Showing posts with label Warner Bros. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warner Bros. 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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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Green Lantern: Rise of the Red Lanterns Coming to DVD

Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesGreen Lantern: The Animated Series (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series, currently part of Cartoon Network’s DC Nation programming block (Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET/PT), is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series; DC Universe Animated Original Movies). The two-disc DVD set featuring the first 13 episodes of the CG-animated action series will be available on August 28, 2012 for $19.97 SRP.

“Green Lantern: The Animated Series has really taken us into a realm we hadn’t explored before: our first completely CG-animated series,” enthuses Sam Register, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, at Warner Bros. Animation. “Like Teen Titans and Batman: The Animated Series, it’s an incredible, groundbreaking action series, combining the legendary instincts of Emmy®-winning executive producer Bruce Timm and the incredible artistry of WBA’s CG animators. It’s a beautifully rendered, epic space adventure with a scale that’s simply breathtaking.”

“With the release of the live-action movie last summer and the wildly popular Cartoon Network series, Green Lantern mania is at an all-time high,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President of Family and Animation Marketing and Partner Brands. “Warner Bros. Animation is known for creating outstanding animated series, and we are thrilled to be able to bring these new super hero adventures to DVD.”


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds Reflects On 'Green Lantern,' Uncertain About Sequel

Green Lantern panel at the 2010 San Diego Comi...Green Lantern panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
MTV News caught up with the actor while he was promoting his next film "Safe House," and Reynolds opened up about how he looks back on his films, "Green Lantern" in particular.

For Reynolds, the key to working as an actor is the way he approaches completed films. It's more journey than destination. "I think it's very wise advice: never congratulate yourself too much, and never berate yourself too much. This is very sage advice," he said. "I look at moviemaking more as the experience than the outcome, which is by and large a pretty healthy way to look at it."

Reynolds described fixating on the final product as an ultimately unsatisfying activity. "If you're invested in the outcome of every single movie, you're bound to have moments where you aren't going to be as happy," he said. "I've had movies that were very successful that I wasn't happy with."

The actor's last superhero movie, "Green Lantern," was far from the out-right failure many paint it as. The film's decent opening weekend returns led Warner Bros. execs to recognize an audience for the film, and President Jeff Robinov has said he remains hopeful about a potential sequel.

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/02/01/ryan-reynolds-green-lantern-sequel/

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Green Lantern: Warner Bros. Registers 'Green Lantern 2'

Warner Bros. towerWarner Bros. tower (Photo credit: Gage Skidmore)
Green Lantern didn’t exactly set the box office on fire this summer, but its opening weekend did well enough to get Warner Bros. thinking about a sequel. It’s been a while since we’ve heard any significant updates on the project, but a look at some recent domain registrations by the studio suggest it hasn’t forgotten about the project.

MovieHole reports that Warner Bros. has just renewed its registration for GreenLantern2.com. While a domain renewal isn’t solid confirmation that another Green Lantern film is imminent, MovieHole points out that Warner Bros. wasn’t scrambling to pick up just anything, as it didn’t reserve domains for other rumored projects like Blade Runner 2, Lost Boys 4, and The Goonies 2.

http://www.slashfilm.com/sequel-bits-warner-bros-registers-green-lantern-2-domain-seth-rogen-talks-pineapple-express-2-gi-joe-2-synopsis/

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Green Lantern: Green Lantern 2 Could Still Happen Says Geoff Johns

Flash and Green Lantern stand around outside t...Flash and Green Lantern stand around outside the Daily Planet shop at Warner Bros. Movie World. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Despite the hype leading up to its release this summer, Green Lantern disappeared from the public consciousness quiet quickly. It wasn't necessarily a bomb, making $219 million globally, but it wasn't the hit that Warner Bros. expected, and since it came and went, not much has been said about a sequel.

The Green Lantern Blu-ray and Green Lantern DVD were released this past Friday, just in time for NYCC 2011. It was there that DC Entertainment's Creative Chief Geoff Johns revealed that a sequel could still happen, and that he remains hopeful that it will get made sometime in the neat future.

This is what he had to say about Green Lantern 2.

"There is the hope that we will eventually see (Green Lantern 2). I hope that the character gets another film, and it will be live-action again - I guarantee."

Geoff Johns hopes that the recent home video release, and the upcoming animated series, will help push toward a sequel to Green Lantern.

"There was a lot of really good stuff in the movie. With the new animated series, Green Lantern is only going to get bigger."

http://www.movieweb.com/news/green-lantern-2-could-still-happen-says-geoff-johns

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Green Lantern: ‘Green Lantern 2’ will be edgier

Mark Strong as Sinestro in Warner Bros. Pictur...Mark Strong as Sinestro in Warner Bros. Pictures action adventure Green Lantern. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Green Lantern may have a future on the big screen, but likely not with the same director.

Despite the big-budget superhero movie’s disappointing box office performance so far, Warner Bros. executives still want to find a way to make a sequel work. Bringing superheroes from its DC Comics unit to the big screen is a top priority for the studio, and executives believe that the problem with “Green Lantern” was in execution, not concept. They even have ideas on how to turn things around next time.

“We had a decent opening so we learned there is an audience,” said Warner Bros. film group President Jeff Robinov, pointing to the film’s box office debut of $53 million. “To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action…. And we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth.”

After its so-so opening, “Green Lantern” fizzled at the domestic box office, ending up with only $114 million. Its overseas performance in important countries such as Great Britain, Germany and Russia has also been weak. (For much more on the fate of all four of this summer’s superhero movies, see our analysis of the genre’s cinema season.)

Warner Bros. already has an outline for a sequel on hand written by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, who all worked on the script for the original. However, several people familiar with the thinking of executives there who were not authorized to speak on the record say Warner will likely make significant changes to the outline, if not start over from scratch, in developing a sequel.

One change the executives are quite certain of, however: They would like a new director. Warner Bros. was not thrilled with the work of “Green Lantern” director Martin Campbell, the people said, and would likely seek a new director for a sequel should one go into production.

However, one person close to Campbell said the director’s contract gave him an option to work on a sequel, meaning the studio would likely need to reach some accommodation with the “Casino Royale” and “Legend of Zorro” director in order to go ahead without him.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/08/02/warner-green-lantern-2-will-be-edgier-flash-has-solid-script/

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Green Lantern: Warner Bros. Still Planning GREEN LANTERN Sequel

Warner BrosImage via WikipediaDespite an underwhelming box office and middling reviews, Warner Bros. is apparently still moving forward with a sequel to Green Lantern. Back in August, we reported that screenwriter Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) had been hired to pen the follow-up, working from a treatment by the first film’s writers Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim. However, director Martin Campbell has stated that he won’t be back for another go around. THR reports that Warner Bros. “still believes” in the franchise and is hopeful that it will have long legs in theaters. Hit the jump for more.

http://collider.com/green-lantern-2-warner-bros/98896/

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Green Lantern: Warner Bros. has plans to follow through with Green Lantern sequel

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 15: (L-R) President Warne...Image by Getty Images via @daylife
One of Warner Bros. huge summer blockbusters opened up with great numbers at the box office, but the fall off for Green Lantern in its second weekend is almost disturbing. Mixed reviews of the film kind of live up to that expectation though and while disappointing, the studio still has plans to follow through with a sequel.

Green Lantern may have come in third at the box office this weekend, but it brought in a mere $18.4 million. That is a huge 66% decline for a domestic total of $89.3 million. Warner Bros. is of course "somewhat disappointed" with these results but sources say that the studio still believes in the franchise.

http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-new-orleans/warner-bros-has-plans-to-follow-through-with-green-lantern-sequel#ixzz1QSGeOjNs


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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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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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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Green Lantern: Green Lantern toys debut in New York

2006 LogoImage via Wikipedia
Film studio Warner Bros. and toy manufacturer Mattel will debut a new line of action toys based on the upcoming film Green Lantern at the American Toy Fair in New York from February 13-16.

In a joint January 25 press release Mattel and Warner Bros. announced the launch of a range of Green Lantern toys at the American Toy Fair. The range of Green Lantern Toys from Mattel includes the Green Lantern Ring Blast, Jet Figure and Vehicle, Green Lantern Battle Shifters figurines, along with play sets and associated games. Each basic action figure also comes with a Green Lantern ring for the child to wear.



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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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