NYCC '11: Geoff Johns Says There's Still Hope For A Green Lantern Sequel

NYCC '11: Geoff Johns Says There's Still Hope For A Green Lantern Sequel

Speaking at New York Comic Con, Geoff Johns assures fans that plans for a Green Lantern sequel aren't dead just yet.

By MarkJulian - Oct 14, 2011 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: via The Hollywood Reporter


Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Speaking at NYCC today, Geoff Johns said "there is the hope that we will eventually see one" even though Green Lantern seriously underperformed at the box office this summer. He also announced that Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken” will do a DC Comics satire special next summer similar to what they've done on Star Wars.

Johns went on to say, "Obviously, you want it to be as big as Titanic." But he added: "I hope that the character gets another film, and it will be live-action again - I guarantee. "There was a lot of really good stuff in the movie," Johns said, adding that the director's cut of the film adds scenes which enhance protagonist's story and character.

 Well, we at CBM know that the additional scenes don't really feature any of the stuff we were hoping for so I have to say Johns, I don't think they'll be saving the movie.

Johns went on to point out that upcoming CGI Green Lantern series from Bruce Timm on Time Warner's Cartoon Network will bring new fans to Hal Jordan. "With the new animated series, Green Lantern is only going to get bigger," he said.



He focused on the fact that it's DC's first CGI animated series and went on to say that "there will be more" such series." He didn't provide further details but we know one such show will be Beware the Batman.

At this point, I think they've committed so much into making Green Lantern a household name that they have no choice but to make another movie. There's no way Warner Bros. will be left out of the CBM craze that their competitors are finding ample financial success with and expanding their focus upon. Studious nowadays are all committing to at least 1 CBM a year. With The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and then Man of Steel (2013) coming from WB there's a glaring void as to what will be released in 2014. I honestly don''t see WB taking a year off from the superhero business, so that begs the question, what hero will they roll out? If I was a betting man, I'd say that it's probably going to be another Green Lantern movie but the question is, how much will it depart from the disaster WB gave us this summer? Will it be a reboot, a sequel, pre-quel or something else altogether? Personally, I think Warner Bros. needs to go a different direction than Hal Jordan and look to some of the other Lanterns. With Alan Scott, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, and Guy Gardner WB has a rich history of Green Lanterns to choose from when it comes to the next film outing. By choosing another character, WB can get the origin story that Green Lantern needs, only retold in a more appealing fashion. Without nailing this aspect of the character and truly telling what the Lantern Corps. are, how powers work , and what their mission is all about then they will never be able to achieve the success that character such as Batman and Superman all but guarantee.

Which Green Lantern do you think WB should chose for the next Green Lantern outing? Vote and sound off below in the comments section!








The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern (Alan Scott) was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940).

Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and power lantern that gives the user great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it. The ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe and can be very dangerous. While the ring of the Golden Age Green Lantern (Alan Scott) is magically powered, the rings worn by all subsequent Lanterns are technological creations of the Guardians of the Universe, who granted such rings to worthy candidates. This shift to a technological explanation reflects the comic book industry's tendency to explain extraordinary powers through science and reasoning rather than magic.

Several cosmically-themed series followed, as did occasional different individuals in the role of Earth's Green Lantern. Most prominent of these are Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, and Kyle Rayner.

The Green Lanterns are often depicted as being close friends of the various men who have been the Flash, the most notable friendships having been between Alan Scott and Jay Garrick (the Golden Age Green Lantern and Flash), Hal Jordan and Barry Allen (the Silver Age Green Lantern and Flash), and Kyle Rayner and Wally West (the modern-age Green Lantern and Flash), as well as Jordan being friends with West.





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WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 10/14/2011, 5:15 PM
Even he is not sure anymore. Too bad, it could have been great. Wasted opportunity, really.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 10/14/2011, 5:23 PM
A SEQUEL?

Talontd
Talontd - 10/14/2011, 5:25 PM
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 10/14/2011, 5:28 PM
The franchise is salvagable. If done right.
jazzman
jazzman - 10/14/2011, 5:41 PM
sorry Geoff Johns but DC/WB f**ked up with GL

marvel72
marvel72 - 10/14/2011, 6:04 PM
after the first crapfest,it would be f*ckin hard to get people to go & watch the sequel.
webheaded
webheaded - 10/14/2011, 6:16 PM
Why?? WHO WANTS A SEQUEL?
Coloso
Coloso - 10/14/2011, 6:20 PM
Hey DC/WB, instead of another GL how about a Wonder Woman or Flash film?
JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 10/14/2011, 6:20 PM
Haha no way Johns, DC execs would rather work with Flash (Wally) or Wondie.

GL is kind of persona non grata in the mainstream movie-watching world. Well maybe not so for the kids, so push out more cartoon GL.
gandalf550
gandalf550 - 10/14/2011, 6:22 PM
COME ON SEQUEL!!!! If it's based on the Sinestro Corps War, more power to them!!!!
Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon - 10/14/2011, 6:29 PM
"There was a lot of really good stuff in the movie,"

... unfortunately, all of it it got cut out before hitting theaters.
UnscrupalousSmurf
UnscrupalousSmurf - 10/14/2011, 6:30 PM
I LOVED THIS MOVIE!
manthingnitsuj
manthingnitsuj - 10/14/2011, 6:32 PM
Please do not make another one of these. Just don't. There are so many other movies to be made.
Oxion
Oxion - 10/14/2011, 6:34 PM
So damn harsh. How many live action Green Lantern movies came before this? Good answer. They have to mess up so they can learn and make it better. Thor, Captain America, Jonah Hex, all first shot movies and although some where better than others, they were far from great. I for one look forward to a Green Lantern cuz they have had time to read your polite opinions about the first movie. Its a learning process people and with Sinestro with the yellow ring and still a member of the Corps, the movie has potential and despite the fact Hal "defeated" Parallax, we all know Parallax IS the yellow power of fear and if Sinestro has power in that ring, then he can return in a different host (and we know there are some good ones to choose from out there)that would make a good third film or however they choose to go about it. With out the "fans" willing to think about how to make the movies better and not talk trash every time the movies name comes up, it's no wonder they hardly ever listen to us.
MercMatt
MercMatt - 10/14/2011, 6:34 PM
It's Hollywood... Of course it'll get a sequel or reboot. Personally, I'm hoping for the Flash as well. I mean seriously... They have to get it right one day, right??? I mean, other than Batman???
jazzman
jazzman - 10/14/2011, 6:36 PM
@JohnTom88

Wonder Woman is the most important character to made into a movie instead of another GL movie.

@Intruder

the problem with a The Flash movie right now its been written and produce by the same guys who wrote GL movie LOL.

the only way for DC characters to make it on film and have a success is to hire real writers and directors who can understand the characters. plus Legendary Pictures need to involved in producing the movies.

brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 10/14/2011, 6:41 PM
This whole thing is really too bad. Quite obviously this movie had potential but turned out to be a steaming pile of raccoon shit. But all the space stuff was rad and the sinestro/hal conflict/arc was really, really well done. get rid of hector, add some character development and cheesy effects and you would have had something.
brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 10/14/2011, 6:42 PM
^ and "eliminate the cheesy effects" ... already too much wine
Thoraz
Thoraz - 10/14/2011, 6:44 PM
Green Lantern was a HUGE risk for the studio. Aliens, space cops, colour coded energy. It's all REALLY hard to sell to a mass market. What we got out of it wasn't perfect sure but a sequel (NOT a reboot) can really fix things. Having the suit be CG was both a good and bad idea, good in the sense that it comes from the ring it wouldn't look like spandex or whatever and bad that it costed so much that it didn't look good. In a sequel they can easily just make a new suit, Batman did it four times. Think Tron: Legacy and kind of go from there. Make the villain just Sinestro and his betrayal of the Corps and lead up to Sinestro Corps for a third film.
The REAL problem with GL is that it had to teach newcomers so much information that the plot suffered in the process, part 2 you don't need to do that as much. What Martin Campbell and the studio did was an admirable effort, the movie itself was far from awful. Just expectations were frankly too high. Even though it wasn't perfect I can't see a way how to make it better other than a physical suit, the picture not being as dark, and MAYBE getting rid of Hector. (Who was only really there as an Earth-based villain and Parallax being the space-based)
What the leaked draft of the movie had was great as it set up a sequel, told you what you needed to know, and was a fun ride. If somehow the studio can get that frame of mind Green Lantern can really work
brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 10/14/2011, 6:45 PM
Actually Intruder if you think about it in an unbiased fashion (i understand that's difficult for you) The Flash probably has the most potential if done right. You could do all kinds of cool things with slow mo and super speed, etc. This could be very cool if done right and the director was a good one given free reign to do something unique and interesting.
brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 10/14/2011, 6:46 PM
Also, Green Lantern was a success in a way. Until then only Batman and Superman were WB properties well known at all by the unwashed masses. So just getting a character out there and recognized was huge. Plenty of people i know who know nothing about comics now know who GL is. A second movie could save $50 million in advertising. Look at the balance sheet long term. Movie was still shyte, don't get me wrong.
UnscrupalousSmurf
UnscrupalousSmurf - 10/14/2011, 6:50 PM
@intruder....1 out 9 billion? I feel so alone. Oh well, it made a nice addition to my cbm collection.
beetheb
beetheb - 10/14/2011, 6:53 PM
They'll never make another GL movie. The Hulk movies pretty much proved that, as far as the public is concerned, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Even if they made another GL and it were the Citizen Kane of comic-book movies, people still wouldn't bother, they've already made up their mind about the character.

Flash won't work either, for reasons already mentioned above. I'd say WW is their last shot at a true success outside of Supes/Bats. Especially if they cast Christina Hendricks, her tits alone would raise the box-office 20%.
CitizenOfAsgard
CitizenOfAsgard - 10/14/2011, 6:53 PM
I am of the minority, but I actually LIKED GL. And I'm a Marvel guy.

I like comic book movies to be like comic books. Enough with the "reality-based" crap.

Make Galactus "GALACTUS"! FF-RotSS was great (except for that). If we can have Star Wars, and Star Trek, and everything "spacy" that I haven't named, why can't we reach for the stars?
Coloso
Coloso - 10/14/2011, 6:54 PM
@NextHero08 DC/WB had plenty of time to learn from Jonah Hex, Superman Returns and The Losers. Fact of the matter is Green Lantern was bumbled big time by DC...lets look at what it had going for it.

Big budget-check!
High profile actor-check!
Big studio behind it-check!
Producer who comes with a comic book background-check!

So there you have it! No reason it should have been such a flop yet WB/DC failed to deliver even after bringing along Geoff Johns to produce. Tell me how they are going to do better when they pulled out all the stops for this film ???
Thoraz
Thoraz - 10/14/2011, 6:57 PM
They filmed Flash pretty well in the 90s, I'm sure it'll work fine now
CitizenOfAsgard
CitizenOfAsgard - 10/14/2011, 6:58 PM
You folks raise good questions about the Flash as the next possible character (or so many reasons why he should NOT be the next character), but has anyone given any thought about Aquaman? I think that could be a great on-screen character, if done right.
Unas
Unas - 10/14/2011, 6:59 PM
First off, get rid of Ryan Reynolds...
superguy5678
superguy5678 - 10/14/2011, 6:59 PM
ethier bring back hal or bring stewart
Thoraz
Thoraz - 10/14/2011, 7:00 PM
Aquaman could work if the movie was set completely underwater in Atlantis. Black Manta being essentially an underwater Darth Vader
kylum616
kylum616 - 10/14/2011, 7:01 PM
BRING ON THE REBOOT
jazzman
jazzman - 10/14/2011, 7:03 PM
@Intruder

well do u remember the fake fan made trailer of The Flash movie

brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 10/14/2011, 7:03 PM
you could make it some what cheeky, i.e., lock, stock and 2 smoking barrels slow mo, except flash is normal speed, stops and takes a drag off the crooks cigarettes, etc. I agree it has a high cheese potential but could be done. you need to figure out what the conflict would be, but with today's special effects they would have a real shot at something unique. the flash t.v., show was mediocre, and for a series depending entirely on the speed effects (primitive at the time), modern special effects could be huge. Let's face it, modern comic book movies are really only possible b/c of special effects advances from the late 90's. Before that, superman was the only thing remotely believable where something super-powered was required (i.e., not batman). as a matter of fact, its friday, i'm home watching the brewers game, maybe i will outline a screen play!
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