Comments on: Green Lantern… a comedy??

By: Green Lantern ‘What The Fans Will Want To See’ - Screen Rant

Green Lantern ‘What The Fans Will Want To See’ - Screen Rant — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:43:05 +0000

[...] have alerted me to a new bit of news about the Green Lantern movie that is indeed moving forward (without Jack Black, thank you very [...]

By: New Green Lantern Script Details - Screen Rant

New Green Lantern Script Details - Screen Rant — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:23:57 +0000

[...] that behind-the-scenes stuff is beside the point: the Green Lantern script actually sounds good! No slapstick crap-fest starring Jack Black! The guys at IESB even went so far as to say that, at least script wise, Green Lantern has the [...]

By: HAL

HAL — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:22:00 +0000

Jack Black is not green lantern. Can you see him in tights? Yick!

A GL movie (done properly as in not a comedy) could put DC/WB in the running with Marvel.

Why not have Hal and Kyle in the movie?? Passing the torch kinda deal.

By: Si

Si — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:18:31 +0000

look’s like someone has managed to cheese the Uk off, I hear there’s some Regualar Joe making an non official trailer of John Stewart’s GL. think he’s a bit upset, turning the GL into a comedy.

By: Jeferson Paiva Ferreira

Jeferson Paiva Ferreira — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:33:26 +0000

Making Green Lantern a comedy is a disrespect with his fans and with a superhero that exists since 1940 and has never had a decent film that lives up to his rich story. I believe if they make Green Lantern a comedy nobody will look at this superhero seriously anymore and the chance of making an eye candy science fiction movie with lots of special effects and lots of action will be lost forever.

By: Jm

Jm — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:35:34 +0000

WHY GOD WHY ?!?! Lets have the WB turn the godfather in to a Zany 30 min weekly sitcom ? Why not add Brittnay Spears as the Charmmed ones mystery 5th sister ? Why not drug test every one at the WB and get the help they realy need.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:54:47 +0000

Hey, a “Wonder Twins” movie is going to be made… why don’t they put Jack in that instead?

Vic

By: Mr Bee

Mr Bee — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:54:59 +0000

Your wrong Joe, Jack Black should play Wonder Boy in a major motion picture Green Lantern? Jeez I hope not, but I’ll go see it and feel depressed afterwards anyway. Im still traumatized from the Hulk.

Pray that they stop looking for comic book directors in Hong Kong!! (they probably work for pennies on the dollar)

By: Nihilist

Nihilist — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:30:43 +0000

If Warner make this movie, I will go to the usa and KILL every person who participated in the making of this film… I’m the one true green lantern fan, that’s why if they make a s***** adaptation of my GOD i must burn ‘em

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 01:20:41 +0000

I disagree with the idea of Jack Black as a superhero period.

By: Vic

Vic — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:27:24 +0000

Not that I download movies of course… but hyptothetically speaking I would say that this would be equitable:

Stop showing commercials in movie theaters when I’ve paid $9 for the privilege and then I’ll stop downloading movies.

Since I have Netflix, I watch as many as I want for a flat fee, so I have no desire to download. Doesn’t stop movie theater commercials from aggravating the heck out of me though.

Vic

By: Steve Atkinson

Steve Atkinson — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:22:12 +0000

From what I’ve heard the movie industry is doing bad because people download movies for free. I find that very hard to believe, I think the movie industry is doing bad because of bad movies. And how casting Jack Black as the Green Lantern is gonna make superhero movies any better is hard for me to believe. Hey WB while you’re at it why don’t you cast Carrot Top as Superman?

By: DarrOn

DarrOn — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:08:18 +0000

ACtually, if Kyle Rayner was chosen to be the basis of the GL movie, I wouldn’t be surprised if Jake Gylenhall’s name was mentioned. I know he was talked about for Superman(as well as Spider-Man), but Jake actually LOOKS like Ryner, just not as buff.

As far as Hal Jordan or Guy Gardner…I don’t know. That’d be a tough one.

DarrOn

By: randominternetguy

randominternetguy — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:49:38 +0000

to me, Black Jack with green lantern supepowers = Guy Gardner. How come noone sees that?

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:12:20 +0000

Chris,

Let’s keep in mind that this is very early in the game, and that they could go in a completely different direction.

Remember when Nicholas Cage was going to be Superman?

Vic

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 11:34:33 +0000

… Yeah, DC. Cast one of the ugliest actors in show biz as one of the arguably most attractive men in comics. Way to go.

I’m not a HUGE GL fan, and even *I* am pissed off. This sounds worse than CATWOMAN.

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:48:16 +0000

Tad,

That could be funny, but I envision that as more of a fan-made movie or something that would show up on ifilm.com.

Vic

By: Tad

Tad — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:45:41 +0000

I’ve been a fan of GL since the Gil Kane days. Certainly one of my early favorites.

But Jack Black as a cartoonist/artist that finds a “magic ring” could make a hilarious comedy.

I say make Jack Black the artist on the Green Lantern book, or the president of the GL fan club. He’s the guy who rants on message boards about how DC is messing up their heroes. Super die-hard fanboy. Then he gets the ring. Like every overweight fan who’s made the choice to wear spandex to a convention — Jack thinks he knows how a hero is supposed to act. Of course, that doesn’t fit the real world.

If they went that sort of route, I could enjoy the comedy and not feel the character was trampled on. Of course, if successful it would kill the chance of a serious GL movie anyway.

Just a thought. Yours?

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:28:04 +0000

Eric, good point about Batman Begins. Who knows? Maybe it’s the start of a trend.

I don’t recall if there were quite this many birth pains when it came to the upcoming Batman flick… Superman 5 has been in development hell far longer I believe.

Vic

By: Ravenscross

Ravenscross — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:07:02 +0000

Could have been worse. Jim Carrey for instance!