Empire Magazine this month features an article on 'Green Lantern' and the Empire website offers us a small glimpse of their on-set interview with Ryan Reynolds and director Martin Campbell in which they defend the different direction the movie has decided to go with Hal's suit.
“It has to be virtual rather than spandex,” says Reynolds, wearing his grey sensor suit. “This is a suit from an alien planet.”
“It’s not The Dark Knight – I don’t put the suit on and my voice drops several octaves,” adds Reynolds, unfazed by the absence of green tights. “The suit is powered specifically on his will, his emotion, his creativity and his imagination. I love that.”
“Everything Hal creates are images from his childhood,” he goes on. “Or things fuelled specifically from his own mind.”
I'm still on the fence about the costume, I hate it but I love it. I don't think there's anything wrong with changing the costume, Nolan did it with Batman and that turned out great, I just don't know if this way is the right way to change it.
'Green Lantern' Hits Theaters June 17th