Yesterday was the brightest day for a certain type of nerd. Not only did Variety announce that Lanterns, the television series based on Green Lantern, was given the green light for an eight-episode first season, but comic book writer Tom King and Damon Lindelof of Lost and The Leftovers fame would join True Detective: Night Country producer Chris Mundy as writers and producers.
Yet, what will the average viewer think of when they hear about a new Green Lantern live action show? They’ll imagine Ryan Reynolds sitting in front of a garish green object and saying, “I Hal Jordan do solemnly swear to pledge allegiance to a lantern that I got from a dying purple alien.”
Reynolds’ usual snarky delivery isn’t the only problem with 2011’s Green Lantern. The effects were ugly, Jordan was written as a jerk, and the movie relied on exposition to explain its lore.
Yet, what will the average viewer think of when they hear about a new Green Lantern live action show? They’ll imagine Ryan Reynolds sitting in front of a garish green object and saying, “I Hal Jordan do solemnly swear to pledge allegiance to a lantern that I got from a dying purple alien.”
Reynolds’ usual snarky delivery isn’t the only problem with 2011’s Green Lantern. The effects were ugly, Jordan was written as a jerk, and the movie relied on exposition to explain its lore.
- 6/26/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
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