Green Lantern: The Movie

[CeeKay]

December 17th, 2010.  wow, I didn't think they were even working on this.  with both Captain America and Thor due in 2010 it looks to be one hell of a year for comic book movies.

[Ironrod]

I only dimly remember Green Lantern comics. He was pretty marginal when I was a kid. Refresh my memory...what was his schtick? Besides having a green lantern, I mean.

[The Grue]

I only dimly remember Green Lantern comics. He was pretty marginal when I was a kid. Refresh my memory...what was his schtick? Besides having a green lantern, I mean.

He had a ring that could do stuff.

[kadnod]

I only dimly remember Green Lantern comics. He was pretty marginal when I was a kid. Refresh my memory...what was his schtick? Besides having a green lantern, I mean.

He had a ring that could do stuff.

And the color yellow was his kryptonite.  He was constantly bested by school bus drivers and Big Bird.

[Scuzz]

Wasn't Bruce Lee Kato, kickass sidekick of the Green Lantern, on TV?

[ATB]

Who they going to dredge up next?

[hepcat]

I'm a huge green lantern fan, so I'm looking forward to this.  I just hope they don't play it for ironic laughs or something. 

I was surprised to read that Kenneth Brannagh is directing Thor.  That may actually work.  It seems like producers are starting to realize that getting talented actors and directors to work on comic book films helps to avoid another Uwe Boll.

[CeeKay]

Who they going to dredge up next?

Stretch Armstrong.

[Isgrimnur]

Wasn't Bruce Lee Kato, kickass sidekick of the Green Lantern, on TV?

That was the Green Hornet, soon to be played by Seth Rogan.     (GH, not Kato)

[CeeKay]

Wasn't Bruce Lee Kato, kickass sidekick of the Green Lantern, on TV?

That was the Green Hornet, soon to be played by Seth Rogan.     (GH, not Kato)

if it ever gets off the ground.  it was supposed to be directed by the Kung Fu Hustle guy but he apprently dropped out of the directors seat after getting told no when he had the idea of making it a spoof with Jack Black as the Green Hornet.  if you go back even further there was a 90's version in the works with George 'check out my bat nipples' Clooney as the Green Hornet.

[Rich]

I didn't see any mention of which GL it is going to be, as a new DC reader I decided to start with Knightfall so the only GL I really know right now is Alex (Hal has just turned into Parallax where I'm at in the continuity).  I'm sure most would expect Hal but isn't he quite a bit older than Alex, I'm just speculating on the producers thinking ahead and deciding on going with a younger GL.

edited: Kyle is who I meant, I think Alex was his GF's name.

[Scraper]

I didn't see any mention of which GL it is going to be, as a new DC reader I decided to start with Knightfall so the only GL I really know right now is Alex (Hal has just turned into Parallax where I'm at in the continuity).  I'm sure most would expect Hal but isn't he quite a bit older than Alex, I'm just speculating on the producers thinking ahead and deciding on going with a younger GL.

They could always go with a younger Hal Jordan. Which is probably what they will do. Kyle Rayner pisses off the GL purists to no end. I personally like Kyle Rayner and his style of using the ring, but a lot of the GL fans hated what they did to Hal and how they vilified him.

[CeeKay]

the script I've seen mentioned is an origin story with Hal Jordan.

[kadnod]

I personally like Kyle Rayner and his style of using the ring, but a lot of the GL fans hated what they did to Hal and how they vilified him.

I really enjoyed that whole fall of Hal Jordan story arch.  I could see how it might piss off someone who really liked the character, but the whole thing was just very well done. 

Without getting too spoilery, the stuff that happened to him not long after was pretty interesting, too. 

[The Grue]

I really enjoyed that whole fall of Hal Jordan story arch.  I could see how it might piss off someone who really liked the character, but the whole thing was just very well done. 

Without getting too spoilery, the stuff that happened to him not long after was pretty interesting, too. 

Was it molesting children with a green ring-projected dildo?

[kadnod]

Was it molesting children with a green ring-projected dildo?

This sort of thinking is exactly why the Guardians of the Universe keep rejecting your application to join the Green Lantern Corps. 

[Rich]

I didn't see any mention of which GL it is going to be, as a new DC reader I decided to start with Knightfall so the only GL I really know right now is Alex (Hal has just turned into Parallax where I'm at in the continuity).  I'm sure most would expect Hal but isn't he quite a bit older than Alex, I'm just speculating on the producers thinking ahead and deciding on going with a younger GL.

They could always go with a younger Hal Jordan. Which is probably what they will do. Kyle Rayner pisses off the GL purists to no end. I personally like Kyle Rayner and his style of using the ring, but a lot of the GL fans hated what they did to Hal and how they vilified him.

Got the names mixed up I guess Alex was Kyle's girlfriend, my bad

[Scraper]

I didn't see any mention of which GL it is going to be, as a new DC reader I decided to start with Knightfall so the only GL I really know right now is Alex (Hal has just turned into Parallax where I'm at in the continuity).  I'm sure most would expect Hal but isn't he quite a bit older than Alex, I'm just speculating on the producers thinking ahead and deciding on going with a younger GL.

They could always go with a younger Hal Jordan. Which is probably what they will do. Kyle Rayner pisses off the GL purists to no end. I personally like Kyle Rayner and his style of using the ring, but a lot of the GL fans hated what they did to Hal and how they vilified him.

Got the names mixed up I guess Alex was Kyle's girlfriend, my bad

I knew what you meant. On a side note, make sure you read the Flash comics from that era, they are really incredible.

[sgoldj]

I'd love to see this work.. but then I'd love a Green Hornet movie much like the NOW comics of the 80's.. family dynesty and all that.

I always thought of Justice League: New Frontier as a Hal Jorden/GL POV story.

[CeeKay]

rumor has it that Bradley Cooper (Will Tippin from Alias) is going to be Hal Jordan.  It's not definite yet though, and I'm having trouble picturing him as Hal.

[Fireball1244]

I didn't see any mention of which GL it is going to be, as a new DC reader I decided to start with Knightfall so the only GL I really know right now is Alex (Hal has just turned into Parallax where I'm at in the continuity).  I'm sure most would expect Hal but isn't he quite a bit older than Alex, I'm just speculating on the producers thinking ahead and deciding on going with a younger GL.

They could always go with a younger Hal Jordan. Which is probably what they will do. Kyle Rayner pisses off the GL purists to no end. I personally like Kyle Rayner and his style of using the ring, but a lot of the GL fans hated what they did to Hal and how they vilified him.

I really hated it when it happened -- it was badly written (Ron Marz = total hack), and an unjust treatment of a great character. But overtime, I grew to like Kyle as GL, and Hal first as Parallax and later as the Spectre. Later writers took the remains of the Hal character, after Marz's mangling, and managed to work the arc into something that actually seemed to respect the character, while Kyle went on to develop a fun style all his own.

So, ironically, I was a hardcore Hal Jordan guy... who was really unhappy when they brought him back to life as Green Lantern in GL: Rebirth. Now, since then I think they've treated all the characters and continuity involved with great care and respect, and we're getting the best GL comics ever. I just found it ironic that, just when they'd made the Hal-goes-bad-Kyle-takes-over thing start to work, they abandoned the entire notion.

[mytocles]

I must have really loved green as a kid... or the word "green" anyway.  Count me IN on any Green Lantern, Hornet, and/ or Arrow movies! 

[CeeKay]

supposedly they are down to 3 candidates to play Hal.  there's one choice there that would make me wash my hands of the movie completely.

[Harkonis]

Out of the three I would prefer if JT got the job.. that make your head spin CK?

[Arclight]

Out of the three I would prefer if JT got the job.. that make your head spin CK?

At least he'd bring sexy back to the colour green..................

[Harkonis]

even if you ignore everything else, looking at those three pictures he looks more like the Hal I know.

[CeeKay]

even if you ignore everything else, looking at those three pictures he looks more like the Hal I know.

looking at those pictures and picturing them wigth the green mask on Cooper looks the best, Reynolds might be acceptable if he laid off the smart ass-ness and JT looks like he'd be a little bitch.  other than that he's a horrible actor.

[ibdoomed]

supposedly they are down to 3 candidates to play Hal.  there's one choice there that would make me wash my hands of the movie completely.

They totally left out JT's huge role in Southland Tales.... sheesh.

[CeeKay]

<sigh of relief!>

[Biyobi]

Isn't Ryan Reynolds doing a Deadpool movie too? 

[CeeKay]

Isn't Ryan Reynolds doing a Deadpool movie too? 

there was talk about it, but looks like that may be delayed a bit.

[CeeKay]

rumor is going around about the casting of Sinestro, with Jackie Earle Haley being their number one choice.

[CeeKay]

looks like Haley didn't get the part.

[CeeKay]

someone caught a pic of the villain.

[Flatlander]

someone caught a pic of the villain.

Spoiler for Hiden:

So they're going with Hector Hammond as the villain?     Sinestro is in the film,  so I guess he's still in the Corps and doesn't go rogue until the sequel.  I've always felt the poor guy was doomed to super villainy from the beginning, what with that evil, little, moustache, and being named "Sinestro".   It's kinda like being stuck with the name "Von Doom".     

            Pretty happy to hear that my favorite Lantern,  Kilowog,  is going to make an appearance.  We just don't see enough alien warthog-looking Galactic Drill Instructors these days.

[Scraper]

someone caught a pic of the villain.

Spoiler for Hiden:

So they're going with Hector Hammond as the villain?     Sinestro is in the film,  so I guess he's still in the Corps and doesn't go rogue until the sequel.  I've always felt the poor guy was doomed to super villainy from the beginning, what with that evil, little, moustache, and being named "Sinestro".   It's kinda like being stuck with the name "Von Doom".     

            Pretty happy to hear that my favorite Lantern,  Kilowog,  is going to make an appearance.  We just don't see enough alien warthog-looking Galactic Drill Instructors these days.

I have a hard time believing that Hector Hammond will be the main villain. Side villain maybe, but he's not strong enough a character to get main bad guy billing. That would be like making the Toymaster the main villain in a Superman movie. Lame.

[Fireball1244]

someone caught a pic of the villain.

Spoiler for Hiden:

So they're going with Hector Hammond as the villain?     Sinestro is in the film,  so I guess he's still in the Corps and doesn't go rogue until the sequel.  I've always felt the poor guy was doomed to super villainy from the beginning, what with that evil, little, moustache, and being named "Sinestro".   It's kinda like being stuck with the name "Von Doom".     

            Pretty happy to hear that my favorite Lantern,  Kilowog,  is going to make an appearance.  We just don't see enough alien warthog-looking Galactic Drill Instructors these days.

Years ago (like 13 or so), when I was first taking screenwriting classes, the first thing I did, figuring it would be easiest to write a story around characters that were established, was write a script for a Green Lantern movie. I liked it. Also wrote a sequel. I had Evil Star as the villain in the first, and Sinestro in the second. I still have them. Maybe I'll PDF them and post a link.

[Daehawk]

Isn't Ryan Reynolds doing a Deadpool movie too? 

They're making a new Dirty Harry?

[CeeKay]

someone caught a pic of the villain.

Spoiler for Hiden:

So they're going with Hector Hammond as the villain?     Sinestro is in the film,  so I guess he's still in the Corps and doesn't go rogue until the sequel.  I've always felt the poor guy was doomed to super villainy from the beginning, what with that evil, little, moustache, and being named "Sinestro".   It's kinda like being stuck with the name "Von Doom".     

            Pretty happy to hear that my favorite Lantern,  Kilowog,  is going to make an appearance.  We just don't see enough alien warthog-looking Galactic Drill Instructors these days.

I have a hard time believing that Hector Hammond will be the main villain. Side villain maybe, but he's not strong enough a character to get main bad guy billing. That would be like making the Toymaster the main villain in a Superman movie. Lame.

yeah, I gotta agree.  I didn't even recognize the name until I did some research.

[CeeKay]

first look at Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern!