Green Lantern: Grading, Review, Discuss, Tracking, Sequel?

[Jetfire]

More emphasis on action? How about a little more emphasis on the (so far) shallow characters? I really doubt a sequel is in the cards.

There isn't a sequel in the cards at all.

Yes there is. [edit] Captain Craig posted the story on the previous page...but here it is again...

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011...tern-2-will-be-edgier-flash-has-solid-script/

“We had a decent opening so we learned there is an audience,” said Warner Bros. film group President Jeff Robinov, pointing to the film’s box office debut of $53 million. “To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action…. And we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/the-green-lantern-sequel-_n_916279.html

 

[Gov Kodos]

More emphasis on action? How about a little more emphasis on the (so far) shallow characters? I really doubt a sequel is in the cards.

There isn't a sequel in the cards at all.

Yes there is.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011...tern-2-will-be-edgier-flash-has-solid-script/

“We had a decent opening so we learned there is an audience,” said Warner Bros. film group President Jeff Robinov, pointing to the film’s box office debut of $53 million. “To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action…. And we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/the-green-lantern-sequel-_n_916279.html

Meanwhile, higher up the food chain:
http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-n...en-the-green-light-1-gets-uv-cloud-treatment/

However, Time Warner Chairman and the CEO, Jeff Bewkes, himself recently stated that talk of a Green Lantern sequel is premature and has slowed the roll on this Green Lantern 2 campaign.

"Green Lantern did not live up to expectations; it fell fairly far short of those,” Bewkes said. When asked about possibilities of a sequel, Bewkes simply answered, “We will be deciding that in due course."

 

[Jetfire]

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His(StarTrek1701) point was that it wasn't in the cards at all and it clearly is at this point...until they say no on a sequel...it is still in the cards.

 

[Gov Kodos]

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His(StarTrek1701) point was that it wasn't in the cards at all and it clearly is at this point...until they say no on a sequel...it is still in the cards.

Any property can be worked and reworked, but all there is now is talk and talk is cheap. If fans are waiting on more Green Lantern specifically, I imagine they might be waiting in vain unless the toys and other media in connection with the film and animated features show remarkable strength. Based on this film's performance alone I wouldn't expect much to happen anytime soon.

 

[davejames]

Well considering most of the "user reviews" sites out there have given it a pretty solid B grade, there is a chance that it can build enough new interest and buzz on DVD to justify a sequel.

It's not very likely, but it also wouldn't be the FIRST time something like that happened.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Well considering most of the "user reviews" sites out there have given it a pretty solid B grade, there is a chance that it can build enough new interest and buzz on DVD to justify a sequel.

It's not very likely, but it also wouldn't be the FIRST time something like that happened.

I could see producers thinking it safer to rework Green Lantern and risk another failure over trying a different character and risking failure. In the first, they can claim the particular character doesn't translate well to film and move on but the later course would tend to taint DC's characters more broadly when it comes to investment for film development.

 

[Professor Zoom]

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His(StarTrek1701) point was that it wasn't in the cards at all and it clearly is at this point...until they say no on a sequel...it is still in the cards.

That's like saying Tom Welling has a chance of being Superman in the movies until a casting announcement is made.

 

[Mr Light]

At least the marketing campaign has already established the Green Lantern character to the moronic masses...

 

[Jetfire]

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His(StarTrek1701) point was that it wasn't in the cards at all and it clearly is at this point...until they say no on a sequel...it is still in the cards.

That's like saying Tom Welling has a chance of being Superman in the movies until a casting announcement is made.

 

[Admiral_Young]

The point is that DC Ent and Warner Bros are still talking about doing a sequel. Just as Fox has been having internal discussions about a "X-Men: First Class" sequel. I have been on record saying that we will get a "Green Lantern 2". Unless someone links an article or I see something from DC Ent that says they are officially not doing a sequel, it's a possibility.

 

[Mr Light]

Maybe the sequel will be about Hal being stripped of his powers and stranded on Earth for the entire movie, only to get them back in the last ten minutes. It will a have a budget of $15 million! $10 for Reynolds

 

[Gov Kodos]

Maybe the sequel will be about Hal being stripped of his powers and stranded on Earth for the entire movie, only to get them back in the last ten minutes. It will a have a budget of $15 million! $10 for Reynolds

And he uses his powers to finish 'The Last Dangerous Visions'

 

[Gaith]

Maybe the sequel will be about Hal being stripped of his powers and stranded on Earth for the entire movie, only to get them back in the last ten minutes. It will a have a budget of $15 million! $10 for Reynolds

In fact, it'll just be him and an old friend at a restaurant. It'll be called Green Lantern 2: My Dinner with Hal.

 

[Dream]

Maybe the sequel will be about Hal being stripped of his powers and stranded on Earth for the entire movie, only to get them back in the last ten minutes.

They are going to steal the plot from Thor movie now? Lame.

 

[RAMA]

So don't look now, if GL makes $200 million...then makes another $75-100 million in DVD-Bluray sales...the sequel could happen...

RAMA

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Maybe the sequel will be about Hal being stripped of his powers and stranded on Earth for the entire movie, only to get them back in the last ten minutes. It will a have a budget of $15 million! $10 for Reynolds

In fact, it'll just be him and an old friend at a restaurant. It'll be called Green Lantern 2: My Dinner with Hal.

No no no, the whole movie will be his friend trying to open Jordan's garage door where he's holed up, and will be titled:

Open The Pod Bay Door, Hal

 

[Captain Craig]

So don't look now, if GL makes $200 million...then makes another $75-100 million in DVD-Bluray sales...the sequel could happen...

RAMA

It's odds of hitting $200m worldwide have increased. It now sits at $193m but these are still low numbers, domestic and worldwide for such a tentpole film.

Films that make $75-100m on DVD are the ones that were huge hits at the box office, which GL wasn't.

A sequel at this point would be believed when casting begins but I'm not looking for that announcement anytime soon or later down the calendar.

 

[davejames]

It's kind of a shame that it takes so much money to even make a GL film. A sequel would probably be a much stronger bet if there wasn't a ton of space stuff, aliens, flying effects, and constructs that had to be automatically factored in.

Even if you took out the CG suit, it would probably cost a ton to make.

 

[stonester1]

Just saw it recently. I liked it a lot, much better than what some of the reviews seemed to indicate it would be.

 

[stonester1]

Makes all the sense in the world, for Sinestro.

Yeah to be honest I didn't find the Sinestro scene at the end to be nearly as jarring as others did. It WAS his idea to craft a yellow ring of power after all, and we DID see him butting heads with the Guardians earlier.

Besides, I didn't get the feeling this was him going "Aha! I'm going to be Evil now!!" The way I read the scene, and from his reaction, it was more him simply being curious about what this ring could do.... and then surprised as it takes him over the way it does.

Not to mention the fact this could have been 5 or 6 months in the future for all we know.

Using the power of the "enemy", I see Sinestro's motivations similarly to Boromir in LOTR. He honestly believes the weapon of the enemy can be harnessed for their efforts, and has an "ends justify the means" mentality. Both have good, sincere intentions, and character weaknesses prevent them from seeing the problems in their plans until it's too late.