Showing posts with label Ryan Reynolds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryan Reynolds. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Green Lantern: Green Lantern Might Reboot

Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan in Green Lantern.Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan in Green Lantern. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Now that Warner Bros. and DC's Justice League movie is back on track, lots of little details are emerging about the rest of their superhero slate. That includes Green Lantern, which could be facing a reboot already.

Variety has the inside track on the DC projects, with the latest word being that the studio is "figuring out whether to bring back Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern in a sequel to last year's actioner or relaunch the character in a completely new way." Michael Goldenberg, who co-wrote the first film, was commissioned to write Green Lantern 2 back in 2010, a year before the first film debuted. It would seem, however, that script may never see the light of day. (Don't cry for Goldenberg. He's now on the newly re-energized Wonder Woman script, as reported earlier this week.)

Obviously, the notion of rebooting Green Lantern doesn't come as much of a surprise considering the financial and critical hit Warners took with the film. To spitball for a second here, maybe the studio figures they can just relaunch the character in the Justice League movie, perhaps going with the John Stewart version in order to bring some diversity to the team?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/09/green-lantern-might-reboot

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Green Lantern: Green Lantern The Movie review

The Green LanternThe Green Lantern (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)
When I heard Ryan Reynolds was attached to play the titular role of the Green Lantern, I didn't complain. I knew he was a good actor so I had no problem with the casting choice. Last year prior to the film's release I copped Green Lantern: Secret Origins to fuel my anticipation for the film. A week before the release I see a plethora of reviews on the net filled with nothing but disappointment about the film. When I saw the film for myself I understood why.

I had high hopes for the film, very high hopes. The film could have been the new Star Wars. It could have been brilliant, but the film was plagued with thinly written dialogue from a script that elicited uncertainty and clumsiness on the big screen. What happened?! There was a good director, there was plenty of time to get the story right. Geoff Johns was attached as a consultant for the film!

Maybe there was a disunity among the people involved in the film, maybe the pressure got to everyone. We may never truly know. What we do know however is that Mark Strong was a solid choice for Sinestro and the choice of Blake Lively as Carol Ferris was equivalent to Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane in Superman Returns.

As you already know, the movie was an embarrassment to Warner Bros. It was a critical and commercial failure. The chance of seeing a Justice League movie has never seemed more unreleastic until the Green Lantern movie hit theatres. If I'm honest, the film had it's good moments but they were few. Marvel dominated the theatres with Captain America and Thor. Thor was relatively an unknown but the movie raked in 450 million in the box office. There was no excuse for the failure of 'Green Lantern'.

November last year I decided to watch the pilot for Green Lantern the Animated series. I was more frustrated. I was frustrated because the likes of Bruce Timm brought to us 'Green Lantern' on a television budget. The TV series was much better than I hoped for. It is simply awesome, colourful, funny, well written and chuck-full of brilliant voice talents. This was true entertainment. From the pilot is was obvious the show had no intention of shying away from the theme of death.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Olu/news/?a=57609

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Green Lantern: After Green Lantern, What Comes Next?

Green Lantern #1 (July 1941). Cover art by PurcellImage via Wikipedia
DC bet it all on Green Lantern, and it looks like things won't pay off. Will fans have to wait even longer to see their favorite DC characters on the big screen?

Well, I guess the title is pretty self explanatory. The future of the DC movie universe has been a hot topic during the past few weeks and I decided to throw in my own two cents.

To say that DC Entertainment bet it all on Green Lantern would be an understatement. Word has it that the budget was well over $300 million dollars, and that DC was already developing a sequel and a Flash film, banking on GL's box office success. Warner Brothers have been very open in stating that the heroes of the DC Universe would be the future cash cows of the studio after the Harry Potter franchise wraps up this summer.

How much things can change in a week.

So overall, is the failure of Green Lantern a good or bad thing for DC movies? Ultimately, I think a lot of good can come from it. While I'm sure we'll hear multiple excuses from Warners over why GL failed (Twenty bucks says they'll blame the competition), I just hope they learn from their mistakes. I really want to see the DC heroes up on the big screen because I'm a huge DC fanboy, but I want to see my favorite heroes done right.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Jamedog/news/?a=40156


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Monday, June 20, 2011

Green Lantern: Green Lantern has lowest summer debut for a superhero movie

Green Lantern: First FlightImage via WikipediaThe knives are out for Green Lantern, but are the lights? Overall, US critics haven't enjoyed this movie, and the $53m (£33m) opening weekend won't have helped franchise prospects. It's the lowest debut of the summer so far for a superhero movie. Several years ago this would have been a decent opener but, given that the movie reportedly cost Warner Bros around $200m (£124m) to make and market, this simply wasn't good enough.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/jun/20/green-lantern-ryan-reynolds-jim-carrey

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Green Lantern: 'Green Lantern' wins Friday with $21.6 million

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 31:  Actress Blake Livel...Image by Getty Images via @daylifeAs expected, Green Lantern lit up the box office yesterday: According to early estimates, the emerald-superhero romp grossed $21.6 million. By comparison, Thor — another film about a cosmic superhero without much mainstream name recognition — grossed $25.7 million on its opening day last month. Since reviews haven’t been too kind, I’m betting Lantern will experience a bit of a drop-off on the way to a weekend gross in the area of $55 million. (It also grossed $3.4 million in midnight screenings on Thursday.) It’s hardly a disappointment, although the PG-13 film will have an uphill battle trying to recoup its $200 million budget. It’ll be interesting to whether Lantern‘s foreign grosses can bolster the film’s overall performance. (Never underestimate the cross-cultural appeal of colorful, semi-abstract space battles.)

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/06/18/box-office-green-lantern-mr-popper/

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Green Lantern: Why Hal Jordan Would Make a Terrible Boyfriend

Carol FerrisImage via Wikipedia
Remember when I pointed out all the qualities that would make Thor undate-able? Well, with the release of the Green Lantern movie in less than a week (June 17th), I figured I could probably give Hal Jordan the same kind of treatment. I mean, it's only fair, right? And no, it's not because I can so easily find qualities in the opposite sex deeming them undate-able; it's just that Hal Jordan is just so friggin' easy. No, I don't mean that way...even though he kind of is easy that way too...So here it is! My top four reasons why Hal Jordan (even more-so than Thor) would make a terrible boyfriend!


  • He has multiple-personality disorder...sometimes.
  • He's never home. Ever.
  • Why should Hal settle for just one girlfriend?
  • Do you really want to compete with Carol Ferris?




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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Green Lantern: Five Things to Know About Green Lantern

DragonCon-2007-547Image by Foenix via Flickr
There's a reason the latest trailer for Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds carefully spells out the premise for you, possibly spoiling key plot points along the way. He's just a tougher character to pitch to the general public than some of his DC Comics brethren. Tell people they'll believe a man can fly, and they figure out Superman quickly. Show them a billionaire dressed like a bat and little more need be said. But a guy who gets drafted into a space army to wield a super-powered green ring in order to protect the universe from evil? That's a little tougher. So here are five things to prime you for the emerald extravaganza that's just on the horizon...

1. The Character Is Older Than Your Grandpa
2. The Green Lantern Corps Support Diversity in the Workplace
3. It's Not a Joke
4. No Rubber Nipples Here
5. It Could All Go Bad



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Friday, May 20, 2011

Green Lantern: What is a Green Lantern?

Green Lantern figurine (front)Image by mechanikat via FlickrA Green Lantern is equipped with an item that is regarded as one of the most powerful weapons in the DC Universe, called a Green Power Ring. The Power Ring enables its bearer to manifest their thoughts into hard-light constructs and other various properties only limited by the ring's amount of power and the user's willpower and imagination.

http://www.comicvine.com/green-lantern/12-41148/

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern

Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan in Green Lantern.Image via WikipediaGreen Lantern is coming this June and adds to the incredible lineup of comic book movies coming out this year. I thought that Ryan Reynolds was a bit of an odd choice for Hal Jordan as although I thought he nailed Deadpool, Hal Jordan seems to be more of a strong and dramatic character rather than a comedic one. The trailers I've seen have a bit more comedy than I might like for Green Lantern, but I am intrigued nonetheless.

http://comicbooks.about.com/b/2011/02/26/green-lantern-movie-gallery.htm

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Green Lantern: New Green Lantern Movie Promotional Art

DC Direct 13 Inch Green Lantern Hal JordanImage by shaun wong via Flickr
Gifted by the Green Lantern Corps with a power ring capable of creating anything his mind can imagine and his will can muster, test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is ready to take on...birthday parties?!? Promotional art for director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern adaptation has been somewhat scarce. Now a whole bunch of new art for the movie has turned up in an unlikely place—the "Green Lantern Party Supplies" album of Simply Superheroes' Facebook page. Included are numerous shots of Reynolds flying through space in costume as Green Lantern, as well as a couple shots of the alien Lanterns Kilowog and Tomar-Re.



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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Green Lantern: Next summer's box office battle

"My Poor Ward" Green Lantern vol. 2,...Image via Wikipedia
If you asked me who would win in a fight, Marvel Comics’ Thor or DC ComicsGreen Lantern, I’d have to go with the god of thunder. A hammer versus a ring? No contest!

The “Green Lantern” trailer, however, has left me with serious doubts. Warner Brothers gave us “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight,” sure, but they also gave us the overwhelmingly underwhelming “Superman Returns.” The trailer looks like they have kept the story fairly close to its comic origins, but Ryan Reynolds doesn’t seem to be playing the role of Hal Jordan. Instead, he’s doing what he does in just about every other movie he’s in – playing himself.

This movie shouldn’t be DC’s answer to “Iron Man” – it should be its own unique property.

Another issue I have is with the special effects. While even early shots of “Thor” looked polished and ready for theaters, much of “Green Lantern” still appears unfinished even after the official release of the trailer.

The homeworld of the Green Lantern Corps looks impressive, and the supporting characters seem pretty spot-on, but in an unusually unnecessary move, the studio chose to use CGI to animate Reynolds’ costume. It’s clear in almost every scene shown that his entire body simply isn’t there; how a new body was cheaper or looked better than just donning tights I’ll never understand.

http://www.timesleader.com/golackawanna/blogs/infinite/Next_summers_box_office_battle.html


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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Green Lantern: Your take on Green Lantern Movie's CGI costume?

Green Lantern versus AliensImage via Wikipedia
Most of Warner Bros.’ decisions, so far, have all been the right ones as they attempt to bring a second-tier DC character to the big screen – hiring Martin Campbell (Casino Royal) to direct, bringing Greg Berlanti (Dirty Sexy Money), Michael Goldenberg (Contact) and Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone) onboard to write the screenplay, securing the musical talents of composer James Howard (The Dark Knight) and casting fanboy favorite Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) as Green Lantern himself.

However, the filmmakers’ decision to ditch the standard latex/leather/spandex combination for Green Lantern’s superhero costume in favor of a more modern, completely CG costume remains the most questionable choice they’ve made to date.

The first picture of Reynold as Green Lantern which debuted on the cover of Entertainment Weekly looked pretty good even if the “alien grooved” concept wasn’t warmly received right away – but from there it has mostly been a downhill slide. The transformation scene at the end of the first trailer (see the picture at top) was almost laughable because of the cheap looking CGI and off-putting tone of the color scheme. These latest pictures aren’t helping the situation either.

Nothing really seems to have changed in this latest round of stills – the color scheme is still off, the suit still looks too fake, the hands, arms and feet look ridiculous and then there’s the awful mask. Even if the CG animators are able to fix the colors and add more realism to the suit, if they aren’t able to make Green Lantern’s mask look like it actually belongs on Reynolds’s face then the entire suit concept is sunk.

http://screenrant.com/green-lantern-movie-costume-cg-pauly-92173/


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Friday, November 19, 2010

Green Lantern: Why Green Lantern Movie Looks Familiar?

Showcase #22 (Oct. 1959), the first appearance...Image via Wikipedia
The trailer for next summer's Green Lantern movie hit the Internet in the face earlier this week, like a giant green fist. In addition to being yet another movie to feature gratuitous shots of Ryan Reynolds' abs, like [Every Movie Ryan Reynolds Has Ever Done], the Green Lantern movie distinguishes itself in another way. For the first time ever, I can't tell if I'm watching a trailer or a combination of clips from every other superhero movie ever shot. Either this is the work of a very clever editor, or there isn't a single original moment in the entire trailer.

Has it happened? Have we exhausted the genre? Is it time to stop making superhero movies? Let's take a closer look at the Green Lantern trailer and its similarities to every other superhero movie.

#6. Origin Story (See Iron Man)

#5. Superpowers (See Superman: The Movie)

#4. With Great Power Comes I Can't Believe We're Using This Character Arc Again (See Plenty of Superhero Movies, or Even Superhero Movie Probably)

#3. Recycled Female Lead (See Iron Man 1 and 2)

#2. Villains We've Already Seen (See Iron Man 2, X2)

#1. Additional Unapologetic Similarities

http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-new-green-lantern-movie-looks-so-familiar/


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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Green Lantern: What Green Lantern Movie could have been?

Hal Jordan in Duck DodgersImage via Wikipedia
"The ring, it chose you," Ryan Reynolds is told in the new "Green Lantern" trailer.

That is true. People's Sexiest Man Alive, Reynolds did finally land the role of Hal Jordan in the DC Comics adaptation. But the path that led to his casting was a circuitous one. Did you know Jack Black was once considered for the part? That the flick was once set to shoot in Australia? That Quentin Tarantino was actually offered the director's job? Oh, what could have been ...

Kevin Smith, for example, was once approached to helm a Green Lantern movie. Clearly, that would have been a more comedic take on the property. As would the installment that Black was eyeing.

"It would have been a comedy, and I don't know, maybe they didn't want to go that way with the character," Black told MTV News back in 2007. "You don't see a lot of the superheroes as comedies. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man — they're all pretty straight-up. I was going to be capturing bad guys with green, giant prophylactics. Some funny stuff."

As part of a potential Justice League film, the character was rumored to have been offered to everyone from Common to T.I. to Tyrese Gibson. And for a solo flick, "Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti was once tapped to direct, while "Watchmen" helmer Zack Snyder and Tarantino were approached for the gig.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652484/20101117/story.jhtml


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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Green Lantern: First Green Lantern Movie Footage - Your Take?

Ryan Reynolds arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards.Image via Wikipedia
It’s early footage that will undoubtedly get polished prior to the movie’s June 2011 release — and there’s still time for them to kill Ryan Reynolds‘ ridiculous “I know, right?” line when he shows off his CGI superhero suit — but it’s a long way from the dark tone of The Dark Knight, the most successful DC Comics movie ever. It’s also not what you might expect from a production Badass Digest called the “biggest, most epic, most sweeping, most cosmic superhero film yet.”

Still, the lightweight first look isn’t too surprising, since director Martin Campbell is on the record saying the movie will be closer to Iron Man than Batman Begins. “The tone is light,” Campbell told MTV News. “It has a lot of humor, but I think the relationships between all the characters are very real. We try to keep the action very real.” At least Kilowog looks undeniably cool.

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/11/first-look-green-lantern/


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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds Calls 'Green Lantern' Suit Like Filming 'Inside Alec Baldwin'

Ryan Reynolds on setImage via Wikipedia
With "Buried" and "Green Lantern" being two of the most talked about films of the year, it's not a big surprise that GQ decided to have star Ryan Reynolds be their October cover boy. The profile of the actor, who at many times it seems is universally loved for pretty much every step in his career, is an intriguing look at someone who is surprisingly guarded yet content with his life.

Despite the fact that Ryan opens up to GQ, there is an unmistakable air of restraint with everything he shares. This is most obvious in regards to his relationship with wife Scarlett Johannson, which Ryan says "hasn't been some covert operation," but he still chooses "to remain as private as possible without being secretive."

The time when Ryan opens up the most is when he talks about his experience on the set of "Green Lantern," and his well-loved sly humor sneaks into the conversation when talking about the motion-capture suit he was forced to wear throughout the majority of the shoot.

"It's made of actual woven misery," he says. "Whatever material they've used, they've managed to make it the most heat-conducting substance known to man. I literally begged them to just put me in a non-breathable rubber unitard... It was like shooting an entire movie inside Alec Baldwin."


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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Green Lantern: Blake Lively Calls Her Early Acting Performances 'Terrible'

Blake Lively. kristin.eonline.com - CW Upfront...Image via Wikipedia
You'd think that as the star of a hit television show, Blake Lively would crave the spotlight just as much as any Tinseltown darling. But you'd be wrong. In fact, according to the October issue of Allure , the "Gossip Girl" actress is "The Anti- Starlet."

Blake insists she doesn't want to be famous. "Yeah, I don't comment on my relationships, so you can skin that one," she said. "My anonymity is something I treasure. Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different." Well, she is certainly heading in the direction of respected actress with Friday's release of "The Town." She stars opposite Ben Affleck, in a small but pivotal role. "This part was originally supposed to be for a 37-year-old woman—she’s a mother—but when I read the script, I knew I had to have the part," Blake said. "It was selfish of me. I worried I would ruin it for other people. But I had to try it."

And try she did. But in the beginning, she was insecure about her acting abilities. "You make your mistakes on a bigger screen for everyone to see," she said. "I’d look at what we shot on a day and it was like, 'Oh, gosh, I'm terrible.'" Blake's had years to hone her craft, and casting directors are taking notice. The 23-year-old will next star in the highly-anticipated "Green Lantern alongside Ryan Reynolds and Peter Sarsgaard.


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