90% of the movie goers will have never seen or heard of the JL/JLU cartoons. And of those that have, 50+% will know the comics well enough to know there are other Green Lanterns. I don't think WB is too concerned about being called racist.
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90% of the movie goers will have never seen or heard of the JL/JLU cartoons. And of those that have, 50+% will know the comics well enough to know there are other Green Lanterns. I don't think WB is too concerned about being called racist.
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Alan Scott's origin doesn't quite jive with the accepted Green Lantern Corps mythology. They've changed his origin a bit since then to fit with this mythology, but Hal Jordan is still the way to go. He was the original Silver Age man.
I don't think it will be many, but I imagine it will happen.. It's unfortunate to think that the popularity of Stewart might lead some to not realize that Jordan came first chronologically. Perhaps Stewart will have a supporting role?
I also have to agree that Alan Scott gets neglected. I always wanted he and the other Golden Age folks to show up on JL, and yes I'm aware of the 'Legends' two-parter. Not good enough, dammit, not good enough!
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Doubtful. And cynical.
I'd venture to guess those who are even aware enough to identify a Green Lantern - outside of perhaps those very few who were first exposed through Jl/JLU - would remember it being Jordan and not Stewart.
This vast number of people who "know John Stewart as GL" - we're talking about people who watch a cartoon, right?
Probably not a massive audience right there.
Probably not a massive audience right there.
children who watched a cartoon 10 years ago who have now all grown up and buy cars and soap because television advertising and product placement in movies tell them to.
Although, Hal Jordan was in one entire episode of JLU and one entire episode of Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a half century. It's just not comparable, considering in the comics during the cartoons entire run that Kyle was THE Green Lantern.
"Sigh"
Although, Hal Jordan was in one entire episode of JLU and one entire episode of Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a half century. It's just not comparable, considering in the comics during the cartoons entire run that Kyle was THE Green Lantern.
"Sigh"
To the general, non-comic fan he's just as recognizable as Hal if not more so thanks to the cartoon.
Sort of how everyone knows Adam West Batman but most people wouldn't know anything about Dark Knight Returns.
So it doesn't really matter, you could probably call him Jimmy Jones the Green lantern and no one outside comic fandom would blink. GL isn't a huge name beyond we nerds.
Besides, Will Smith could play him, there's an audience!
That was my thinking, too.
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,669122,00.html
Justice League (Sat., Nov. 17, 7-8:15 p.m.), a new Cartoon Network original series this year, scored as the most-watched original premiere in Cartoon Network history with 1,770,000 homes and 4,114,000 different viewers tuning in. The premiere also posted the highest adults 18-34 rating (1.6) and delivery (755,000) for an original telecast.
I bet the numbers match favorably with Hal Jordan comic book circulation.
