Green Lantern Movie green lighted! - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 06-05-2008, 02:01 AM

It'll be the Hal Jordan origin story and not the Jack Black comedy that was rumored! Good news!

source

CHUD spoke with Warner Bros producer Donald De Line and confirmed that plans are still proceeding for a Green Lantern movie and that it will be a serious take on the character. Other than writer Greg Berlanti, who is still working on the script, no other names are attached to the project.

The comics storyline tells of Hal Jordan, a test-pilot who is given a ring of pulsating green power from a dying alien. The ring enables Jordan to do practically anything his mind can conceive--until it needs to be recharged by a green lantern. Donning the ring, Jordan finds himself a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern corps. The Green Lanterns are charged with defending their sector of space from all manner of threats.

cajmoyper · 06-05-2008, 02:07 AM

Green Lantern isn't cool enough to have made it a serious version when there was a Jack Black version rumored. I can't ever get enough Jack Black.

owa · 06-05-2008, 02:07 AM

Wow, that's great news. I was just saying in another thread that I wish they'd do something with that character. For a while, the Green Lantern was one of my favorites but it was so long ago I can barely remember it.

PS3-Playb3yond · 06-05-2008, 02:13 AM

NICE!!! I hope it turns out great.

jq71586 · 06-05-2008, 02:14 AM

How many more comic book characters are there that don't have their own movie?

Zaphod · 06-05-2008, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jq71586

How many more comic book characters are there that don't have their own movie?

With these types of movies churning out hundreds of millions of dollars, I am sure the studios are actively searching for any superhero/comic book character they can put on screen.

BTW I love the irony of the thread title...

Tanv54 · 06-05-2008, 02:46 AM

He's one of my favorite comic figure. hopefully it turns out good.

STARKILLER--1138 · 06-05-2008, 02:51 AM

Cool! Can't get enough comic book/superhero movies.

Heart_Collector · 06-05-2008, 03:40 AM

I've never been a fan of DC, and even I'm happy to hear this. Green Lantern is a pretty damn cool concept.

And as far as "how many" comic movies are on the way...a couple of years ago Stan Lee said there was no Marvel character that wasn't in some form of production. DC is finally attempting to keep up, and more and more "independent" comics (Sin City, Hellboy, Constantine, now Watchmen, The Spirit and...I know there's more. Crap, went blank) are really starting to flow. As long as people want to see live-action adaptations of cool, original ideas (and as long as their done well), they will keep coming.

Tanv54 · 06-05-2008, 04:30 AM

in my opinion, i think marvel has better characters.

BStecke · 06-05-2008, 04:54 AM

Kick ass, love Green Lantern. Thank goodness they went with Hal Jordan. If it's successful, they could easily do the Emerald Twilight story arc at some point, leading into Kyle Rayner and an easy continuation of the (potential) franchise.

Clark Kent · 06-05-2008, 05:09 AM

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
no evil shall escape my sight!
Let those who worship evil's might,
beware my power.. Green Lantern's light!"

Hal Jordan, the greatest Green Lantern of them all...

Septimus Prime · 06-05-2008, 06:33 AM

Cool, I guess.

EricJ · 06-05-2008, 11:32 AM

Thank you Marvel, for showing DC how to get rid of their "goofy" outsourced comic-book movies, and how to agenda all the little films toward the cause of the One Big Film.

(And if Warner couldn't figure out how to do that Justice League movie, looks like someone else had to show them how...Step by step.)

Ranger-R · 06-05-2008, 11:56 AM

Cool, anyone know when the Wonder Twin movie comes out?

PS3-Playb3yond · 06-05-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Louie

Cool! Can't get enough comic book/superhero movies.

I know. Me too.

crazybat_07 · 06-05-2008, 04:27 PM

This is GREAT news!!! I always wanted a Green Lantern movie and its about time Warner Bros. decided on going forward with it. Hopefully The Flash and a bunch of others won't be far behind.

grooveska · 06-05-2008, 04:33 PM

DC should take note of how Marvel is introducing individual characters leading up to the Avengers. DC has it backwards trying to do JL with pretty much unknown actors playing somewhat unknown (to the average joe) comic book characters.

Hopefully they will do GL right. We'll see. It is a little troubling to see a first draft of the script not completed in a years time.

GreenScar · 08-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Green Lantern Finally On The Fast Track To Production?

Just wanted to update this, I know there's a lot of fans of the man here

Quote:

Production Weekly's current issue has The Green Lantern slated as being in the development stage:

STATUS - Development
PRODUCER: Donald De Line - Andrew Haas WRITER: Greg Berlanti - Marc Guggenheim - Michael J Green
DC COMICS 1700 Broadway New York, NY 10019
WARNER BROS. PICTURES 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522-0001

Each sector of space is protected by a Green Lantern, possessing a power ring that uses a powerful green energy to do anything within the limits of the user's imagination and will power. When the Green Lantern assigned to this sector of space finds himself dying on planet Earth, he tells the ring to find a suitable successor. The chosen replacement, hot-shot test pilot Hal Jordan, finds himself with a new job he never expected.

Doesn't look like they have a director attached but I thought last year Variety had said that Greg Berlanti would be the director of the project.

Don't know if anything has changed director wise, but it's good news for Green Lantern fans that there seems to be some current movement on this comic book favorite. After the Warner/DC meeting regarding their super hero properties a couple of weeks ago, the signs look positive for DC comic book fans hoping for another hero to hit the big screen besides Batman and Superman.

The description states that this Green Lantern will be the Silver Age's Hal Jordan and not Guy Gardner or Kyle Rayner.

fighthefutureofhd · 08-03-2008, 07:09 PM

you do realize the pun in your title thread don't you? well, i like green lantern so this is good news. but as for more comic book movies i hope they stop. it's getting old fast. and they're not trotting out any good ones. ant man? do we really need an ant man movie? now i could see flash and i would love that, but that's about where it needs to end. this trend is getting old and stupid fast. we're going to end up with too many crap movies if we don't watch out.

06-05-2008, 02:01 AM	#1
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	Green Lantern Movie green lighted! It'll be the Hal Jordan origin story and not the Jack Black comedy that was rumored! Good news! source CHUD spoke with Warner Bros producer Donald De Line and confirmed that plans are still proceeding for a Green Lantern movie and that it will be a serious take on the character. Other than writer Greg Berlanti, who is still working on the script, no other names are attached to the project. The comics storyline tells of Hal Jordan, a test-pilot who is given a ring of pulsating green power from a dying alien. The ring enables Jordan to do practically anything his mind can conceive--until it needs to be recharged by a green lantern. Donning the ring, Jordan finds himself a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern corps. The Green Lanterns are charged with defending their sector of space from all manner of threats.

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06-05-2008, 02:07 AM	#2
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	Green Lantern isn't cool enough to have made it a serious version when there was a Jack Black version rumored. I can't ever get enough Jack Black.

06-05-2008, 02:07 AM	#3
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Wow, that's great news. I was just saying in another thread that I wish they'd do something with that character. For a while, the Green Lantern was one of my favorites but it was so long ago I can barely remember it.

06-05-2008, 02:13 AM	#4
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	NICE!!! I hope it turns out great.

06-05-2008, 02:14 AM	#5
jq71586 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Fall River, MA Blu-ray collection:55 Trading Score:29	How many more comic book characters are there that don't have their own movie?

06-05-2008, 02:46 AM	#7
Tanv54 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Hazleton, Pa Blu-ray collection:830 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	He's one of my favorite comic figure. hopefully it turns out good.

06-05-2008, 02:51 AM	#8
STARKILLER--1138 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008	Cool! Can't get enough comic book/superhero movies.

06-05-2008, 03:40 AM	#9
Heart_Collector Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Texas	I've never been a fan of DC, and even I'm happy to hear this. Green Lantern is a pretty damn cool concept. And as far as "how many" comic movies are on the way...a couple of years ago Stan Lee said there was no Marvel character that wasn't in some form of production. DC is finally attempting to keep up, and more and more "independent" comics (Sin City, Hellboy, Constantine, now Watchmen, The Spirit and...I know there's more. Crap, went blank) are really starting to flow. As long as people want to see live-action adaptations of cool, original ideas (and as long as their done well), they will keep coming.

06-05-2008, 04:30 AM	#10
Tanv54 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Hazleton, Pa Blu-ray collection:830 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	in my opinion, i think marvel has better characters.

06-05-2008, 04:54 AM	#11
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Kick ass, love Green Lantern. Thank goodness they went with Hal Jordan. If it's successful, they could easily do the Emerald Twilight story arc at some point, leading into Kyle Rayner and an easy continuation of the (potential) franchise.

06-05-2008, 05:09 AM	#12
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight! Let those who worship evil's might, beware my power.. Green Lantern's light!" Hal Jordan, the greatest Green Lantern of them all...

06-05-2008, 06:33 AM	#13
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	Cool, I guess.

06-05-2008, 11:32 AM	#14
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Thank you Marvel, for showing DC how to get rid of their "goofy" outsourced comic-book movies, and how to agenda all the little films toward the cause of the One Big Film. (And if Warner couldn't figure out how to do that Justice League movie, looks like someone else had to show them how...Step by step.)

06-05-2008, 11:56 AM	#15
Ranger-R Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:1808 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:80	Cool, anyone know when the Wonder Twin movie comes out?

06-05-2008, 04:27 PM	#17
crazybat_07 Active Member Member since:Apr 2008	This is GREAT news!!! I always wanted a Green Lantern movie and its about time Warner Bros. decided on going forward with it. Hopefully The Flash and a bunch of others won't be far behind.

06-05-2008, 04:33 PM	#18
grooveska Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:57	DC should take note of how Marvel is introducing individual characters leading up to the Avengers. DC has it backwards trying to do JL with pretty much unknown actors playing somewhat unknown (to the average joe) comic book characters. Hopefully they will do GL right. We'll see. It is a little troubling to see a first draft of the script not completed in a years time.

08-03-2008, 07:09 PM	#20
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	you do realize the pun in your title thread don't you? well, i like green lantern so this is good news. but as for more comic book movies i hope they stop. it's getting old fast. and they're not trotting out any good ones. ant man? do we really need an ant man movie? now i could see flash and i would love that, but that's about where it needs to end. this trend is getting old and stupid fast. we're going to end up with too many crap movies if we don't watch out.

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