Martin Campbell On How Much Of Green Lantern Will Be Set In Space!

Martin Campbell On How Much Of Green Lantern Will Be Set In Space!

It's a certainty that the movie will spend some time amongst the stars, but just how much otherworldly screen time we'll see remains up in the air..

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By JoshWilding - Jan 25, 2010 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: MTV Splash Page

While the Edge of Darkness director didn't have an exact percentage of the balance between space and earthbound events, Martin Campbell told MTV News that fans shouldnt worry as there will be plenty of action spent outside of Earth's orbit.



"I don't know what the percentage is, but there's quite a bit in space," he said. "The initial trip up there, the training sessions he has to go through in order to become a Green Lantern. Then, of course at the end, he goes back up to Oa again."

"There are a couple of bits on Earth in between the space scenes," said the director. "I think there will be enough of a balance between space and Earth to satisfy everybody."
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/25/2010, 10:29 AM
SPACE
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 1/25/2010, 10:33 AM
Don't really know much about Green Lantern. What would be some good story arcs to check out?
superdog
superdog - 1/25/2010, 10:51 AM
space is the place for the helpful lantern man
orod510
orod510 - 1/25/2010, 10:51 AM
best story arcs are emerald dawn,emerald twilight, rebirth, secret origin, sinestro corps war and the current blackest night
orod510
orod510 - 1/25/2010, 10:52 AM
for it to be in line with emerald dawn, and or secret origin it should take in place 60-70% of the time
TucsonRican
TucsonRican - 1/25/2010, 11:06 AM
I think this guy just wants to focus on the film he is promoting now, then will get into the Green Lantern mode.

Funny, we had no idea he was doing this film, and that's why the delay for production to start. The guy was on another movie.
Dmon
Dmon - 1/25/2010, 11:14 AM
@imnotwearinghockeypants what orod510 said plus Emerald Dawn II.
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 1/25/2010, 11:20 AM
Very interesting. Can't wait.
Ryden
Ryden - 1/25/2010, 12:03 PM
Cool stuff, I really can't wait for Green Lantern, I'm sure it will be epic.

It's funny how we'll have a super-hero space themed epic and a super-hero Norse themed epic in the same year, can't wait for either film! :)
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 1/25/2010, 12:21 PM
It actually would be really awesome to see, Sinestro evil in the 2nd film and they just fight whoever in the first one. It will make the scene between the two more real and passionate if it happens in the second movie ya know.
Diodoro
Diodoro - 1/25/2010, 12:50 PM
training session - end trip to Oa- some good tidbits @setfallfirst - it should be that way- imagine Luke facing Vadar in the first movie -
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/25/2010, 12:57 PM
I hope that this will be good but as a Marvel guy I find it hard to care when theres Captain America and Thor movies coming out in the same year, lol! :P
rsalas
rsalas - 1/25/2010, 1:05 PM
imnotwearinghockeypants you should check out Green Lantern Reborn then head into sinestro wars and blackest night.
Phinehas
Phinehas - 1/25/2010, 1:47 PM
I've read Rebirth, Secret Origins, and currently in the last throws of Blackest Night. My understanding is that Rebirth and Secret Origins retconned much of the story going back to Emerald Dawn.
Emerald Dawn may be the best read, but the current thread of GL is following the relaunch through Secret Origins.
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 1/25/2010, 2:04 PM
Thats good to hear there will be a balance between space and Earth because each new superhero movie really needs to have a unique selling point to them and Green Lantern will have to be space based and have earth scenes to ground the story in to bring something new to the superhero genre
Phinehas
Phinehas - 1/25/2010, 3:23 PM
Anil
Why limit to only 3 movies?

They can be stretched out to about 6-9 in a serial form. This lays opportunity for a couple of two-parters involving Sinestro's betrayal and insurrection, Carol Ferris' romance and conversion to Star Sapphire, and culminating into Blackest Night. But I also left out his turning into Parallax and the Spectre. Lots of room for a SERIAL of films.
I am at loss as to why Hollywood paints themselves into a corner with a stunted linear story arc that self-destructs future stories in the end.
Phinehas
Phinehas - 1/25/2010, 7:47 PM
"i dont want it petering out like the shit sony did with spidey"

"petering out?" Was that an intended pun?? LOL

Anyway, I don't think it could go that route at all! The comic book story is solid enough to keep these themes seemless. All they need is screenplay adaptation to fit it onto celluloid. I don't see why they would have Hal saving Carol everytime in the movie the way Spidey did MJ. Hal has a whole galaxy to defend, rather than New York City. There really is no reason to "take it slow." The material is all there!. Its like someone wanting to adapt all the classic novels into a serial films. The material is there, it just requires a keen hand to pen it into a screenplay. Finally, Hal Jordan could do a JLA movie, about 5 years after the release of GL. I imagine that's the amount of time it would take to release a battery of GL movies along with other DC/WB developed franchises, to culminate to a team up.

Superman is so unnecessary. The Flash is his best bud.
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