Green Lantern - June 2011 - 1st Trailer!!!

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Green Lantern Trailer :whee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJABsJQCZHA&feature=player_embedded


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First Image of Ryan in costume:

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Yesterday it was reported that Justin Timberlake was in contention to play The Green Lantern. JT had shot a screen test for the film, as had the other three contenders Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, and Ryan Reynolds. But at the end of the day on Friday, Reynolds was chosen over the other finalists to play the role of Hal Jordan aka The Green Lantern. The film’s budget isn’t finalized but Warner Bros is hoping to begin shooting in January, hoping to have the films in theaters for the previously announced June 17th 2011 release date. Last we heard, Warners was planning to shoot the film at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney (to take advantage of tax rebates), with a budget of around $150 million.

Casino Royale director Martin Campbell is set to helm the project based on a screenplay by Greg Berlanti (Everwood, Eli Stone), Marc Guggenheim (Law & Order, Eli Stone) and Michael Green (Smallville, Heroes). The Green Lantern character was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16, published in July 1940. The Green Lantern possesses a power ring that gives him control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it.
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http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/07/10/ryan-reynolds-is-the-green-lantern/


fuck yes!!!...can't wait for June 2011.
 
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I'm mixed on this news.... Really they need to get back to fixing Superman or give us a World's Finest (batman/superman movie)... no if and's or buts... Bale and Routh (yea I know his superman contract expired), make it happen WB!! you know it will be your biggest blockbuster in years...
 
Nathan Fillion of Serenity would've made a better Hal.

That and it seems ridiculous that Ryan Reynolds is doing this and Deadpool (and has also expressed interest in playing Wally West era Flash).
 
[quote name='bardockkun']Nathan Fillion of Serenity would've made a better Hal.
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Whose dick do I have to suck for them to cast Fillion as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie? Never has there been a more obvious choice.
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']Whose dick do I have to suck for them to cast Fillion as Nathan Drake in the upcoming Uncharted movie? Never has there been a more obvious choice.[/QUOTE]
Nathan Fillion for EVERY charming, sarcastic, in over his head hero.
 
CB:

You'd suck a dick for an actor to play a role in a movie?

Really?

Methinks you either have a misplaced set of priorities or you luv teh semenz
 
[quote name='manthing']CB:

You'd suck a dick for an actor to play a role in a movie?

Really?

Methinks you either have a misplaced set of priorities or you luv teh semenz[/QUOTE]
:hot:
 
The new Hollywood challenge: Be the actor to do the highest number of abominable screen versions of comic book characters. The ruination of Deadpool was pretty offensive. They went out of their way to use a character that didn't belong in that particular bit of storyline and distorted him so much as to beg the question of why they bothered.

The description is way off. The Hal Jordan character was created in 1956 by John Broome and Gil Kane as a completely different Green Lantern than the original Alan Scott version. They didn't even live in the same universe until the mid-80s and it took a while before writers came up with a retcon to explain the existence of the older Green Lantern..
 
[quote name='bardockkun']That and it seems ridiculous that Ryan Reynolds is doing this and Deadpool (and has also expressed interest in playing Wally West era Flash).[/QUOTE]

I don't even see how the execs would've allowed this. You'd think someone somewhere would've realized that the last time someone played both a Marvel and DC character, we ended up with Halle Berry as Storm and (a) Catwoman. Do we really want a repeat of that?
 
This movie will fail...lets face it the comic to film transition has not been good to us so far, especially for DC comic fans =[
 
[quote name='smarkbran']This movie will fail...lets face it the comic to film transition has not been good to us so far, especially for DC comic fans =[[/QUOTE]
Watchmen and Dark Knight say hello.

Even if ALL the coming DC films turn out to be crap, there's still the stellar animated DC movies.
 
Watchmen and Dark Knight (loosely) were based on graphic novels, not comics. There's a slight enough difference. The Crow, V For Vendetta, 300, Sin City were graphic novels too.

Graphic novels have the whole story right there. Comics are like TV shows, character development is sporadic and plots are random. X-Men movies were about the only ones successful at culling multiple arcs into a single plot.

Not to nitpick though, except for Watchmen, Batman was still a comic book character established before Frank Miller took his turn.
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']Watchmen and Dark Knight (loosely) were based on graphic novels, not comics. There's a slight enough difference. The Crow, V For Vendetta, 300, Sin City were graphic novels too.

Graphic novels have the whole story right there. Comics are like TV shows, character development is sporadic and plots are random. X-Men movies were about the only ones successful at culling multiple arcs into a single plot.

Not to nitpick though, except for Watchmen, Batman was still a comic book character established before Frank Miller took his turn.[/QUOTE]
In the end of the day does it really matter? X2 was more based off of the graphic novel "God Loves, Man Kills," but it's still deemed a comic book movie. V for Vendetta was based off a graphic novel, yes, but how the movie ended was more akin to a comic book movie as opposed to the original source material (AKA big ol happy ending and really nothing open ended as opposed to the original Alan Moore story). It's not a bad title to be given, but people will see word balloons and illustrated panels and just think comic book no matter what.
 
No, you're right. It doesn't really matter if the story is good. I guess for me I prefer the same writer throughout in comics (like Kirkman's Walking Dead, where it's "his" baby and not a franchise). Comics give guys short runs and the story suffers during the switchovers and plot is limited by the new writer having to work with the prior run's zigs and zags.

Lol, Alan Moore can't catch a break though. V For Vendetta gets changed around, From Hell was a slopjob, and I hear he absolutely hates the Watchmen movie and refused any profit from it to prove a point. Frank Miller is about the only guy who hits the vein every time. Kinda wish he'd do a Daredevil movie and erase that previous shitfest in the same way the Eric Bana Hulk movie was thrown into a black hole.
 
He would have been a better Flash. Maybe he can be both. He's already played Hannibal King and Deadpool for Marvel. Might as well give him two DC roles too.
 
[quote name='epobirs']
The description is way off. [/QUOTE]

No, the description is apt.

It talks about a ring fueled by ringpower.

Don't get your panties in a bunch about the 1940 creation date.

:roll:
 
Get back to me when they actually start to shoot this shit. I'm still waiting for Superman Returns, starring Nick Cage and being directed by Tim Burton with script from Kevin Smith.
 
guess he wasnt satisfied with just ruining deadpool now hes off to ruin a dc character. was kinda hoping theyd go with either the black or hispanic gl but whats it matter reynolds will ruin this one all the same. so first he ruined hannibal king, and then deadpool and soon to be ruining greean lantern whose next? that gforce move is going to suck too and ive been wanting to see that in lie action form for a long time.
 
[quote name='manthing']No, the description is apt.

It talks about a ring fueled by ringpower.

Don't get your panties in a bunch about the 1940 creation date.

:roll:[/QUOTE]

I addressed specific bits of information supplied that would only serve to confuse someone looking for more information. There are two major characters (and a bunch of lesser ones) called Green Lantern. The information given is not for the one this movie is adapting. The writer was lazy and could have easily clarified things with but a single additional sentence.
 
I don't have any personal vitriol for Reynolds, but like Shia, I can't understand why The Industry is so hellbent on trying to force him into being an A-lister. I just don't think the movie geeks are ever going to completely accept him, and the harder The Powers That Be push, the more so many people are going to resent him for it.

Yeah, the guy's got a lot going for him, but it's just not clicking, you know?
 
[quote name='CouRageouS']He would have been a better Flash. Maybe he can be both. He's already played Hannibal King and Deadpool for Marvel. Might as well give him two DC roles too.[/QUOTE]

Definetly would've preferred him as Flash, but he's not a horrible choice either. I'm just imagining how cool a Justice League movie with Ryan Reynolds as Flash & Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern would have been, not that that's something they were working towards anyway...
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']
Lol, Alan Moore can't catch a break though. V For Vendetta gets changed around, From Hell was a slopjob, and I hear he absolutely hates the Watchmen movie and refused any profit from it to prove a point. Frank Miller is about the only guy who hits the vein every time. Kinda wish he'd do a Daredevil movie and erase that previous shitfest in the same way the Eric Bana Hulk movie was thrown into a black hole.[/QUOTE]
Let's not forget LXG. Man that was an assloads of awful.

As for Frank Miller, I don't know. He's better off in the passenger seat. Robocop 2 was awful (though I'll admit majority of blame can also be put on the studios) and The Spirit I still have yet to see, but the reviews don't put me at much ease. That and his writing for the past decade or so hasn't been up to stuff as his previous works (the Martha Washington series is probably one of my last favorites of his work).
 
[quote name='crunchb3rry']Watchmen and Dark Knight (loosely) were based on graphic novels, not comics. There's a slight enough difference. The Crow, V For Vendetta, 300, Sin City were graphic novels too.
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Only 300 was a graphic novel out of that list. The others were originally released as actual issues. The original The Crow was a 4 issue mini-series (bought them when they came out in 89) and Sin City was a series of 3 issue story arcs (also bought those when they were released) and V For Vendetta was a 10 issue mini-series.



On a side note, I really hate the graphic novel term for the most part (unless you know, its an actual graphic novel. Like Maus for an example). Its as if people think comics are too low brow for them so they have to slap the graphic novel tag on something just so they can feel a bit dignified to be reading it.
 
I guess I use the term graphic novel in my own bastardized way. To signify a contained story. Where that's the entire project, be it issues or a bound book. Where it essentially functions as a novel rather than something serialized.

I don't think its graphic novels that make people hide the fact that they're reading comic books. I think that belongs to trade paperbacks. Something you can hide up with real books on your bookshelf and chicks might not notice. Until they see "Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Vol 3" and head for the door. ;)
 
[quote name='fart_bubble']Only 300 was a graphic novel out of that list. The others were originally released as actual issues. The original The Crow was a 4 issue mini-series (bought them when they came out in 89) and Sin City was a series of 3 issue story arcs (also bought those when they were released) and V For Vendetta was a 10 issue mini-series.



On a side note, I really hate the graphic novel term for the most part (unless you know, its an actual graphic novel. Like Maus for an example). Its as if people think comics are too low brow for them so they have to slap the graphic novel tag on something just so they can feel a bit dignified to be reading it.[/QUOTE]

I completely agree. It seems whenever something like Watchmen is called a comic, someone always gets pissed off as if Tyson said he was going to eat your children.
 
[quote name='fart_bubble']Only 300 was a graphic novel out of that list. The others were originally released as actual issues. The original The Crow was a 4 issue mini-series (bought them when they came out in 89) and Sin City was a series of 3 issue story arcs (also bought those when they were released) and V For Vendetta was a 10 issue mini-series.
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300 was released as 5 or 6 comic mini series before being collected into a graphic novel format.
 
[quote name='manthing']Unclench dude.[/QUOTE]

Not if you're standing anywhere behind me.

Has it ever occurred to you how crappy adaptions get made? Lazy crap like that description are a symptom. We're not talking about ridiculous trivia and minutiae. This is two very different characters' info being used interchangeably, as if it has no bearing on the resulting product. Past experience has shown that this is an early warning sign.

Funny thing. I just got back from a late night dog walk and was listening to a book of Neil Gaiman short stories on the way. The story 'Chivalry' is about an old woman who finds the Holy Grail in an Oxfam thrift shop. After much effort on his part, she finally gives it over to a questing knight. At the end, she goes back to the thrift shop to discover a strange Chinese lantern with an odd finger ring tied to it.

Now an average reader has a good shot at saying 'O ho, the green lantern and power ring! She'll be getting another visitor soon.' A serious comics geek knows the visitor will be Alan Scott rather than Hal Jordan. But that was Gaiman playing to his audience. He loves trivia. His first published work was a book of background geekery on 'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Nobody is going to be surprised if the average reader doesn't appreciate the distinction. But if your job is to produce press releases about a movie version of this story, you should know the difference.
 
Blame trademark laws for the story.

And seriously, let it go.

Hal Jordan is THE dominant front of mind GL for most of the populace, with John Stewart second.

The only thing that press release will do is maybe have the GP seek out GL stories from the 40's and wonder why GL is wearing a cape, and not a Corps uniform.
 
[quote name='lokizz']guess he wasnt satisfied with just ruining deadpool now hes off to ruin a dc character. was kinda hoping theyd go with either the black or hispanic gl but whats it matter reynolds will ruin this one all the same. so first he ruined hannibal king, and then deadpool and soon to be ruining greean lantern whose next? that gforce move is going to suck too and ive been wanting to see that in lie action form for a long time.[/QUOTE]

Reynolds had absolutely nothing to do with destroying Deadpool. He played Wade Wilson perfectly, it's the writers that shit in their hand and called that butchered sight Deadpool. As for King, I'd never read anything with him in it, but Reynolds was the highlight of Blade Trinity as far as I'm concerned.

And agreeing with what others have said, I fully expected to see him as Flash rather than GL.
 
[quote name='manthing']Blame trademark laws for the story.

And seriously, let it go.

Hal Jordan is THE dominant front of mind GL for most of the populace, with John Stewart second.

The only thing that press release will do is maybe have the GP seek out GL stories from the 40's and wonder why GL is wearing a cape, and not a Corps uniform.[/QUOTE]

And is named differently, and is wary of trees and wooden objects, and just in general seems like an almost entirely different character.

That whole problem could be avoided with just a little effort. Instead, the laziness will carry on and they'll make a lousy movie with a lot of eye candy that is supposed to make up for everything else.So the parade of crap continues. The only value Hollywood delivers anymore is stuff for the Rifftrax crew to use.

Let it go? Seriously, no fucking way. The point stands. What is it to you if I draw attention to their laziness, especially in the context of this forum? Participants are naturally going to indicate their anticipation or misgivings about the production. I said what I had to say. You could only comment on my comment rather making any genuine contribution.

[quote name='PR Mega X']Reynolds had absolutely nothing to do with destroying Deadpool. He played Wade Wilson perfectly, it's the writers that shit in their hand and called that butchered sight Deadpool. As for King, I'd never read anything with him in it, but Reynolds was the highlight of Blade Trinity as far as I'm concerned.

And agreeing with what others have said, I fully expected to see him as Flash rather than GL.[/QUOTE]

Reynolds agreed to the role. A single afternoon looking at the character would make it clear that what the film pushing was nothing like what those inclined to pay money to see a movie containing 'Deadpool' would be pleased to have delivered. When you knowingly or uncaringly take money to do something that will annoy the core audience, you take the brunt of thelashback as the public face of the product.
 
[quote name='bardockkun']Nathan Fillion for EVERY charming, sarcastic, in over his head hero.[/QUOTE]
Haha, I know. But, for some reason they rarely cast him in any movie and only put him on boring as shoes where he plays a writer or some shit...

He better play Drake though... wasn't the character inspired by him?
 
"The Green Lantern character was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16, published in July 1940."

That's the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.

The Silver Age Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, was created by Julius Schwartz in the 1950s.
 
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