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.

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...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.

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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...

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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.

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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...vie-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.