Official Green Lantern News & Discussion Thread - Part 8

[KalMart]

That may not happen either. Remember, the other characters getting films are hinging on the success of this film. If this doesn't succeed we'll probably be stuck with the Batman and Superman franchises for a long time to come.

I think they'll at least try something in addition to Supes/Bats. They'll want to see if this whole DCE thing is worth it. Not that they'll still want to go for a JL movie...which doesn't exactly disappoint me, but that's another story.

 

[RoughNTumble]

the justice league movie just sounds like a terrible idea

it shrinks the scope or each character in it

 

[KalMart]

the justice league movie just sounds like a terrible idea

it shrinks the scope or each character in it

And just the thought of all those costumes together on the screen at the same time....


...actually, I had some conditional parameters in another discussion for which that would work well, but this isn't the place to get into it.

 

[EliteF50]

I say screw this setback. WB and DC need to recognize their mistakes and fix them for Green Lantern 2. They have to move on with another GL or another hero. As much as I love Batman and Superman, people will eventually get bored.

Green Lantern 2 would be perfect if it had the following:

-70% Oa, 30% Earth
-Sinestro as the main villain
-Duncan Jones or Darren Aronofsky as the director
-An actual domino mask, enhanced with CGI in post
-ILM or Weta
-Chris Nolan producing (his name alone will attract buzz)

 

[WeasleyIsRKing]

I say screw this setback. WB and DC need to recognize their mistakes and fix them for Green Lantern 2. They have to move on with another GL or another hero. As much as I love Batman and Superman, people will eventually get bored.

Green Lantern 2 would be perfect if it had the following:

-70% Oa, 30% Earth
-Sinestro as the main villain
-Duncan Jones or Darren Aronofsky as the director
-An actual domino mask, enhanced with CGI in post
-ILM or Weta
-Chris Nolan producing (his name alone will attract buzz)

Can't disagree with anything you say EliteF50, but we are dealing with WB here and lets face it, no matter how bad GL is it is going to make money. The GA will see it and word of mouth of how bad it is, won't hit them for a bit. It will still make money anyway, b/c the GA sees bad movies all the time.

So, the question is...does WB makes the necessary changes to make GL 2 a much better movie, or do they rest on their laurels and go with the same team as the first and rush GL 2 out just to make some more cash.

 

[jmc]

I say screw this setback. WB and DC need to recognize their mistakes and fix them for Green Lantern 2. They have to move on with another GL or another hero. As much as I love Batman and Superman, people will eventually get bored.

Green Lantern 2 would be perfect if it had the following:

-70% Oa, 30% Earth
-Sinestro as the main villain
-Duncan Jones or Darren Aronofsky as the director
-An actual domino mask, enhanced with CGI in post
-ILM or Weta
-Chris Nolan producing (his name alone will attract buzz)

Chances of a sequel are slim at best, the movie is barely even likely to brake even, word is early screenings are at best only a third of Thor's takings.

 

[Doc Phosphorus]

If this thing doesn't make mega, mega bucks, we'll be seeing LESS Oa in GL2; forget about more. They could kill off the Corps and the Guardians in the first 20 minutes in a psuedo-Emerald Twilight (maybe not actually by Hal's hand...!) and leave Hal or Kyle the sole Lantern on earth.

Or...uh, something else.

 

[craigdbfan]

There won't be a GL2 if this doesn't make mega bucks which will probably happen sadly enough.

 

[jmc]

The film isn't a world wide release either, just looking at the release dates most are a month or more after this weekend. 4 weeks is a long time for bad word to spread especially in this day and age. No chance.

 

[Deaths Head II]

This also pretty much kills my anticipation for Man of Steel. With this and Wonder Woman pilot, it's pretty clear WB has no idea what they're doing. Batman is only doing fine because they got Nolan. Once he leaves I fear WB will continue without him and drive that series into the ground as well.

 

[KalMart]

The films isn't a world wide release either, just looking at the release dates most are a month or more after this weekend. 4 weeks is a long time for bad word to spread especially in this day and age. No chance.

Yeah, but the rest of the world hates the U.S., so they may be more inclined to like what the U.S. hates.


Um....yeah. t:

 

[WeasleyIsRKing]

This also pretty much kills my anticipation for Man of Steel. With this and Wonder Woman pilot, it's pretty clear WB has no idea what they're doing. Batman is only doing fine because they got Nolan. Once he leaves I fear WB will continue without him and drive that series into the ground as well.

Let's not get all negative. Man of Steel is headed by different people (hopefully better people) and has a pretty good cast and an Ok director, but with Nolan as a producer. Agree that WB needs more than just Batman. Lets hope they get their stuff together, and soon.

 

[mclay18]

I really don't think the movie deserves the hate it's been getting. The main problem for me is the rushed storyline and the writing (I expected a lot better from Michael Goldenberg). The cast was good (very surprised by Lively), the big sequences were nicely put together, and it didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's big popcorn entertainment, no more and no less.

Should this get a sequel, WB should keep their hands off it and let whoever directs do his/her own thing. And get better writers.

 

[Donut]

Do you really think the WB executives will give up any power / say they have in their Comic Book movies ? Get real here. But sadly the WB will never get a clue & will wonder why their movies keep bombing

 

[solidsnake86]

You have to wonder how they're going to move forward (especially if the box office is bad). They invested not only a lot in the movie but the property itself. With the cartoon series out next year, products etc. They really went all out with the faith in the film. Thats probably the worst part, they had hedged there bets on a sure success and really took a gamble, and as much as people like to harp on wb you certainly have to give them credit for that. They just lost sight of the importance of the film at some point.

 

[Motown Marvel]

i cant believe how much this movie suuuuuuuuucked. parts of it didnt even make sense!

 

[WeasleyIsRKing]

WB's let Nolan do his thing on Batman. Probably the exception and not the rule. Which is what I keep harping on. Find the right writers and director and create a great story....and good things will follow. Simple formula, but I'll admit its very hard to execute correctly.

The writing process on this movie was weird though. Four different writers. Somehow X-Men: FC pulled it off though. I don't know. Like I said, its hit or miss. WB found a great director in Nolan. I guess you can't expect them to hit it out of the park on all their Comic Book movies.

 

[craigdbfan]

They needed a director like Abrams for this project not Campbell who has zero experience when it comes to sci-fi anything.

 

[Octoberist]

DC Entertainment will move on. If you think about it, Greeb Lantern was built from the ground up by DCE; it was initially developed internally at the studio. THEN Johns came in AFTER the fact but it was too late to fix anything..

That being said, if DCE can get a project going without so much studio interference (like Nolan), then we can get a good movie.

 

[KalMart]

WB's let Nolan do his thing on Batman. Probably the exception and not the rule. Which is what I keep harping on. Find the right writers and director and create a great story....and good things will follow. Simple formula, but I'll admit its very hard to execute correctly.

The writing process on this movie was weird though. Four different writers. Somehow X-Men: FC pulled it off though. I don't know. Like I said, its hit or miss. WB found a great director in Nolan. I guess you can't expect them to hit it out of the park on all their Comic Book movies.

Hard to really know before seeing the results, too. They thought they were making just as good a decision with Superman Returns, and let them do their thing as well (not to mention a director with two successful superhero movies under his belt already). And look how that turned out.

That being said, if DCE can get a project going without so much studio interference (like Nolan), then we can get a good movie.

(like Singer, too?)

 

[NongEyeGong]

I really don't think the movie deserves the hate it's been getting. The main problem for me is the rushed storyline and the writing (I expected a lot better from Michael Goldenberg). The cast was good (very surprised by Lively), the big sequences were nicely put together, and it didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's big popcorn entertainment, no more and no less.

Should this get a sequel, WB should keep their hands off it and let whoever directs do his/her own thing. And get better writers.

You pretty much summed up how I felt about the film as well. As a GL fan since maybe a few years ago, I was satisfied.

 

[Octoberist]

Hard to really know before seeing the results, too. They thought they were making just as good a decision with Superman Returns, and let them do their thing as well (not to mention a director with two successful superhero movies under his belt already). And look how that turned out.


(like Singer, too?)

Ita hard to gauge but I guess my point is that everyone - executives to the director - has to be on the same damn page. Some form of cohesiveness.

 

[WeasleyIsRKing]

There has to be a plan, instead of chaos...in which case we all disagree with The Joker on that one.

 

[KalMart]

Ita hard to gauge but I guess my point is that everyone - executives to the director - has to be on the same damn page. Some form of cohesiveness.

It's funny because WB has traditionally been known to nurture strong relationships with filmmakers...from Eastwood to Kubrick and Scorcese....even though not all of their films were surefire big money-makers. Just looking at the budgets for these films, it should indicate that WB is willing to step up to the plate. I think it lays more on the filmmaker actually delivering than on WB 'loosening the leash', so to speak.

Seems like all WB can do is choose who they think will do a good job, provide them what they need, and hope for the best. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not.

 

[Octoberist]

I also felt that, while they did a decent job, Reynolds and Lively screams studio choices. Meanwhile, anytim you look at a casting for a Nolan film, its either compelling or 'starstruckenly good'