Martin Campbell is Directing Green Lantern

[REDophile]

Lets just hope Daniel Craig won't be Hal Jordan! Just thought I'd say that out of fun since they're getting a Bond director. He's a great actor but would be miscast.

 

[I Am The Knight]

^That got me thinking. Campbell always jumps ships when it comes to directing a second Bond film (in a row). Is it fair to expect him not returning for GL2?

 

[TheComicbookKid]

He directed both Zorro films? So who knows.

 

[FaT_tONle]

If Craig turned down Thor but took this... I'd **** myself...

 

[Webhead2006]

well craig isnt in the age range they want to go with hal since we know they want late 20s/early 30s and craig is what 38-39-40 now?

 

[GlasgowBat]

i don't really see thor being released on the schedule they have set up. It's been in development hell for so long.

green lantern needs a rigorous advertising campaign, to get people curious. Then, as long as it's decent enough to avoid a pasting from critics, it should be successful enough.

i'd argue GL is an easier sell than Thor.

 

[Chewy]

i don't really see thor being released on the schedule they have set up. It's been in development hell for so long.

Not really First Goyer was working on it, then Protosevich/Vaughn replaced him and worked on it, then Vaughn left the project during the writer's strike and Branagh took over. That's not very long at all, compared to other SH projects..

It's absolutely going to happen now that Marvel is focusing everything on it (well, everything they aren't focusing on IM2). Just like IM three years ago, which had been in DH WAY longer than Thor

i'd argue GL is an easier sell than Thor.

... and I'd argue that both are easy sells if approached and handled properly

 

[Dark Knight]

Great news.......finally!

Martin Campbell sounds like a SOLID choice to direct the GL film.

Obviously, it seems WB's has found a director who would be a good fit with Berlanti as producer and writer.

Good job WB's....now cast a known actor as Hal and not some unknown TV actor with no movie experience and all will be good.

Cast Josh Duhamel, Josh Hartnett, Ryan Phillippe, or Ryan Gosling as Hal and things will be looking up for this film.

 

[TheVileOne]

Sorry Dark Knight but I highly dislike all your choices for Hal. Especially Josh Barnett. Ruining 30 Days of Night was bad enough. We don't need him to ruin another comic book movie.

 

[Dark Knight]

I think one good strategy would be to push the character and the film at SFF conventions (similar to how they did "Star Wars" Ep IV).

The next thing would be to sell the paraphernalia (like they did with Batman '89). It would cause those who don't know about the character to become curious. Finally a viral marketing (similar to TDK) campaign wouldn't hurt.

Gotta sell cool GL paraphernalia like awesome looking GL shirts and if they hand out or sell cool looking (at not cheesy looking) GL rings to fans and toy fans and collectors at conventions or stores......then all will be good!

:gl:

 

[Lobo]

Sorry Dark Knight but I highly dislike all your choices for Hal. Especially Josh Barnett. Ruining 30 Days of Night was bad enough. We don't need him to ruin another comic book movie.

It's Josh Hartnett, and he was good in Sin City IMO, but, yeah, 30 Days of Night was

 

[Dark Knight]

Sorry Dark Knight but I highly dislike all your choices for Hal. Especially Josh Barnett. Ruining 30 Days of Night was bad enough. We don't need him to ruin another comic book movie.

Hartnett is not a bad actor at all IMO....just depends on the script, story and direction of course.

I would line up my suggestions against any inexperienced unknown TV actor any day of the week and I think my Hal suggestions would act circles around any unknown inexperienced actor.

 

[GlasgowBat]

=ChewySpider;16398816]Not really First Goyer was working on it, then Protosevich/Vaughn replaced him and worked on it, then Vaughn left the project during the writer's strike and Branagh took over. That's not very long at all, compared to other SH projects..

they had been talking about it for a long time before goyer was originally attached. I've got film magazines from the early 2000's (2000-2002) reporting rumoured movement on the project.

It's absolutely going to happen now that Marvel is focusing everything on it (well, everything they aren't focusing on IM2).

how can you be sure of that? a 2010 release, correct? and this is 2009 already, and they have got a director and........that's it. No cast. they'll need to move pretty fast. If you ask me, ever since TIH failed at the BO, all non-iron man marvel films have been notable by their absence in news or info of any kind. They need to re-think they way they are connecting the universe, now that a key component has run into problems. They don't know wether to do a sequel to TIH, but without it they need a change in strategy.

... and I'd argue that both are easy sells if approached and handled properly

so what you're saying is, a properly marketed film will probably do well?

of course that's true. However, i'm saying that it's trickier to market thor than GL. therefore, GL is an easier sell. it pulls in the sci-fi crowd, and anyone who sees the big sfx shots in a trailer is likely to check it out.

Thor's rumoured mix of fantasy and real world will be tougher. Although, if the other rumour, that it will be asgard only, is true, it will be easier to pull in the crowds.

 

[TheVileOne]

It's Josh Hartnett, and he was good in Sin City IMO, but, yeah, 30 Days of Night was

IMHO, worst thing about Sin City.

Actually, I would probably like Barnett better as Hal . . . or one of the Green Lantern Corp members, maybe Tomar.

 

[Chewy]

they had been talking about it for a long time before goyer was originally attached. I've got film magazines from the early 2000's (2000-2002) reporting rumoured movement on the project.

Talking about a potential film isn't the same thing as it being stuck in development hell... there was NO development to begin with.

how can you be sure of that? a 2010 release, correct? and this is 2009 already, and they have got a director and........that's it. No cast. they'll need to move pretty fast. If you ask me, ever since TIH failed at the BO,

all non-iron man marvel films have been notable by their absence in news or info of any kind. They need to re-think they way they are connecting the universe, now that a key component has run into problems. They don't know wether to do a sequel to TIH, but without it they need a change in strategy.

Then you obviously haven't been following them. We've heard more about both Thor and Cap in the past couple of months than we have GL (excluding every website under the sun interviewing the GL writers and getting the same answers every time...)

And they never intended a TIH sequel before Avengers... they announced their schedule for their next four films before TIH even came out

so what you're saying is, a properly marketed film will probably do well?

of course that's true. However, i'm saying that it's trickier to market thor than GL. therefore, GL is an easier sell. it pulls in the sci-fi crowd, and anyone who sees the big sfx shots in a trailer is likely to check it out.

Thor's rumoured mix of fantasy and real world will be tougher. Although, if the other rumour, that it will be asgard only, is true, it will be easier to pull in the crowds.

Thor doesn't have a rumored mix of fantasy/real world. We've been told time and time again that Thor will be a straight out fantasy flick.

 

[Lobo]

IMHO, worst thing about Sin City.

Actually, I would probably like Barnett better as Hal . . . or one of the Green Lantern Corp members, maybe Tomar.

Why do you keep changing his last name

 

[TheVileOne]

Josh Barnett = former UFC Heavyweight champion and MMA badass.

He's the babyfaced assassin.

 

[TheVileOne]

Josh Barnett = former UFC Heavyweight champion and MMA badass.

He's the babyfaced assassin.

 

[Webhead2006]

hopefully we will have a cast soon for gl.

 

[The Major]

I would line up my suggestions against any inexperienced unknown TV actor any day of the week and I think my Hal suggestions would act circles around any unknown inexperienced actor.

How do you measure inexperience and unknown for tv actors? Would you consider someone like David Boreanaz one of these people? How about Jeffrey Donovan?

Tv has come a long way within the last decade. The actors and their shows can occasionally equal that of a film.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea i know their is tons of great tv actors who can hold a film and do well in film careers and then u have those film actors going to tv shows. Heck for example if jensen ackles of supernatural got the role of hal i think he could hold the role well and he has done very well in his show.

 

[Steelsheen]

^That got me thinking. Campbell always jumps ships when it comes to directing a second Bond film (in a row). Is it fair to expect him not returning for GL2?

i think maybe thats why WB is still in the middle of negotiations with him. they're probably trying to book him for a trilogy, or at least 2 movies (like what they had with Nolan).

 

[Lobo]

Or he could start it, and Berlanti takes part two

Of course, this depends on how Berlanti's current directing project goes.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Sorry Dark Knight but I highly dislike all your choices for Hal. Especially Josh Barnett. Ruining 30 Days of Night was bad enough. We don't need him to ruin another comic book movie.

30 Days of Night wouldn't have been bad if it weren't for that absolutely horrid ending.

 

[greenlantern248]

This is great news, if Campbell does indeed sign then this movie will rock