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My concern is they make the movie as a comedy, the movie is a hit, and then they change the comic book to try to reflect the movie to get more readers. It always seems to happen when they make movies out of comis.
The thing that I don't get, like a lot of people out there don't either, is that if a character in a comic book is writen interestingly enough to last 30-40 years, than why does it need any reinvention to be a good movie? all they have to do is take the story, boil it down to the essentials, and than try to stay pure to the ource material. All the "good" superhero movies have done this.
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| If it wouldn't be made for Green Lantern fans, then why are they using the property? Why not create a new character |
They can just call the character the Green Latrine, and be done with it.
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The suits at Warner Brothers are real morons. At least DC fought to prevent this. DC needs someone like an Avi Arad or Stan Lee to oversee the properties and make sure this doesn't happen.
Also, sucess or failure. This will destroy any chance of a real GL movie or tv show for years to come.
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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Allow me to recycle a bit of text I posted yesterday in the Superman thread)(
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...6&pagenumber=6
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Where's the "tongue-in-cheek" smilie when you need one... |
Patrick - I understand what you're saying...
Unfortunately, our idea of "tongue-in-cheek" usually equates to a studio exec's reality of "someting-in-something else" (think cranium & rectum), and the next think you know, Halle Berry is Catwoman.
Moe. |
How applicable...
Unfortunately, our idea of "tongue-in-cheek" usually equates to a studio exec's reality of "someting-in-something else" (think cranium & rectum), and the next think you know,
Halle Berry is Catwoman Adam Sandler Jack Black is Green Lantern.
Britton, I
love your idea. Unfortunately, I fear that it's too smart & involving a story to pass off on the WB execs.
Moe.
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is there anybody out there that think there would ever be a "serious" green lantern movie? i don't think it could be done, in the style of spiderman/x-men/batman etc. the power is just too hokey. everybody would be complaining about the bad CGI (it's big and green!) and the cheesy sound effects (whatever that would be) - i think the ONLY way to do a GL movie would be either a parody/comedy or a full blown kiddy movie. at least a comedy would be for adults.
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| the power is just too hokey. everybody would be complaining about the bad CGI (it's big and green!) |
I think the thing that makes it hokey is how the energy is manipulated at times (e.g. creating giant hammers and padlocks). Seeing THAT on film would put it on par with a movie like The Mask. But a good CG artist and art director could easily make those energy manifestations into something pretty cool and less (Tex Avery) cartoony.
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Jack Balck as a super hero sounds like a great idea, for a Tenacious D movie. Jack Black shouldn't be anywhere near Green Lantern though, and I am a Black fan.
I do like the Plastic Man/ Woozy winks idea though
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This rumor I believe is now debunked. Thank God!
The following was posted at the DC Comics message boards.
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The Jack Black-Green Lantern rumor was refuted at the DC Comics panel today at the San Diego Con by Dan Didio and Geoff Johns.
Wonder Woman writer Greg Rucka said a new version of Wonder Woman screenplay is being drafted by a solid but unnamed screenwriter |
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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Re: Green Lantern, please tell me it's not true!!!
Even better news. The movie will use
Hal Jordan!!
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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Re: Green Lantern, please tell me it's not true!!!
i wonder if they'll make the ring just an raw energy/laser weapon (like Cyclops' power) instead of a whatever-you-can-think-of weapon. i could see it either way. seriously, this movie could spell trainwreck. the only thing i liked about GL as a kid was a) his uniform was pretty cool graphically, and different from most heroes. and b) the whole mythoglogy of the GL Corps as universal sheriffs.
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