While speaking with the
PLAYLIST, Ryan Reynolds, Star of this summer's highly anticipated superhero blockbuster
Green Lantern spoke about key issues surrounding the film, as well as some light talk about its possible sequel.
On the negativity towards the first trailer:
“A lot of the moments of levity you’ve probably already seen in that first trailer,” he said. “Because they were earthbound scenes, that trailer lacked a lot of special effects cause none of it was ready yet so we were limited to only using fifteen minutes of usable footage to harvest a trailer out of it. But I wouldn’t say [the comedy] is pervasive throughout the whole movie. When he’s arrogant and cocky in the beginning you see a lot of that, but once he’s humbled by this gift, it’s a different story.”
On the negative comments made by fans about the studios Lackluster promotions for the film:
“Movies like this are such a leap of faith because I spend 6 months staring at a big blank wall. So I’m fulfilling my end of the bargain and you’re hoping these guys will take care of that,” he said. “But you never get in a plane without checking the pilot, so I have [director] Martin Campbell there. I have WB there and they need to be acknowledged cause they do this stuff right. They spend the money, they don’t cheap out on it. They hire all the right people. You just have to know that these guys are going to take care of you.”
On a sequel to the Green Lantern:
“I already know where that story’s going to go and I think when people see the movie they’re going to know as well,” he said, hinting that the first film will set up the sequel as already rumored. “So if we’re all lucky enough to be a part of [a sequel] that would be great, but yeah, the story’s set in stone pretty much where it’s gotta go.”
Green Lantern, directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins and Angela Bassett hits theaters June 17th, 2011.