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Green Lantern
Directed byMartin Campbell
Written byScreenplay:
Greg Berlanti
Michael Green
Marc Guggenheim
Michael Goldenberg
Characters:
Bill Finger
Martin Nodell
John Broome
Gil Kane
Produced byDonald De Line
Greg Berlanti
StarringRyan Reynolds
Mark Strong
Blake Lively
Peter Sarsgaard
CinematographyDion Beebe
Edited byStuart Baird
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
June 17, 2011 (2011-06-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million

Green Lantern is an upcoming superhero film based on the comic book of the same name appearing in DC Comics. The film will star Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, with Martin Campbell directing a script by Greg Berlanti and comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, which was subsequently rewritten by Michael Goldenberg. [1] Green Lantern is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2011.

Premise

A test pilot named Hal Jordan is granted a green power ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers. It also gives him membership in an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps, tasked with keeping peace within the universe.[citation needed]

Cast

  • Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan; a test pilot for the United States Air Force who becomes a Green Lantern and the first earthman ever inducted into the Green Lantern Corps.[2] In an interview with MTV News Reynolds revealed; "I've known about 'Green Lantern' my whole life, but I've never really followed it before. I fell in love with the character when I met with Martin Campbell".[3] About the film Reynolds stated; "It is an origin story to a certain degree, but it's not a labored origin story, where the movie begins in the third act. The movie starts when it starts. We find out Hal is the guy fairly early on, and the adventure begins".[4] Alternatively Chris Pine[5] and Sam Worthington[6] had been in discussions for the role. Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto and Justin Timberlake screen tested,[7] while Brian Austin Green, a Green Lantern fan, campaigned for the part, but ultimately was not able to audition.[8]
  • Mark Strong as Sinestro; a Green Lantern and Hal Jordan's mentor who later becomes his nemesis.[9] In an interview with USA Today Strong affirmed that film will follow the origin story, "the film closely follows the early comics. Sinestro starts out as Hal Jordan’s mentor, slightly suspicious and not sure of him because obviously Hal is the first human being who’s made into a Green Lantern. He’s certainly very strict and certainly unsure of the wisdom of Hal becoming a Green Lantern". About the character Strong stated; “He is a military guy but isn’t immediately bad. It’s the kind of person he is that lends himself to becoming bad over the course of the comics being written, but initially he’s quite a heroic figure.” He also revealed that the outfit and other aspects of the character very closely follow the character’s early days, “That widow’s peak and thin mustache was for some reason originally based on David Niven, and Hal Jordan was based on Errol Flynn. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, they shared an apartment together in Hollywood when they were making movies and they were great friends. Obviously at the time, whoever was doing the original comics must have looked at them as guys doing very well in the film industry, and based those characters on them. So I would like to do justice to the Sinestro that was conceived for the comic books”.[10]
  • Blake Lively as Carol Ferris; the vice president of Ferris Aircraft's and a long-time love interest of Hal Jordan. Carol ultimately will become the villain Star Sapphire, although there is no word whether there might be some hint of that in the first movie.[11] Lively was chosen from a short list of potential candidates including Eva Green, Keri Russell, Diane Kruger and Jennifer Garner.[12]
  • Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond; a petty criminal who discovers the fragments of a strange meteor that causes his brain to grow to enormous size, granting him psionic powers.[13]
  • Angela Bassett as Dr. Amanda Waller; a former congressional aide and government agent often placed in charge of covert operation organizations such as the Suicide Squad and Checkmate.[14]
  • Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond; the disapproving father of the movie's villain, Hector Hammond.[15]
  • Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur; a Green Lantern who crash lands on Earth and recruits Hal Jordan as his replacement.[16]
  • Taika Waititi as Thomas Kalmaku; an Inuit engineer at Ferris Aircraft.[16]
  • Jon Tenney as Martin Jordan; Hal Jordan's dad, also a test pilot.[17]

Production

Development

In early 1997, Warner Bros. approached cult filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith, who had then just finished writing Superman Lives, to script a Green Lantern film. Smith turned down the offer, believing there were other suitable candidates to make a Green Lantern movie.[18] Warner Bros. eventually changed the direction of the film into that of a comedy; by June 2006, Robert Smigel had completed a script which was set to star Jack Black in the lead role. However, the studio dropped the comedy idea due to poor fan reaction on the Internet.[19] In an attempt to change the tone of Green Lantern to be taken more seriously, Zack Snyder was approached to direct, but he turned down the offer due to his commitment on Watchmen (2009).[20]

Actor-writer Corey Reynolds, a comic book fan and personal fan of the John Stewart character, pitched Warner Bros. an idea for a trilogy, with him starring as John Stewart and performing screenwriting duties. Reynolds intended to introduce Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern Corps and Justice League in possible sequels.[21] He finished the script for Green Lantern: Birth of a Hero in June 2007, receiving positive feedback from Warner Bros. with a potential 2010 release date.[22] However, the studio abandoned Reynolds' concept, and in October 2007, Greg Berlanti signed to direct/co-write the film. The decision was made to have Hal Jordan as the protagonist instead of John Stewart. Comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim were hired to co-script the film with Berlanti.[23]

Berlanti, Green and Guggenheim found it difficult writing the script because two of their drafts of the screenplay had been leaked on the Internet during the scripting phase. Guggenheim explained that the characterizations of the Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams run on the comic in the 1970s, and Dave Gibbons' work in the early 1980s, will be portrayed in the film. The writers also took inspiration from the current Geoff Johns stories. "It’s been interesting because we finished a draft just before Secret Origin (ISBN 9781401219901), Geoff’s latest arc, started up," Guggenheim observed in June 2008. "So I’ve been reading Secret Origin with a real interest in seeing "OK, how did Geoff solve this problem?’ There are certain elements just for anyone trying to retell Hal’s origin for a modern day audience has to address and grapple with," he continued. "For example, why the hell was Abin flying in a space ship when he’s a Green Lantern? You don’t ask that question back in the Silver Age, but when you’re writing in the Modern Age, you have to answer these things."[24] The script also features Martin Jordan, Carl Ferris, Carol Ferris, Thomas Kalmaku, Tomar-Re, Abin Sur, Sinestro, Kilowog, the Guardians of the Universe, Legion and Hector Hammond as well as cameos by Guy Gardner and Clark Kent.[25] The story follows the original Hal Jordan/Green Lantern storyline, including the battle between Legion and Abin Sur, Abin Sur's crash landing on Earth, as well as the choosing of Hal Jordan over Guy Gardner and Clark Kent.[25] Some parts are drawn from the Emerald Dawn mini-series.[25]

Pre-production

By December 2008, the writers had written three drafts of the screenplay and Warner Bros. was preparing for pre-production.[26] However, Berlanti was forced to vacate the director's position due to scheduling conflicts with This Is Where I Leave You.[27] In February 2009 it was reported that Martin Campbell is set to direct the film, replacing Berlanti, who will instead produce alongside Donald De Line.[28] De Line stated in a recent interview that he hopes shooting will begin in Spring 2009.[29] However, later reports show filming to begin in mid-September.[30] In April 2009 it was reported that Warner Bros. has decided to shoot the film at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and was given a $150 million budget, however as of October 2009 it will no longer be filmed in Australia but has instead moved the majority of first unit filming to Louisiana.[31] It was announced in July 2009 that Ryan Reynolds had been cast as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.[2] In January 2010, visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas stated on her blog that the film has just officially been green lighted and thus filming will start sometime in March.[32] It was also reported that Hal Jordan's love interest, Carol Ferris, would be played by Blake Lively. Carol ultimately will become the villain Star Sapphire, although there's no word whether there might be some hint of that in the first movie.[11] Later that same month, it was revealed that Peter Sarsgaard would portray Hector Hammond[13] and that Mark Strong was in negotiations to play Sinestro.[9] Also in January 2010 concept art for Kilowog, Abin Sur, and Tomar-Re surfaced. [33] On February 9, 2010 Tim Robbins joined the cast as Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of Hector Hammond.[15] On March 14, 2010, it was announced that Temuera Morrison and Taika Waititi had joined the cast as Abin Sur and Tom Kalmaku, respectively. [16]

Filming

On March 3, 2010 it was reported that test footage was filmed in Madisonville, Louisiana involving stunt cars.[34] Principal photography began on Monday March 15, 2010 in New Orleans.[35] It was reported on March 24, nine days after filming began, that Angela Bassett had joined the cast of Green Lantern. She will play Dr. Amanda Waller, a government agent who is a staple of the DC Comics series.[14] In April filming took place at the University of New Orleans Science Building, located on Founders Ave in New Orleans, LA. Though the majority of filming that took place were for interior scenes, the movie crew had local law enforcement and private security block off the entire building's perimeter from a few blocks away.[36] It was also reported that filming had taken place at the WDSU 6 news studio.[37] Later in April Jon Tenney revealed that he will play Hal Jordan's dad, test pilot Martin H. Jordan.[17]

Effects

In an interview with MTV News, director Martin Campbell when asked about the film's effects-heavy epic scale commented; "It's daunting, just the process, (there are) something like 1,300 visual effects shots, it's mind-blowing, quite honestly".[38] When asked about the constructs created from the power rings Campbell stated; "One of the nice things is, we'll all sit down and say, 'Well, what are we going to do here?' Really, it's as much as your imagination can go to make the constructs".[39] The studio also confirmed to MTV News that the film will have a 3-D release.[40]

Marketing

According to Comics Continuum, an animated Green Lantern film is in the works at Warner Bros. Animation and will be part of a direct-to-video project that will be timed for release of the live-action Green Lantern movie in the summer of 2011. The Green Lantern animated project will likely take a look at the origins of the Green Lantern Corps, including the first ring wielders.[41]

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