Corrected Poll for Green Lantern Movie

[Canadian Rider]

So. The SHHer's have spoken. I am an idiot.

Oh Well t: Live and Learn.

"Better" poll question - who would you like to see as the main character in a GL movie - which character. That assumes you will go and see it ...

 

[Katsuro]

Hal Jordan ftw!

 

[kytrigger]

I voted for Kyle Rayner, but I would love to see this as more of an ensemble piece. Use Rayner as a new guy so you can introduce him (and the audience) to the Lantern Corps. You can then have other characters fill out the rest of the roles. I would love for Kilowog to be more of a drill seargent and Guy could be the gung-ho guy. Basically set it up so that instead of making him like a solo hero on earth, like Blackhawk Down in space. That way it can really separate itself from the other superhero films.

 

[GL1]

I voted for Kyle Rayner, but I would love to see this as more of an ensemble piece. Use Rayner as a new guy so you can introduce him (and the audience) to the Lantern Corps. You can then have other characters fill out the rest of the roles. I would love for Kilowog to be more of a drill seargent and Guy could be the gung-ho guy. Basically set it up so that instead of making him like a solo hero on earth, like Blackhawk Down in space. That way it can really separate itself from the other superhero films.

I was thinking more of John Stewart as the new guy, but DEFINITELY an ensemble cast in space is the way to go... having an Earth-ground one-lantern movie is basically a handicapped Green Lantern franchise...

 

[Sun_Down]

I voted John Stewart simply for a little racial diversity. DC's kinda heavy on the white heroes and I think they'd benefit from going with John as the lead.

 

[J.R.]

Hal Jordan would be the best on film I think (although I'm an Alan Scott fan).

 

[DonnaTroy84]

I was thinking more of John Stewart as the new guy, but DEFINITELY an ensemble cast in space is the way to go... having an Earth-ground one-lantern movie is basically a handicapped Green Lantern franchise...

Well, if they did a franchise, they could start the first movie with the Earth-bound lantern, then expand into space for the second and/or third movie(s), bringing in more of the Corps.

I agree that Hal or John would be a good choice, and I love the idea of Kilowog as a drill sergeant, awesome! t:

 

[GL1]

Well, if they did a franchise, they could start the first movie with the Earth-bound lantern, then expand into space for the second and/or third movie(s), bringing in more of the Corps.

I agree that Hal or John would be a good choice, and I love the idea of Kilowog as a drill sergeant, awesome! t:

I think that having a purely Earth-bound movie will make a space-movie a turnoff to fans of the first movie. Kinda like the Matrix movie, the second movie wasn't about freeing the humans and was set mostly outside of the matrix and that turned a lot of people off... more than the bad CGI.

Again, if you start a franchise with a certain tone and setting, you need to keep that tone and setting. Having a movie about a lone GL on Earth and then billing an ensemble cast in a Sci-Fi movie as a 'sequel' is a bad idea... it's more like a spinoff...

 

[DonnaTroy84]

*shrug* okay, so I was wrong. Just a thought.

 

[Noir]

Jordan, then bring in Rayner and Stewart in a sequel.. use the Parrallax storyline and it could be like a star wars epic.

 

[DrayvensCrow]

Hal's my choice, but I'd work in Alan Scott like they did in the CB's.

 

[kytrigger]

I think that having a purely Earth-bound movie will make a space-movie a turnoff to fans of the first movie. Kinda like the Matrix movie, the second movie wasn't about freeing the humans and was set mostly outside of the matrix and that turned a lot of people off... more than the bad CGI.

Again, if you start a franchise with a certain tone and setting, you need to keep that tone and setting. Having a movie about a lone GL on Earth and then billing an ensemble cast in a Sci-Fi movie as a 'sequel' is a bad idea... it's more like a spinoff...

That, not to mention that by putting GL (whichever) solely on earth, they have just made it extremely similar to every other superhero film out there. By making it in space, it is instantly distinguishable and might get some more interest then from people since it isn't "just another comic book film"

 

[blackbyrd]

Jordan, Emerald Dawn, Guy gardner, Sinestro, John Stewart, then bring in Kyle Rayner. With each character getting two movies as the main character then it could be 8 movies. Film them back to back so you combat against the actors' ages.

 

[Katsuro]

Jordan, Emerald Dawn, Guy gardner, Sinestro, John Stewart, then bring in Kyle Rayner. With each character getting two movies as the main character then it could be 8 movies. Film them back to back so you combat against the actors' ages.

8 movies is a bit much, though I do think you need a lot, as you have to tell the Parralax story, as well as have Kyle as the first of the new Green Lanterns and the defeat/redmeption of Parralax. And since Hal needs to be a seasoned Green Lantern by the time he turns into Parralax, I could see doing a John Stewart movie in between, while Hal is said to be out somewhere else. Guy Gardner probably couldn't hold a movie on his own, but he would definatley be an interesting side character.

 

[gamemiester]

kyle rayner id say he would attract a broder audience

 

[sepharih]

John Stewart

 

[StorminNorman]

I actually liked the idea for a film featuring John Stewart returning from Iraq and becoming a Lantern.

 

[Katsuro]

I actually liked the idea for a film featuring John Stewart returning from Iraq and becoming a Lantern.

John Stewart's an architect. Leave the military background to Hal Jordan.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hey all!

I am not well versed in Green Lantern lore, but I am curious who would be the villains if you were putting together a trilogy of Green Lantern movies?

 

[Fried Gold]

Hey all!

I am not well versed in Green Lantern lore, but I am curious who would be the villains if you were putting together a trilogy of Green Lantern movies?

Hal Jordan.

 

[kytrigger]

John Stewart's an architect. Leave the military background to Hal Jordan.

I actually wouldn't mind him being both. I always imagined him as being in the Gulf War, and being an architect as well. Say he went into the reserves to get loans for college, and then the Gulf War came and he was brought up for service. Before and after he served, he was an architect.

 

[kytrigger]

Hey all!

I am not well versed in Green Lantern lore, but I am curious who would be the villains if you were putting together a trilogy of Green Lantern movies?

Well, you have Sinestro, but if I was doing a movie that involved the entire Corps., I would use the Controllers, Manhunters, or maybe even the Spider Guild. Hal JOrdan could be used as well as Parrallax in the sequels.

 

[Katsuro]

Hey all!

I am not well versed in Green Lantern lore, but I am curious who would be the villains if you were putting together a trilogy of Green Lantern movies?

I'd say Legion and Sinestro in the first film. Legion's the one that killed Abin Sur, so Hal goes after him, and then is betrayed by Sinestro and has to defeat him. That could also possibly be done in two seperate films.

Then there's the Manhunters, which would definatley require an enourmous amount of Lanterns to fight off. Perhaps by this time they could've introduced secondary GLs like John Stewart and Guy Gardner.

Then of course Hal becomes Parralax (they'd probably have to change who destroys Coast City, since it'd be wierd to have Cyborg-Superman as the villain), and Parralax would be the villain in Kyle's first movie.

 

[GL1]

That, not to mention that by putting GL (whichever) solely on earth, they have just made it extremely similar to every other superhero film out there. By making it in space, it is instantly distinguishable and might get some more interest then from people since it isn't "just another comic book film"

Booyah. A lot of the early criticism against Kyle was that he was "Spider-Man with a Ring" it'd be a shame if the whole GL movie franchise fell under that umbrella, using the same old superhero movie formula.

That said, while Marine background John has gotten better development recently, the architect-philosopher John Stewart of the comics has a lot more great stories in him to tell, and has had a much richer history since his inception, AND you can always tag on a military background if you feel it makes the character better. Not to mention, there's simply no story that can be told with classic Hal Jordan that can't be told just as easily, if not better by a fusion of Comics and JLU John Stewart.

As for villains, I think Legion is overrated, and lacks the necessary relevance to make him an interesting or useful villain in a movie setting... it would just be paying fanservice to ED at the sacrifice of quality. Manhunters and Sinestro for the first movie. Star Sapphire, Black Circle, Fatality and some other Space-faring villains for the second and Parallax wrapping up all the loose ends in the third. I think assuming more than three movies is insanely naive.

 

[Katsuro]

Not to mention, there's simply no story that can be told with classic Hal Jordan that can't be told just as easily, if not better by a fusion of Comics and JLU John Stewart.

True, you could just take any great Hal Jordan story and stick John Stewart in there instead, but why? You could give John the Abin Sur origin, have John betrayed by Sinestro, have John become Parralax followed by the Spectre, but why? Haven't we learned that messing with the comics to such a huge degree does nothing but upset fans? Hell, I hated watching that Superman TAS episoe where they took Hal Jordan and gave him Kyle's name and occupation. It was pointless and I cant possibly understand the reasoning behind it. I do find it funny that both DCAU Green Lanterns have pretty much been a mix between Hal and whoever they're claiming is. We got a Hal/Kyle blend followed by a Hal/John blend. What does that tell you?