Thanks to Newsarama's coverage of the "Green Lantern - Emerald Empire" panel at the New York Comic Con, we have some interesting new information about the upcoming movie including the confirmation that Isamot Kol, a veteran soldier of the Rann-Thanagar War, will appear in the 2011 movie! Check out the main points below and for more news on the comic book adventures of Green Lantern, follow the link at the bottom of this page!
The first fan asked if Ryan Reynolds was "too comical" for Green Lantern. Johns said he does an amazing job when "it gets serious and the chips are down."
A fan mentioned that since he figured out that Isamot is "Tomasi" backwards, he looks at every new character's name backwards to see if there's a hidden message. Johns said there's a couple more like that, and that Isamot is actually in the movie.
Johns said the Green Lantern trailer will be before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
A fan asked for Johns to "describe Mark Strog's performance" as Sinestro. Johns said he was "blown away" upon seeing Strong after the first makeup test.
Johns said it looks exactly like Ivan Reis's Sinestro come to life, and that it's all prosthetics.
"Should we look for any Easter eggs of the different color rings in the movie?" Johns: "Can't really talk about that. Good try."
"Why CGI for the suit?" Johns said he can't give specifics about that.
Green Lantern is set to be released on June 17, 2011!