Green Lantern Movie News Discussion Thread

[InterestingJohn Alpha-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close InterestingJohn]

Now if it looked something like this:



I think I could probably live with that, but I really hope it's the classic design.

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Thanks for the info Cyber Bishop.

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Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard, Ray Stevenson, and Adriana Barraza. Are you kidding me?? If Hemsworth has a quarter of talent in him this is will be amazing. Your bias is ridiculous. The THOR cast is far superior to Green Lantern. Thus the fans of the character are probably a lot less worried than any of us.

well here is another one of your posts were you come off as a total ASS. Good job at that. As I said if THOR has an advantage the cast isn't it. I'm not saying THOR doesn't have a great cast because it does. I'm not saying THOR doesn't have a better cast because that can be questioned. I can name pure crap that each of the actors you just named did. Guessing by my name you can tell I'm a Star Wars fan and if you are as well you will know of the bitching Natalie caused in E1-3. And lay off the shit "Lucas was directing" because Harrison, Mark and Carrie all did great jobs the first time around.


Now if your going to be an ass about my statement here is a great chance. The advantage THOR has is Marvel has a clear vision of their CU and is making that work. Right now GL could become part of something bigger or just stand alone. Regardless if this is the FIRST of a series of DC wanting to get it "right" with the fans (not counting Batman because Nolan said time and again he wants HIS Batman to stand alone) then the are behind the ball.

[Cyber Bishop Fatality's Blacksmith Find all posts View Profile Close Cyber Bishop]

It won't be Parallax, it'll be Legion. Making it Parallax would be way too far from cannon.

Also yeah, I'm not sure about the whole "old railroad lantern" thing, they've always had a very specific design in the comics, why change it?

And the grey streaks, yeah, I was really hoping that was one thing from the first draft that they would ditch... that was from one of the shittier parts of Hal's run, why remind us of that :\ Hal has had brown hair without streaks for the majority of his time in the comics. Bleh.

I am telling you what I was told from someone that is currently working on the movie and has a shit ton of photos on his camera phone.
When he mentioned a big yellow blob I said Parallax and he said "that is it"

They do know that he's not in town anymore? He was only there for a week.

He also has brought us some of the best scoops yet about the costume and the effects.

I don't know if they know or not, but it does not matter, he pissed off enough people.

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well here is another one of your posts were you come off as a total ASS. Good job at that. As I said if THOR has an advantage the cast isn't it. I'm not saying THOR doesn't have a great cast because it does. I'm not saying THOR doesn't have a better cast because that can be questioned. I can name pure crap that each of the actors you just named did. Guessing by my name you can tell I'm a Star Wars fan and if you are as well you will know of the bitching Natalie caused in E1-3. And lay off the shit "Lucas was directing" because Harrison, Mark and Carrie all did great jobs the first time around.


Now if your going to be an ass about my statement here is a great chance. The advantage THOR has is Marvel has a clear vision of their CU and is making that work. Right now GL could become part of something bigger or just stand alone. Regardless if this is the FIRST of a series of DC wanting to get it "right" with the fans (not counting Batman because Nolan said time and again he wants HIS Batman to stand alone) then the are behind the ball.

First off, I stand by my point that your post was simply wrong. No one is perfect, sure. But that doesn't mean that this great cast is not an advantage. BECAUSE IT IS. Simply put. Marvel Studios seems to have an idea of what kind of movies they want to make, but guess what? That's irrelevant to the point. If you honestly think that Marvel Studios is the sole reason why THOR could be better than Green Lantern then you know absolutely nothing about TALENT. If backing up my opinion makes me an ass, then so be it. Have a nice day.

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for those who wanna talk about thor

here ya go, enjoy http://www.thegreenlanterncorps.com/...ad.php?t=13257

now lets get back to the gl movie

[W.West Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close W.West]

I can't wait for Idris Elba in THOR!

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I don't like Hal getting the gray stripes in his hair - that was one niggle I had with the first draft that I hoped would be removed - but it's a small nitpick. In general, all that stuff sounds good.

I haven't read any drafts, or hung around this thread much, so forgive me if I sound ignorant to the whole gray hair situation.

I assume the purpose of the hair appearing in the movie would be the same reason it appeared in the comic books.

Now if this is the case and the forces behind the GL movie(s) decide to run with the whole Parallax plot, I think the gray hair would look great.

As a plot device it would be fantastic. Ryan Reynolds is way too young to appear on screen with gray hair. I imagine that it would comes across as strange looking, or awkward. The gray hair in the comics was designed to appear as fitting. It kinda suited the design Hal had at the time. Because of this I never fully bought into the gray hair retcon. I just figured that DC wanted to make the character younger to help regain a greater audience. In the movie, a young Hal with gray hair would make the retcon more plausible. It would appear as a symptom of Parallax. The audience will understand that something is afoot. Something readers at the time of Emerald Twilight had no way of knowing.

or it might just look silly.

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Really looking forward to this movie. Hope they don't mess it up.

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First off, I stand by my point that your post was simply wrong. No one is perfect, sure. But that doesn't mean that this great cast is not an advantage. BECAUSE IT IS. Simply put. Marvel Studios seems to have an idea of what kind of movies they want to make, but guess what? That's irrelevant to the point. If you honestly think that Marvel Studios is the sole reason why THOR could be better than Green Lantern then you know absolutely nothing about TALENT. If backing up my opinion makes me an ass, then so be it. Have a nice day.

Never said that was the "sole reason" why Thor could be better. If you think casting is the "sole reason Thor could be better then it is you who is dead wrong. There are a lot of things that could change but cast is not everything. How about a pop quiz?



Rene Russo
Jason Alexander
Randy Quaid
Janeane Garofalo
Carl Reiner
Jonathan Winters
John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Whoopi Goldberg
Jennifer Austin
Robert De Niro

what do all of these award winning and nominated actors have in common?

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle


a talented cast does not make a good movie alone. It takes a director who understands the subject of the film, a clear vision from the producers and writers as well as a good crew. Now I never said Thor had a bad cast. I've also never said it has a better cast than GL just as I didn't say it was worse. I still stand by the fact that if THOR has an advantage over GL it is not the cast. Oh and BTW, just because an actor has a lot of talent doesn't make them right for the role. Do I need to start dropping examples of people who seemed to be spot on casting on paper but turned to crap on film?

[Old School Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Old School]

Never said that was the "sole reason" why Thor could be better. If you think casting is the "sole reason Thor could be better then it is you who is dead wrong. There are a lot of things that could change but cast is not everything. How about a pop quiz?



Rene Russo
Jason Alexander
Randy Quaid
Janeane Garofalo
Carl Reiner
Jonathan Winters
John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Whoopi Goldberg
Jennifer Austin
Robert De Niro

what do all of these award winning and nominated actors have in common?

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle


a talented cast does not make a good movie alone. It takes a director who understands the subject of the film, a clear vision from the producers and writers as well as a good crew. Now I never said Thor had a bad cast. I've also never said it has a better cast than GL just as I didn't say it was worse. I still stand by the fact that if THOR has an advantage over GL it is not the cast. Oh and BTW, just because an actor has a lot of talent doesn't make them right for the role. Do I need to start dropping examples of people who seemed to be spot on casting on paper but turned to crap on film?

hows about you p/m him and debate it back and forth? or take it to the thor topic in the general forum

[W.West Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close W.West]

Never said that was the "sole reason" why Thor could be better. If you think casting is the "sole reason Thor could be better then it is you who is dead wrong. There are a lot of things that could change but cast is not everything. How about a pop quiz?



Rene Russo
Jason Alexander
Randy Quaid
Janeane Garofalo
Carl Reiner
Jonathan Winters
John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Whoopi Goldberg
Jennifer Austin
Robert De Niro

what do all of these award winning and nominated actors have in common?

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle


a talented cast does not make a good movie alone. It takes a director who understands the subject of the film, a clear vision from the producers and writers as well as a good crew. Now I never said Thor had a bad cast. I've also never said it has a better cast than GL just as I didn't say it was worse. I still stand by the fact that if THOR has an advantage over GL it is not the cast. Oh and BTW, just because an actor has a lot of talent doesn't make them right for the role. Do I need to start dropping examples of people who seemed to be spot on casting on paper but turned to crap on film?

You're still missing the point. That talented cast may suck, but its still an advantage.

[Old School Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Old School]

It won't be Parallax, it'll be Legion. Making it Parallax would be way too far from cannon.

Also yeah, I'm not sure about the whole "old railroad lantern" thing, they've always had a very specific design in the comics, why change it?

And the grey streaks, yeah, I was really hoping that was one thing from the first draft that they would ditch... that was from one of the shittier parts of Hal's run, why remind us of that :\ Hal has had brown hair without streaks for the majority of his time in the comics. Bleh.

rather see legion than parallax

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Well going by the first draft of the script that I have read. They are combining Legion and Parallax into the same character who will be called Legion.






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Well going by the first draft of the script that I have read. They are combining Legion and Parallax into the same character who will be called Legion.






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But really, what makes you think that stuck through the rewrites? Parallax is a viable character and the studio will want to use it in a sequel if theyre smart.