Greenlantern Reboot debation

Just continue it and put more time and thought in the script.

If they continue movies like Clash of the Titans this should be no problem.

I'm with u @jduke25 I don't see y they need to reboot it

Just keep it going and do better this time... No reboot.

they don't need to recast; the cast was fine except for the supporting characters like waller and the two hammonds. three oscar winners, three horrific performances.

just because some of YOU guys don't like reynolds or whatever, from WB's perspective there wasn't anything wrong with them.

i read every review out there, desperately trying to find a positive one... and the thing i remember most was the fact that the reviews weren't picking on the actors, they were picking on the ridiculous script and appallingly poor choice of director.

I'm fine if they bring back the cast -- but I prefer recasting.

@patient, i can get on board with gosling bud,as long as its not reynolds. Well maybe if it was Burt Reynolds. id watch that haha

Alan Scott should not even be considered as the reboot.

Reason: He isn't a Corps member, isn't as well known, and isn't associated with the JLA; he's a member of the JSA.

I think they need to reboot it with Hal. He's the original Lantern, he's a great character if done correctly, and he was one of the first JLA members. If not Hal I vote in John, only because he is the most recognized by non-comic fans due to his role in the JLA animated tv show. I greatly dislike Guy Gardner. Besides being a red head, he has nothing else going for him in my book. He lacks finesse and class. IMO he gives off the vibe that he is nothing more than the town idiot given a gun and told to patrol the town. He has his moments, but usually he just barrels in and reacts quickly out of anger.

Now I have a complaint to the article writer. Why did you not ask about the use of Kyle Rayner?

stewart's too boring for a movie. he's a brilliant character, because he's so smart and sturdy, and makes such brilliant plans. and his occasional "snaps" when he breaks that character and we see the passionate guy inside make him fascinating.

but as a guy old enough to have collected Mosaic, i know his real strengths are his patience, planning, reserve and diplomacy.

he worked in the comics because he wasn't a lead character trying to carry his own book, he was an occasional fill-in that was kind of like a day off.

but the only way to make him work in a movie is to make him like the growly-bear guy in the jla cartoon. the problem is, that worked because it wasn't really john stewart, it was "generic brooding deep-voiced black guy stereotype." they just made a new character and called him john stewart because they colored him in brown. great show, but no way was that john stewart.

No Reboot!
Reynolds, Fillion and Pine would all be good for Hal, but Pine obviously has the most star appeal out of the three. However, Fillion would be a real fan pleaser.

lol @ the recent upswing in alan scott hate... now i wonder why THAT is???

reminds me of how obama became president and 75% of my neighbors (in the southeast us) suddenly took three giant staps to the right...

REBOOT!

No one will take the character seriously if it's a sequel to the first film, no matter how loose the ties. A reboot that distances itself from the original, with much more obvious talent behind it including a serious, talented cast, great direction and an excellent story writing team. This is supposed to be in the lead up to the Justice League film - anything less than excellent should not be tolerated by the fans!

And Hal Jordan really is the Green Lantern for the first Justice League film at least.

kyle and alan for sure, a movie where you establish alan scott as a defunct member of the core, and he's having a free lance artist create a portrait of himself, and instead of paying kyle, he simply gives him a ring, kyle takes it and it sent to OA where he clashes with gaurdians because he wasn't chosen fairly but earns his title as he uses his creativity to stop a horde of red lanterns, and after defeating atroctitus and saving Oa he is made an honorary alpha lantern

Am I the only person who truly ENJOYED this film? Yeah some of the dialogue could've been better, more human, if you like, and yeah, some of the support acting was Attroticus (see what I did there?)

But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was a good way to open up the franchise and a solid effort to put the character, in live action, on the big screen.

Now they just make the sequel, with the Sinestro Corps War, and make it as dark as they can...No rebooting, no recast. There's enough of that, already.

I just want GL to enter the realm of good superhero movies.

I'd like it recast and I think Brian Austin Green should play Hal Jordan.

Oh and no crappy CGI costume.

It took 30 years of making Green Lantern comics for the writers to develop a universe that is interesting, makes sense, and is easy to learn as a new-reader. The GL movie tried to fit all of it in... and it repeated the same mistakes! Don't get me wrong, I love the modern GL comics, and I loved the movie because I followed the comics. But it was too much CRAP and not enough BLOCKBUSTER action/comedy. Just like the 'Hulk' movie. Marvel learned from this and rebooted 'Incredible Hulk', which was incredible!

Given the poor reception, many fans skipped the movie entirely & the rest have already decided not to see anymore of the sequels. Green Lantern needs a NEW FACE.. and he needs more ACTION, less story. The movie needs to focus on the EXPERIENCE, so that the viewer feels the power of the ring & the beholder.. and is able to tolerate the lulls because the rest of the action experience is so good. Of course, throw in a bit of comedy..

To get a fresh start (like Batman after the mid-90s movies and the Hulk), a Reboot is 100% necessary to make a blockbuster GL film. Green Lantern needs a new look - something more modern - the CGI muscle suit was great, but the Hal mask needs to go. The mask looks fine in the comics, but it looks terrible on real people. Amazing Spider-man totally transformed the traditional Spiderman suit, and still kept the overall feel, just making it more modern.

Green Lantern should look more Armored (not like thick plates, but more like Batman or the New 52 Superman) and less Spandex-y. CGI suits are fine too. Kyle Rayner & Guy Gardner's suits are more modern looking than Hal's traditional suit. The masks should be replaced with color-tinted Sunglasses or something like them (think Hawkeye from the Avengers).

Hal Jordan has the most history & best relationships to build off of. Ryan Reynolds makes a great actor for Hal, and I think most people will accept him as the actor as long as the movie title and the new costume makes the reboot clear. The trailer needs to be awesome.

Sinestro should be Hal's mentor & co-pilot in the beginning, and develop a relationship there. They balanced Carol & Hal's time together fairly well in the first one. The Guardians, OA, and other Corps should only be shown BRIEFLY. Guardians should come off being more like 'bad guys'.. all-knowing beings that do not have the civilians interests in mind.. instead, supporting the Manhunters attack on the humans.

Like a previous poster said.. No light-based enemies. Understanding ONE form of light is confusing enough for the new viewer. It needs to focus on Hal Jordan saving Coast City on Earth.

A modern take on Manhunters should invade Coast City. (Think how Megatron and Starscream were modernized in Transformers). People love the new towering CGI robots - they're scary & intimidating. A large black/yellow cloud with a face is more weird than scary.

It should minimize origin (putting it in the credits or flashing through scenes of it quickly like Incredible Hulk did), and focus on the movie itself. Sinestro & Hal fight off the Manhunters together, against the Guardians demands. As the guardians come down on Hal & Sinestro for defending Coast City from the Manhunters, you see Sinestro starting to rebel and Hal remaining loyal.

After the Manhunters are pushed back/destroyed, Sinestro should make the yellow ring and be the sole yellow-lantern. He shows off & tells Hal to stay on Earth for awhile, he has some business to take care of.. Hal argues of course, and Sinestro heads towards OA to attack. To keep the movie from transpiring too much on OA, the Corps (Killowog & a handful of others) intercept Sinestro & throw him down to earth, where he smashes into some buildings. Hal notices the fighting going on between the Corps & Sinestro and gets involved.

The final, climactic battle is with the leader of the Manhunters, accompanied by a few of his manhunters (straying from the comics some to keep up with modern times... Mongul would make a great evil leader of the Manhunters IMHO. A super-improved, modernized Grandmaster would also fit.). The corps should have a really hard time against the leader. Sinestro is staying out of it, instead off fighting with the Corps.

Hal should convince Sinestro to stand with him during this time of peril, and they can continue their battles later. So of course Sinestro has a brief flashback of his homeworld dying... and he uses his power of fear to destroy the Manhunter leader, sending the remaining manhunters off. One manhunter reports back to a guardian in secret. Sinestro leaves the Corps & tells them to stay out of his business. The Corps tell him not to interfere on Oa... and the movie wraps up.

The sequel would of course be Sinestro Corps War with some more development of the Guardians working against the GL Corps.. and Carol should turn into Star Sapphire in this one.

The third movie should be Blackest Night - by far, the most crowd-pleasing GL story for new-readers. This should make for an epic conclusion, where even the remaining GL-haters will want to see it.