GREEN LANTERN

2011 - GREEN LANTERN

GIVE US A POINT ABOVE IF YOU AGREE WITH OUR REVIEW AND LETS US KNOW YOUR FEEDBACK

RYAN REYNOLDS PUTS DC'S GREEN SUITED SUPERHERO IN GREEN LANTERN. SO AFTER SEEING THIS MOVIE THIS WEEKEND HERE IS MY PERSONAL REVIEW.

THE STORY LINE OF HAL JORDAN (RYAN REYNOLDS) WAS PLACED TOGETHER IN A PERFECT ASPECT. WAS RYAN REYNOLDS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR THIS ROLE? AT FIRST I WAS "NOOOOO" BUT AFTER THE MOVIE I DO HAVE TO SAY HE DID GOOD.

I THINK THEY COULD OF HAD A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY LINE BUT FOR WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH THE MOVIE WAS PULLED OFF IN GOOD FASHION

I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WAS NO CAMEO FOR SUPERMAN LIKE WHAT WAS BEING MENTIONED BY THE STUDIOS DURING FILMING

SINESTRO'S ROLE (PLAYED BY MARK STRONG) WAS DONE WELL AND LIKE HOW HIS SCENE ENDED UP AT THE END OF THE CREDITS (MAKE SURE YOU STAY TO CHECK IT OUT)

OVER ALL THE MOVIE WAS GOOD AND IS A GREAT MOVIE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SEE - GREEN LANTERN GETS A B WITH US AND LOOK FORWARD TO PART 2 OR THE JLA

Got Milk? Green Lantern Does

Ryan Reynolds and his alter-ego in Warner Brothers' latest DC Comics adaptation, Green Lantern, are the stars of the California Milk Processor Board's newest "Got Milk?" ad campaign. The ad, titled "Join the Corps: Green Lantern Lights Up With the Super Powers of Milk," features Reynolds in his superhero costume sporting a classic milk mustache and levitating a glass of milk with his power ring. The text reads, "Where there’s a will, there’s a way," and, "See what milk’s protein can do for your muscles," accompanied by a web address for a Green Lantern-themed site aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of milk. The site not only contains a pretty nifty web-cam game, but Michael Clarke Duncan, who voices the alien Green Lantern Kilowog, provides the narration.

Green Lantern is based on the classic DC Comics character created by John Broome and Gil Kane that first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). The screenplay was written by Michael Green, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. The story centers around Hal Jordan (Reynolds), a cocky test pilot who is bestowed the power ring of the dying protector of Earth, Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison), and must discover what it means to truly be a hero if he is to survive his induction into the Green Lantern Corps and help to protect the galaxy from the threat of Parallax. The cast includes Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, Mark Strong as Lantern Sinestro, Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond , Angela Bassett as Amanda Waller and Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond, with Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush providing the voice of Lantern Tomar-Re.

Green Lantern Co-Writer Mark Guggenheim on the Cast, Script Cuts, and "Easter Eggs," Including the Superman Cameo

Now that the first trailer for DC's latest comic book movie adaptation, Green Lantern, has debuted, we have an idea of the tone that director Martin Campbell is going for, how Hal (Ryan Reynolds) and Carol (Blake Lively) will interact and what the legendary Green Lantern costume will look like, but so much still remains a mystery. The trailer only included snippets of footage of Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong as Hector Hammond and Sinestro, respectively, and we only saw a handful of the other, alien, Green Lantern Corps members. Plus, whatever happened to the Clark Kent/Superman cameo?

In a recent interview with MTV, Marc Guggenheim, who co-wrote the Green Lantern (GL) script with Michael Green and Greg Berlanti, opened up about a whole host of GL topics, from the casting to script cuts and "Easter Eggs." He even sheds some light on Superman's cut cameo and hints that it may not be gone for good.

Guggenheim said that he has seen "a fair amount" of footage from GL and that he was blown away by it. He said that the look is "unlike anything you've ever seen" before and that the cast, Sarsgaard in particular, will really impress.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are so good together it is ridiculous. Peter Sarsgaard is unbelievable. People are going to draw comparisons in his performance to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. It is just that good. Mark Strong is ridiculously great. The cast is amazing.

Guggenheim revealed one of the lesser-known Corps members that will be appearing in the movie and which of the fan-favorite Lanterns from the comics did not make it into the movie.

I can pretty much promise that Ch'p [a squirrel Lantern] will not be in the movie. Martin’s favorite Lantern, who is in the movie, is Bzzd [a bee Lantern].

Guggenheim went on to say that when he was working on the GL script he tried to throw in as many little DC Comics references or "Easter Eggs" for fans to look for as he possible.

The whole point of writing a script, particularly when it is going into production, is to play around with a bunch of different things. Some things get changed for creative reasons. Some things get changed for budgetary reasons. Some things get changed just because you think you come up with a better idea. You play around.... I think there will be plenty of Easter Eggs in the movie on other fronts. I’m a sucker for those.

The Clark Kent/Superman cameo was one of those Easter Eggs that didn't make it into the final draft of the script, but Guggenheim teased that the cameo may not be dead just yet.

The Clark Kent cameo is still near and dear to my heart. I really wanted it to be in the movie. You never know—it can still happen. If [Smallville's] Tom Welling has a free hour or two, you never know.

Geoffrey Rush to Voice the Character of Tomar-Re in Green Lantern

The Los Angeles Times reports that Geoffrey Rush has joined the cast of director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern adaptation. Rush won't exactly appear on screen, instead providing the voice of Tomar-Re, a bird-beaked alien member of the Green Lantern Corps.

The character of Tomar-Re appears briefly appears in the movie's first and only trailer, and reportedly will teach Hal Jordan, a.k.a. Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds), how to use his new-found powers. For those not familiar with the comic books, the Green Lantern Corps is a intergalactic peace-keeping force, and Jordan becomes the first Earthling to be a Green Lantern.

Warner Bros. confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that Rush has already recorded the voice of Tomar-Re for the movie, which is fortunate since the movie debuts on June 17. Rush joins a cast that already includes Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins, Mark Strong, and Angela Bassett, though, considering Rush's work is limited to a recording booth, will likely meet his co-stars at the premiere.

Ryan Reynolds Explains Hal Jordan's Character Arc in Green Lantern

When one thinks of comic book superheroes, words like "selfless" (Superman), "responsible" (Spider-Man) and "driven" (Batman) easily spring to mind, but rarely would words like "cocky" or "arrogant" be at the top of the list. But, according to actor Ryan Reynolds in a recent interview with MTV, those are exactly the type of words that describe his character, Hal Jordan, at the beginning of Green Lantern.

When we meet Hal Jordan, he's a cocky, sarcastic, arrogant type of guy and he's given this extraordinary gift. Rather than [have] that amplify those character traits, he's in fact humbled by it and given purpose in his life, which is what he lacked before.

Reynolds went on to say that, unlike most superhero movies where the majority of the story is bogged down by the need to tell the hero's origin, Hal's journey to becoming a superhero is "an accelerated process," thrusting him into costume—and into action—early in the movie. He also said that, even though Sinestro (Mark Strong) is "an ally in this film"—unlike his current status as the leader of the anti-Green Lantern Sinestro Corps in the comic books—you "definitely feel" his animosity towards Jordan.

I would say it's contentious. Humans are looked down upon by a lot of the Green Lanterns—they're kind of a sub-species.

Green Lantern was directed by Martin Campbell. Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins and Angela Bassett also star.

Ryan Reynolds Compares Green Lantern to Star Wars and Hal Jordan to Han Solo

Because of his history of playing comedic roles and because of the overly comedic tone of the first trailer for his new movie, Green Lantern, actor Ryan Reynolds has frequently had to defend the movie from disgruntled comic book movie fans, many of whom have already judged the movie without having seen it. At the Warner Bros. (WB) panel presentation for the movie at WonderCon earlier this month, Reynolds flat out said that "it's not a comedy," but cautioned fans not to expect it to be as serious as The Dark Knight (TDK), the comic book movie adaptation high bar by which most fans of the genre judge other comic book movies. In a recent interview with the L.A. Times, Reynolds explained what attracted him to Green Lantern and offered up a better movie to compare it to—Star Wars.

I wandered through the art department, and that’s what sold me, seeing this universe that’s created and the scale of it all. They’re taking the Green Lantern canon from the comics and they’re extending it out into this new medium. Our goal is to make the first superhero who really goes on a Star Wars kind of epic journey, and this mythology goes back a lot further than Star Wars.

Reynolds once again addressed the question of tone and attempted to distance the movie from comparisons to TDK. He also explained which Star Wars character informed his portrayal of Hal Jordan, the first human to become a Green Lantern.

Tone was the biggest concern going in and then it almost became a contagion, and it became the concern of everyone and with me just harping on it. And now I feel that it’s the most exciting discovery as we kept going. No, it’s not dark like Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, but it isn’t very light like you saw some of the [1980s] Superman movies get. The character is somewhere in the middle. He’s a classic male. Han Solo, who was witty but not really funny, was one of the touchstones. ... This is not a comedy film but like Han Solo or an Indiana Jones, there are moments where you smile and the hero can trades lines with anybody.

Considering how WB has been hyping the sci-fi aspects of Green Lantern in recent weeks, revealing Oa, the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps, and introducing several of the alien members of the 7,200-strong intergalactic police force, we can see how Reynolds would draw comparisons to Star Wars. The only other superhero movie with a comparable scope to Green Lantern is Marvel Studios' Thor, but the otherworldly realm of Asgard and the armored automaton, giants and other creatures that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) faces in that movie have far more in common with the fantasy genre than sci-fi (which, if Green Lantern is the Star Wars of superhero movies, would make Thor what, the Lord of the Rings of superhero movies?).

Green Lantern was directed by Martin Campbell from a script by Michael Green, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Academy Award-nominee Angela Bassett and Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins also star.

Peter Sarsgaard's 'Hector Hammond' Gets His Own Green Lantern Character Poster

Much has been made of the otherworldly or Star Wars-esque aspects of director Martin Campbell's (Casino Royale) Green Lantern that help to set this comic book adaptation apart from the plethora of superhero movies that have come before it or that will be debuting this summer. However, in addition to the threat of Parallax, a galactic fear-entity that the 7,200-strong members of the Green Lantern Corps of intergalactic peacekeepers must contend with, novice Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) of Earth must also face off against the terrifying terrestrial threat of Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard), a scientist who gains psionic powers after coming into contact with a mysterious meteor (that, from the looks of it, might be infected with an aspect of Parallax). While much of the previous marketing for the movie has been focused on Hal Jordan or the Green Lantern Corps, Sarsgaard's Hammond is finally getting his due, first with additional footage of the character in the new theatrical trailer, and now with his very own character poster.

Green Lantern is based on the classic DC Comics character created by John Broome and Gil Kane that first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). The screenplay was written by Michael Green, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. The story follows cocky test pilot Hal Jordan as he is inducted into the Green Lantern Corps following the death of Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison), the alien Lantern tasked with watching over Earth, at the "hands" of Parallax. Hal is instructed in the use of his power ring by veteran Lanterns Sinestro (Mark Strong), Kilowog (digital character voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan) and Tomar-Re (digital character voiced by Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush ), but he must learn to overcome his own doubts and fears if he hopes to survive an encounter with Parallax. The cast includes Blake Lively as Hal's employer and love interest, Carol Ferris, Angela Bassett as Amanda Waller and Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond.