accepting the award.

Haha that's awesome!

[alica]

This action and sci-fic movie green latern will be a best movie of upcoming year and I recently read a short news about it at internet that ;Green Lantern is a superhero film that follows the mesmerizing journey of Hal Jordan, as he joins in with galactic powers of the Green Lanterns. Hope for the best from this horror .

[GoreHound13]

I hardly concider the green lantern one of my favorite super heros, gotta watch this one.

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First full trailer...

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http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/greenlantern/


Looks pretty...swell? Hmm...I have my doubts.

[massacre man]

Looks pretty...swell? Hmm...I have my doubts.

You do not! :mad:

[GoreHound13]

That actually didnt look too bad, atleast gonna see it for sure now

[The_Return]

Pretty much confirms my initial thoughts: Blake Lively sucks ass, but otherwise this looks amazing. What they showed of Oa looks breathtaking - fingers crossed they spend more time there than on Earth.

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You do not! :mad:

Well...I do. Most parts of the film shown looked like a TV movie. Reynolds is in his elements plus Oa looks fabulous, otherwise it was disappointing.

But no worries. Usually the movies which have sucky trailers are pretty fantastic (maybe the makers don't want to reveal too much in this). I am ready to get my ass kicked when I finally see it. :)