Martin Campbell is Directing Green Lantern

[Evil Twin]

I think the general response from the mods has been, when we get an official announcement of the film and it's release date, and the actor playing Hal Jordan is revealed, then we will get a Green Lantern forum.

I'll expect a Jonah Hex one too, although that forum isn't likely to be that busy. Only Iron Man 2 seems to be ahead of Hex as far as upcoming comic book films go, and that might even be surficial as Hex likely is farther ahead in script and possibly casting.

 

[dnno1]

Duhamel. I'm not convinced he can handle this role either. He was in Transformers but he was one of the least interesting characters in it IMHO along with Anthony Anderson, blonde bimbo hacker chick, and Tyrese. Also Turistas, ugh.

Las Vegas is a TV show.

Duhamel has received several nominations and an Emmy for his work on TV. A lot of times people do make the transition from television to film so I wouldn't discount him for that. You also have to realize that he had a bit part in Transformer and was not intended to be the star in that film. The one criticism that could be made about Duhamel is that he is too tall to play Jordan, who should be 6' tall (Duhamel is 6'3").

 

[Doctor Jones]

This news is great. Campbell is a great filmmaker. Makes me more comfortable. Though I would expect the script to change some.

 

[Webhead2006]

well the script probably has gone though a bunch of changes since the first draft one we all have pretty much have read since its been online. The writers did say they have gone through a few rewrites since then and their last draft handed into wb was well liked.

 

[Doctor Jones]

That's good. I need to finish it. I got it like 4 months ago or something. And I need to finish the Sherlock Holmes screenplay I got too.

 

[The Major]

And I need to finish the Sherlock Holmes screenplay I got too.

If you don't mind my asking which Sherlock Holmes movie is it for? The Sacha Cohen version or the RDJ version?

 

[Kevin Smith]

Good news. The pros:

We now have a director who we know can handle the big budget stuff and has lots of experience under his belt, even a few great films (loved that Zorro film!).

The cons:

Does he really care about Green Lantern? How much does he care? Does he care more than Berlanti or at least as much? I hope so. If he cares at least as much as the people who wrote the script do, then we will have one helluva film.

 

[The Major]

The cons:

Does he really care about Green Lantern? How much does he care? Does he care more than Berlanti or at least as much? I hope so. If he cares at least as much as the people who wrote the script do, then we will have one helluva film.

This responsibility falls to Berlanti and the writers to make him care for the franchise. Let's hope they succeed in doing just that since they are the experts he can turn to for GL.

 

[Lobo]

Well Berlanti is still producing, and I think everyone is happy about that, even The Major

 

[The Major]

Well Berlanti is still producing, and I think everyone is happy about that, even The Major

I'm perfectly fine with that, Lobo. t:

 

[Lobo]

Well he does have a successful track record as a producer

 

[The Major]

Well he does have a successful track record as a producer

Then we have nothing to worry about with Campbell "getting" GL.

 

[Kevin Smith]

This responsibility falls to Berlanti and the writers to make him care for the franchise. Let's hope they succeed in doing just that since they are the experts he can turn to for GL.

Right. And I think they will and we'll get a great flick.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea i dont see any issues with campbell right now but hey we dont know how things are going to go yet untill cameras are actually rolling with film and we get reports on what is happening on set.

 

[Octoberist]

With a polish script, Martin should do fine.

I just hope that he remains faithful to the Green Lantern suit; it's almost perfect (ala Spider-Man or Iron Man) where you don't need to 'improve it'.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Good news. The pros:

We now have a director who we know can handle the big budget stuff and has lots of experience under his belt, even a few great films (loved that Zorro film!).

The cons:

Does he really care about Green Lantern? How much does he care? Does he care more than Berlanti or at least as much? I hope so. If he cares at least as much as the people who wrote the script do, then we will have one helluva film.

I loved the 1st Zorro too; So with that in mind, I guess the answer to your question can possibly found in another question - Did he really care about Zorro?

Hell, whether he did or he didnt, he still managed to hit that one out of the park so I guess it's kinda moot. I have faith that he'll do the same with GL regardless.

He is seasoned professional, after all.

 

[Brian Braddock]

With a polish script, Martin should do fine.

I just hope that he remains faithful to the Green Lantern suit; it's almost perfect (ala Spider-Man or Iron Man) where you don't need to 'improve it'.

Polish script?

I thought Campbell was English.

t:

Joking aside, you're damn right on the suit. Both GL (and the Flash, come to think of it) are costumes that could (and in my opinion, should) be made in the same way as the Spidey-suits.

A costume designer would probably have to go to some considerable effort to f*** up something that looks so cool from the get-go.

 

[dnno1]

Good news. The pros:

We now have a director who we know can handle the big budget stuff and has lots of experience under his belt, even a few great films (loved that Zorro film!).

The cons:

Does he really care about Green Lantern? How much does he care? Does he care more than Berlanti or at least as much? I hope so. If he cares at least as much as the people who wrote the script do, then we will have one helluva film.

Be careful, Kev, it's not a done deal yet.

 

[Matt]

Aww...Martin Campbell. I hoped Warners was negotiating with Bruce Campbell for a role in the movie

 

[TheVileOne]

Campbell made a really good Zorro movie and then a really bad one.

Bruce Campbell as Martin Jordan . . . or G'Nort .

 

[Saint]

I'm curious as to why certain individuals are bothered that Berlanti is not directing. He seems to be an unknown quantity, so I'm not sure what would make someone actively support him. For the record, I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm genuinely curious.

 

[Changeling]

I want to see Mads Mikkelsen as Sinestro..so hopefullyhaving Campbell as our director could further those possiblities. Mads Mikkelsen was the villain in Campbell's "Casino Royale"

 

[Dark Knight]

Yeah I'm glad WB's seems to have done their due diligence and realized the safest option for GL was to find an experienced director who can work with Berlanti as writer and producer and share his vision.

Good move!

 

[Dark Knight]

Campbell made a really good Zorro movie and then a really bad one.

Bruce Campbell as Martin Jordan . . . or G'Nort .

He also made the two very good Bond films in GoldenEye and Casino Royale which I'm sure your aware of.

Yeah, the 2nd Zorro movie was ill conceived.

 

[TheVileOne]

He also made an awful mountain climbing action suspense movie in Vertical Limit.

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