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Brightest Day Or Blackest Night?? DAWSON’S CREEK Vet Greg Berlanti To Write And Direct DC Comics' GREEN LANTERN!!
I am – Hercules!!
Greg Berlanti, who wrote and directed the 2000 gay romantic dramedy “Broken Hearts Club” before he went on to oversee the TV ventures “Dawson’s Creek,” “Jack & Bobby” and “Brothers & Sisters,” will write and direct a big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics superhero saga “Green Lantern.”
The Variety story on the matter mentions silver age Green Lantern Hal Jordan, who in the comics is a test pilot chosen by an ancient alien race to protect Sector 2814 of the Milky Way.
To aid his effort, Hal is given a "power ring" that allows him to do darn near anything.
George Miller’s “Justice League” movie only features latter-day Lantern John Stewart.
Read all of Variety’s story on the matter here.
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that are running DC?
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...and the Green Bay Packers will destroy Denver tomorrow.
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Because There aren't many comments on this fagariffic post
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shit.
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No wait. He was in line for Green Acres.
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Since the Mask.Wait, that was the bad idea.
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Thank God!! John Stewart is the most boring superhero ever. Now I don't mind if he's in Justice League as long as they keep this Green Lantern as Hal. Thank God!
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Did some DC fan fiction writer take over Variety's website and start all these rumors about green lighted DC projects. We have all the obvious Justice League development, then the announcement that the girl who they just cast for WW will also takeover the role in that film, and now within the past two hours we have details on Flash and Green Lantern. I think it's time for Harry or whoever to give a state of the union type response to all this stuff.
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Is due for a remake
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Oct 28, 2007 10:33:12 PM CDT
With Harry Potter wrapping up, Warner's getting fearless.
by julius dithers
Flash & GL franchises? Perhaps to stop the b.o. revenue going elsewhere after The Deathly Hallows bows in summer 2010? Who here can think of any other active WB franchises?
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Any reason Herc left Berlanti's two most critically lauded series off his list of credits?
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she worked on munich, a fine looking woman may i add. we weer talking in a bar at st martins lane ( she was staying in the hotel) I mentioned that a green lantern movie would be a smash and she knew all about it.
its gonna be big. this has to be, after, bats and superman, a GL movie would be a huge blockbuster for DC if done right. Marvel, for the most part has got its creations on screen done correctly for thier major money spinners. the hype over iron man seems well founded,Dc needs to step up their game, generate the same excitement over GL. get the casting right, pick the right guy to helm it and dont fuck it up
i dont know how this links in with the justice league movie, surely this woudl be out before that ideally.
this will be the one to watch. And thank god its Hal! -
Woah. It's people.
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Green Lantern is gonna be black in the Justice League movie, then when they make the solo Green Lantern movie, he's going to be a white guy? Yeah, that's gonna go over real well....
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Casual moviegoers are stupid. They will get them mixed up, get frustrated, and not see either one. They will instead go home and play with themselves, throwing their leavings at passing pedestrians.
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Green Giant!
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I saw him give an interview where he said Hal Jordan was the most approprit superhero part for him, and ever since then my brain has been imagining it. Please please please please please.
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and give us something we haven't seen in a superhero movie yet. And I do hope that they find a way to make the connections work between the solo films and JLA flicks. Like explain the connection between Jordan and Stewart for the lay audience. And Fillion for Jordan!
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I want a total clash of ideals. Make it a real goddamn movie!
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The man would be perfect.
Let's get grown-ups playing superheros for a change. -
No way GL goes from black in JL to white star in GL. Jesse Jackson will be all over that.
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It can be done. Just origin Hal Jordan, don't have him be the first human. It's out of order, but it would have to do.
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And Berlanti is an alumnus of my college's playwriting program, so my expectations are even higher. Matthew McConaughey for GL, perhaps?
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it doesn't matter what was established in the comic, and it doesn't matter if they come up with a logical story behind it. if they go from a black Green Lantern in the Justice League cartoon to a black Green Lantern in the Justice League movie to a white Green Lantern in the Green Lantern movie, people are going to be pissed off. more people watched that cartoon and will see that movie than have ever read a Green Lantern comic, so regardless of the character's origins there will be controversy.
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"You actually watch that show?"
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Sounds like Berlanti considers himself a fanboy and is real interested in making this happen: http://tinyurl.com/36kyjo
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Come on...
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Oct 28, 2007 11:57:46 PM CDT
I don't think the white/black green lantern issue will be
by samsquanch
an issue. It's usually white people who get worked up about that stuff.
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Fuck everyone who came after Hal.
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I liked the Jack Black idea.
And I'll tell you else who'd be great: Will Ferrell.Yeah I said it. The fast is that I think Green Lantern would do well with some comedic elements. There's really nothing special at all about Hal Jordan.He's the tofu of secret identity guys. If Hollywood can make it a good action movie with some wit and funny to it, all the better. I dont understand people wanting to play GL so earnest and straight. At a certain point it kind of gets to be same story, different suit. That should be avoided. -
Let them make the GL movie I want to see, and I'll buy two tickets to make up for your absence in the theater. Okay?
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don't you dare screw up Green Lantern you frakkers >.<
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Seriously though, are they going to throw all those DC heroes movies out at the same time? Why? It seems that they (and you know who "they" are)feel pressure to catch up to marvel and they are gonna release them all at the same time. I think that they should just do what they did with bats and supes: take the time and do good movies. Although Superman returns was not a very fun movie it was a very well made movie, and batman was just excellent.
Another thing with the green lantern is that his powers could actually look cheesy on film. I cannot imagine how big a gelatinous green hand can look good on a serious movie. Wait, this is a serious movie right?? This is not the Jack Black the mask - like version of the movie is it? -
Oct 29, 2007 1:16:05 AM CDT
Because Green Lantern has a genuine, specific character and myth
by phool2056
He's the only character Batman is afraid of, because he has no fear. He's the only DC superhero I'm aware of who is defined by being a straightforward, competent guy, not a genius or a god or a well-intentioned kid. He's an intergalactic police officer who always does the right thing. The point being, he represents a lot of things to a lot of people, and he's a character with a tremendous history, and to turn it all into a big joke is to say that those things aren't important. I understand that it's an industry, but a lot of us get a lot of personal meaning from these types of stories, and seeing them treated as jokes is painful.
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Can't wait to see Hal Jordan and John Stewart doing Brokeback Oa in the sequels.
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Phool's got it right, Hal's among the only heroes that good ol' Bats fears and respects, something that's been touched on multiple times since the GL: Rebirth series. They have a great character dichotomy: One employs fear as their main weapon, the other has to rise above it. In fact, at one point Hal allows Bruce to wear his ring for one moment, and with it Batman creates a giant holographic picture of his parents.
Anyway, the Hal Jordan GL is the definitive version of the character by far and the one best suited to the screen. A GL movie or franchise actually benefits from not only being a superhero movie, but a sci-fi space conflict movie as well. It's got alot of potential, which sadly means it will probably all get wasted on something utterly retarded for an origin flick. -
I was hoping John being in the JL movie for rubbish reasons wouldn't preclude a Hal Jordan-centric GL film.
And where was it ever said that Batman is afraid of Hal? That's rubbish. Rebirth? GL, Vol. 4 #9 maybe? Nope. We learn that Hal pisses Batman off because he doesn't "buy into" Batman's schdict... never is it said he fears Hal -- you guys made that up. -
With someone like Spielberg or Cameron directing.
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That series kicks all kinds of motherfuckers. Seriously. Sinestro Corps war is some of the best shit I ever read.
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and he knew he was dying, he had his ring find someone fearless and the ring gave him 3 names: Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Guy Gardner. Hal got the gig because he was closest geographicly. The injusry that caused Guy's brain damage came later. In real life history Hal was first, but in ret-conned DCU history, Hal, John and Guy were all selected at the same instant, but Hal was given the ring first. But U knew that. [I don't know how Alan Scott fits in current continuity. but man, he ties with Robin and Dr. Strange for funkiest costume of all time.]
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He just respects him because there is a dude who knows No fear whatsoever. He also respects Kyle Rayner. And Ollie. batman likes the colour green I think.
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And tell me that shit is lame. Isamot and Vath are such great characters. Hal, Kyle, Guy and John working together. Sodam yat. absolute badass series.
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In Justice League Guy Gardner resented Batman's authority, when Bats finally had enough he accepted Gardner's challenge to a fight. Then he told him the ring was an unfair advantage and the second Guy took it off Bats clocked him with one punch.
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Fuck!!!! how long is it going to take these cunts to think that maybe getting the dudes who wrote the great comics to write the fucking movies, at least co write them. the dude who wrote motherfucking brothers and sisters? what the fuck?
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because of what he deals with. Alan Scott and Robin just look like dumb fucks.
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that's what makes him what he is, compared to Kyle who surpassed him who did know fear(like the endless said). This is a super important character trait. Completely changes the dynamic of the character.
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..but Bats definitely respects Hal. You'd have to imagine that Bats has had to rewrite his "How to Deal with a Rogue Hal Jordan" playbook multiple times since Hal's return, though. Must be a pain when your subject keeps finding ways around his weaknesses. Speaking of which, it'll be interesting to see how the writers choose to use the Yellow Impurity. I kind of hope they never address Parallax, simply because that's a story that would likely never work on the big screen. I'd be happy with them just going with the 'rise above your fear' approach to get around the yellow weakness.
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What in the name of all things FUCK are they doing?!?! Dark Knight, Man of Steel, JLA, The Flash and now Green Lantern ALL supposed to be going at the same time??!! Someone needs firing somewhere....
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Caviezel as Hal Jordan = PERFECT CASTING! you know you want it
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but once the collosal space wars start, the audience will accept. Domino mask never worked though. Maybe Rayner's mask but fans will get angry. Just make it fucking huge.
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for Brothers & Sisters?
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I Hate Lucas. SINESTRO CORPS WAR!
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10-15 years ago, I probably would've given the ring to Dennis Quaid - A GREAT Hal he would've been. 10-15 years ago I would've also said to cast Denis Leary as Guy Gardner and Raul Julia as Sinestro. NOW...I think a Nathan Fillion Hal is a really good match, and since Leary is a bit too old now, maybe Scott Caan for Guy? And Jason Isaacs might make for an interesting Sinestro. Oh, and Biz Markie for John Stewart.
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Please WB,don't screw this up,don't listen to the haters,you have a character here that can be your Spider-Man. The idea that 1 day you are an average person,when suddenly your life is taken to a new and exciting level.The power of imagination,what kid wouldn't enjoy that? :) But please for the love of God,get a great screenwriter on this--don't dumb down the material! Make this a trilogy.The 1st film,Emerald Dawn,the 2nd,The Sinestro Corps War,the 3rd film,The Blackest Night.
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...this is the new STAR WARS if done right. The Green Lanterns were the Jedi Knights before George Lucas even dreamed that idea up. They just better get Geoff Johns to write this.
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Or is four seasons of FARSCAPE as a hotshot pilot interacting with aliens not enough of a resume?
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The guy from Dawson's Creek. Riiiight.
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bout time
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Damn this is a few years late.
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I think we can all be happy that this ain't the Jack Black GL that horrified us a couple years back.
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I mean come on... this entire magic ring concept is the silliest shit ever.
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Holy crap. First different actors for JL Batman and Superman...and now different Green Lanterns?! Hollywood has gone truly batty, and you can thank the writers strike for that.
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Too silly, right?
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This movie will be HUGE in Long Beach and San Francisco!!! All this thing needs is nipples on the costume and a bulging package and it will be iconic in the "community."
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except for batman
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You're fucking crazy. Sinestro Corps War as a second movie. that thing is a 7th movie. It needs the build up, because the pay off is better than Claudia Ferrari whilst listening to boris.
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I suggest you read the rebooted Green Lantern Series, and then when you get to Sinestro Corps War. Tell me Green Lantern is not a fucking awesome superhero.
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"Man I wish I had that ring, I can do ANYTHING!" If they accomplish that, Green Lantern can finally become a well known superhero. I understand why it wasn't possible before, but now is the chance. I mean he is an A-list DC hero but i'm pretty sure joe average would have heard of Gambit, Cyclops, fuck even villains like Apocalypse before they heard of Green Lantern.
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I don't understand why they are not brough in as co writers. They fucking made Green Lantern better than awesome.
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so I look less like the Euro Footballer that I do. I could play for....Villareal?
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I've said for Yeeaarrs that this could be something epic. Please don't FF it.
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fucking yes those cunts rule. Badass funny Rann and Thanagar partners.
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http://tinyurl.com/2eamoyClive Owen for Hal. Or Ryan Reynolds.
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...a story that plays out over a trilogy or series. If they're going for Sinestro being Hal's mentor then Hal exposing him as being a villain (shoulda guessed by his name, right? It has the word "SINISTER" in it) then that's gonna require more than one movie to play out the whole thing, even if Sinestro's defeated by the end of the first film. I say first one ends with Sinestro imprisoned in the Central Power Battery, second one charts the corruption of Hal and destruction of the Lanterns, the third is "Rebirth" and the Sinestro Corps War. And everyone, check out GL at the moment, starting with REBIRTH. It really is the best stuff since Alan Moore.
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Dawson's Creek, gay romantic drama -- ugh. One step forward, two steps back.
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escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might...beware my power, GREEN LANTERN's light! ...And you get an official "geek license" if you can spout the GL oath without looking it up, as I can.
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Oct 29, 2007 1:00:17 PM CDT
So this FX heavy movie is helmed by a noob with no FX experience
by live.
Why the fuck do you keep doing this WB? Way to ruin a promising franchise.
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but darwyn cooke made hal jordan interesting. caviezel = superMAN, but we will settle for im as GL.
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you want george lucas?
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is a cockmonkey.
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I would gladly take George Lucas over a Dawson's Creek guy with NO fx experience. This movie will look like shit. There are tons of directors with some fx experience, including all those horror directors running around. But instead, WB hires Dawson's Creek slub with NO experience? This is why WB fails.
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Johns plotted Sinestro Corps War. The only failure I see in Johns are the last 3 Infinite Crisis books. But his GL stuff is awesome, makes Hal jordan more of a swashbuckler. I always thought he was boring, not anymore.
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Too progressive?
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I'd read somewhere that GL's costume is generated by his ring. Thus, the outfit in the movie should be wrinkle-free, and slightly glowing. SLIGHTLY. The actor will probably have to wear a mo-cap suit to make this happen, but it SHOULD HAPPEN. I also hope that they don't include that weird floating lantern emblem the current comic artists favor. (I hate that almost as much as the oversized scales on Captain A's costume, pre-death. It made Cap look like a blue version of Big Bird.)
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I can quote the oath, of course, but I've already got my "geek license." Don't you have to have one to even be HERE? ;)
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As an on-off fan of the comic book, I'm glad WB is looking to put this into production. I'm still concerned they will try to take a semi-comedic approach to the material and their choice of director doesn’t automatically fill me with joy. Like Batman, Hal Jordan is one of DC’s more complex and cerebral characters. I’m fairly certain that this first instalment wouldn’t be a major space epic and more likely would settle on the theme of the ordinary guy who gets the ring. From what little I’ve read the director is of the impression that anyone can possess the ring if they are in the right place at the right time, which as fans will know is simply not the case. This again harkens back to why Hal Jordan and what makes the man – Will vs. Fear, Hal vs. his inner demons.
Like Batman Begins, this would be best as a portrait of a destroyed man who rebuilds himself. Hal Jordan represents the inner battles of a man crushed by events, who then picks himself up to reach his potential. We know already that it has to start circa 1960/70s (unless they go the teenage route) and the childhood incident at the airfield when Hal loses his father. Leap forward to present day and Hal Jordan is a burned-out test pilot, not half the man he could be. Segue into a few disastrous events probably around the anniversary of that event and Hal taken to his absolute low, no will power at all. Enter the dying Abin Sur and the handover of the ring. From this point we will either remain earth-bound as Hal begins to fix his messed-up life, while as GL he fights off attacks by some cosmic enemy – most likely Sinestro (in this incarnation never a GL himself); or we will go into space and meet the GL Corps.
I agree that this film has the ability to be epic, but so too does a Superman film that doesn’t centre continually on Lois and Lex Luthor. That’s why I don’t think it will reach epic and stick instead to safe. Superman and GL aren’t merely comic book stories, they are science fiction epics. WB doesn’t understand that concept.
I’m firmly of the belief that we won’t see a Sinestro Corp War storyline and I’m happy with that; great comic series, but too grand in scope for a two hour picture. A SCW story on-screen would really lack character development. In the comic the story is a culmination of the grand history of GL and other DC arcs, you couldn’t do it justice in the time frame.
As a TV series I could see it work – is it really so far-fetched in this day-and-age? I think DC could handle many of its comic properties in that manner. Imagine Smallville without the teenage slant or a Batman set in the same tone as the Nolan films.
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Oct 29, 2007 4:47:15 PM CDT
this better be a joke. hollywood execs have down syndrome
by the_one_man_gang
While not a huge fan, GL is a cool as shit character, and they will fuck this up.
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no one here see Ironman seduce Spiderman in Wonder Boys?!!
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"lay his dirty hands to write a DC hero's script"?.. which was the excuse for dropping Mark Millar? Oh right, the good ol "bullshit".
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I wish it the best, because it was one of my faves as a kid. I hope that it isn't too kid-centric. I pray that it is as big of a space-epic as my imagination of it is.
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I disagree. Hal Jordan's trait was that he had no fear because he never looked at his inner demons which came out when Coast citu was destroyed, which was the difference between him and Kyle. The first movie should be that Hal Jordan isn't a burnt out test pilot, but a fucking crazy one that no one wants because he's too out there but his boss was friends with his dad and then he gets the ring. I think that's a better dynamic. Of course he is grounded to fixing planes because of his actions and the "Hal Jordan used to be an ace pilot" ok maybe it's similar. I don't know what i'm talking about. but the one you described is too similar to batman begins and Hal and Bruce are different people, one uses fear to inflict fear, the other has no fear. of course that will come back to haunt him.
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If this is a franchise that they pump out, by the 7th movie they could have gotten through emerald dawn, emerald twilight, rebirth, GL Corps Recharge and then come to Sinestro Corps War. it can work. Just a bit of patience......and GOOD FUCKING WRITERS!
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most of it anyway. In Blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light, let those who try to stop what's right. beware my power? sinestro's might. well missed the last line.
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We are all brothers in the land of geeks. (I was fortunate enough to find and marry a lady-geek, too. BONUS for me!)
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Appreciate the comments Messi, though I can see where you are coming from I still think fear is an essential part of the Jordan character. I don't see him as a Daredevil-type who had no fear. Hal Jordan can be the crazy test pilot/ drunken bum or whatever else but the bottom line is that he doesn't face his demons, which to me suggests he doesn’t confront his fear. Hal spends a long time in the wilderness because he doesn't know who he is without the ring. Most superhero's carve out their alter ego and make it a reflection of their ideals (as you say Batman instils fear in others/ Superman engenders hope); Jordan however hides behind his ego, in the early years at least. That he is courageous and that he has a wild streak in him I don’t doubt at all. I’ve thought for a long time that Jordan is easily the most psychologically complex character in the DC universe, and that the human component of the GL corps add to that (John Stewart and the Mosaic saga, etc). I think the final issue of Emerald Dawn had Hal on a test flight that goes wrong. In the final panels he decides to throw away the ring and bring in the plane unaided, potentially at the cost of his own life should it go wrong. This would satisfy your interpretation of Hal as the wild test pilot, but more truthfully, this is his manner of conquering the fear relating to his father’s death, but also of asserting his own will, minus the ring. I could see the film going the same way, with his father’s death being a major albatross Hal must bear.
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