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With the news that came about earlier this month that Warner Brother is trying get a Justice League movie off the ground some rumors started circulating that they might reboot Green Lantern. Click here for my take on whether I think DC should reboot or just do a sequel.
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Before you get too exited, we don't actually know who it is, but Latino Review's El Mayimbe reckons the studio has settled on a new actor to play Green Lantern in the DC Cinematic Universe. Which Lantern will it be? The safe bet is John Stewart. More past the jump.
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With Halle Berry as Storm in the X-Men movies, Don Cheadle as War Machine in Iron Man 2 and 3, Idris Elba as Heimdall in the Thor, Anthony Mackie as The Falcon in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ and Netflix gearing up to do series on Luke Cage, the only prominent Black superhero left on the table that hasn’t been discussed for film or TV as of late is Black Panther.
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Oh man... I really wish they would just cast a more serious actor to play a serious character.
Yeah, Hal isn't exactly a serious character. I actually think as far as personality goes, Reynolds was pretty damn spot on in the role.
The dark & serious bandwagon rears its ugly head yet again. Not every film needs to ape that style to succeed, nor will it fit with every character and story, as those above have stated.
Don't judge me based on one comment, I don't need every film to be serious, Hal Jordan on the other hand, would be more fitting in a serious film than a comedy.
Well, when you attempt to use hyperbole to bolster your point(he's a comedian in a comedy!), it's hard to take what you say seriously. There are shades of grey between the extremes of drama and comedy; stop insinuating that anything that isn't pure drama must be pure comedy...get some perspective.
Several films have blended elements of both to great effect. Humor, in and of itself isn't awful if it's done well & manages to fit the context of the characters and story. Drama and seriousness, on the other hand, isn't the automatic ticket to quality as everyone seems to believe as of late. It's high time we stop turning up our noses at humor and levity while giving a free pass to heavy handed melodrama.
The movie was an origin story. Hal was a cocky smartass in the beginning. We're talking the same guy who taunted Batman for not having powers and was always making wise cracks in the New 52's JL. So, yes, he played the origin story well. Even showed some maturing towards the end.
I've never been a Green lantern fan but I didn't have any problem with the movie. It was popcorn and gave me a better idea of who the character was. I saw bring on the sequel.
Just revise Green Lantern in a future JLA ensemble movie, then move forward with the character in a solo flick after JLA. Problem solved.
Reboot it and I won't watch it. Tired of reboots just because a movie doesn't make monster sales....
The film was decent, not horrible and Ryan Reynolds could pull it off. Would he be a better Flash? Yeah but its too late for that now.
Just give a sequel why reboot it? Just to make some quick buck? I swear Hollywood is running out of ideas.
Give it a sequel! Maybe Reynolds can come back and hit a scheduling conflict with Highlander and they can cast Connor with some1 who's actually right for the role!