Feature: Keeping Tabs on the first Green Lantern movie.

#citizen9602: Possible Spoilers Ahead!!!

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GREEN LANTERN
Release Date:June 17, 2011

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recent NEWS and some RUMORS


2/21/2010
-Writer Geoff Johns confirms casting of Mark Strong as Sinestro in Green Lantern.
+"Back from an amazing trip to Green Lantern town a.k.a. New Orleans!! Ryan IS Hal. And Mark Strong is going to be a brilliant Sinestro. "
+"Kilowog, the Guardians, Oa...all breathtaking. The age of Green Lantern is upon us!!"
source: Twitter

2/16/2010
Peter Sargaard speaks about his role
-"I imagine that if I'd done 10 of them I wouldn't be as excited as I am, but it's not the kind of thing that I normally do. It feels expansive to me. It feels like shackles being taken off instead of being put on. I just feel like I can do anything with this role."
-He said that it was Martin Campbell, director of Green Lantern, was the one who hooked him on taking on the villainous role, which he describe as a very fun role, and he just don't get the opportunity to play a role that is so expansive and delicious
-He's mum on whether the movie incarnation of Hammond will be visually faithful to the comics version first drawn by classic Silver Age artist Gil Kane, but he claims he was not taken aback when he first saw the original incarnation. "No," he chuckled. "I think it's awesome!""No," he chuckled. "I think it's awesome!"
source: scifiwire



2/14/2010
-Peter Sargaard confirms Green Lantern will start shooting in March.
-He had comment on whether his character will bear the large head his comicbook counterpart has.
-Sargaard say he has immense respect to Tim Robbins who will play Senator Hammond, his disapproving dad in the movie.
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2/8/2010
-Tim Robbins joins the cast he plays the role of Senator Hammond the father of Hector Hammond the villain in the movie.
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2/3/2010
-Green Lantern trademark holograms called 'Constructs' will be in the film. Possible construct will be anvil and a fist.
#c:D'uh it won't be Green Lantern if there won't be constructs
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1/28/2010
-Martin Campbell confirmed the Green Lantern Central Power Battery (Where the Green Lanterns get their power) and the Guardians of the universe.
#c:Simply goodness
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-Possible Green Lantern Concept Arts.

1/18/2010
-There were rumors that there will be other DC Superheroes that will cameo in Green Lantern, sadly that rumor was debunked when Martin Campbell declared that Superman will not be in the movie.
#c:boo... hoo... DC should follow what Marvel has done to generate more buzz on their loyal fans.

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DIRECTOR and some of the MAJOR CASTS

Director:Martin Campbell
#c:The guy who brought us Banderas' Zorro and Revitalized the James Bond series, twice. I believe he will bring us a good Green Lantern movie.

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan:Ryan Reynolds
#c:The guy who plays Hannibal King, the wise cracking Wade Wilson aka the Merc with a Mouth Deadpool will now play Green Lantern, not enough superhero yet? Next time he'll play your Momma.

Carol Ferris: Blake Lively
#c:Gossip Girl is something I won't touch with a ten feet pole, so I don't know anything about this girl.

Hector Hammond: Peter Sarsgaard
#c:With a name like Sarsgaard you know you'd be the villain. Has that piratey sound to its name err... Sarsssss....gaarrrrrrrd....

Senator Hammond:Tim Robbins
#c:CBM geek creds... well he was in Howard the Duck.

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LIVE CBM HISTORY 101
For they who are not one of us :)

Brief Comic History:
Green Lantern is a name shared by several fictional characters in DC Comics. The first who bear the name Green Lantern was Alan Scott, he was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940).


The Silver Age Green Lantern was Hal Jordan, he was a test pilot that was given a power ring by a dying alien, Abin Sur, and he became part of the Green Lantern Corps, an interstellar organization of police overseen by the Guardians of the Universe. This Green Lantern was introduced in Showcase #22 (September-October 1959).


Live CBM History:
(1979)
Green Lantern in live media was first portrayed by Howard Murphy in the live action Legends of the Superheroes TV specials in 1979.


(1997)
The unsuccessful 1997 pilot for a live-action Justice League of America television series included another Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, played by Matthew Settle. This Green Lantern is an amalgamation of many of Green Lanterns, he uses the name Guy Gardner, his costume is a mix of Guy's and another GL Kyle Rayner and he has some of Hal Jordan's personality.


(2010)
The Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott cameod out of costume in Smallville, though his power ring is visible in his hand.


source:Wikipedia

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