Official Green Lantern Casting and Discussion Thread

[Chewy]

"Moved"? It never had a scheduled date before now, and they announced Dec 17th yesterday.

 

[mclay18]

The date for GL was set last night, around 6 P.M.-ish.

And there wasn't a tentative release date for GL scheduled before then; everyone assumed it would come out in the summer alongside IM and Thor.

LOTR and I am Legend profited handsomely from the same weekend release as GL is positioned now, so if they do it right and market it properly it should bring in enough profit for a sequel or two.

 

[Lobo]

When did it get moved to December?

It was never moved. The release date was set as Dec 17, 2010 yesterday.

 

[TheVileOne]

Yeah yeah yeah I get it IT DIDN'T MOVE.

I actually think December is a good area to put it. At the very least it will be a good way to see if a movie like this can comparatively perform for the holidays when these type of films are almost ALWAYS set during the summer.

I think for a long time, studios haven't taken advantage of the holiday season for these types of movies. I think they can work there, but we'll see. Sometimes movies should be in the summer and sometimes they should've stayed in the winter like Narnia.

 

[Lobo]

^I agree. I think the Dec release date is a smart move. I know Superman: the Movie was a holiday release, but I'm not sure what other comic films were released during the holiday season.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

^I agree. I think the Dec release date is a smart move. I know Superman: the Movie was a holiday release, but I'm not sure what other comic films were released during the holiday season.

Frank Miller's Christmas Blockblunder The Spirit...?

 

[Lobo]

 

[Chewy]

Not to mention the super blockbuster Punisher: War Zone

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Well, if it makes you feel better, Miller's film really didn't have anything to do with comic books...

 

[TheVileOne]

Well not a comic film, but THE INCREDIBLES, which was Pixar.

But the Thanksgiving/X-mas period are some of the most attended moviegoing days of the year. Why not try doing a comic book super hero flick around that time? I think if this works it could change the playing field and having to unnecessarily saddle some of these films in the summer when they shouldn't be when there is a lot more room sometimes over November/December.

 

[TheVileOne]

Also, Punisher and Spirit are the examples of how WB should do the exact opposite.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Agreed. And, the benefit of a character like GL is that you are aiming for random SciFi enthusiasts just as much as you are the action film/comic film audience, so giving this some 'breathing room' so to speak can be a positive.

 

[Brian Braddock]

A release around Xmas time worked brilliantly for the Lord of the Ring trilogy 3 years on the run. I remember people being really excited that finally there was something to look forward to at that time of year, cinematically speaking.

I also remember thinking 'why don't more film studios do this'?

 

[mclay18]

But the Thanksgiving/X-mas period are some of the most attended moviegoing days of the year. Why not try doing a comic book super hero flick around that time? I think if this works it could change the playing field and having to unnecessarily saddle some of these films in the summer when they shouldn't be when there is a lot more room sometimes over November/December.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One owns the coveted November 19, 2010 spot, with GL following a month after.

It's a pretty smart business move for the WB. Not only will they have two potentially big moneymakers within a month of each other, the final GL trailer attached to prints of HP7 will raise more awareness to a wide audience.

 

[Johnny Drama]

Also, Punisher and Spirit are the examples of how WB should do the exact opposite.

There are so many movies hitting theaters in the summer of 2010. I think it is a wise move. Punisher and The Spirit are just examples of poor promotion.

 

[mclay18]

Punisher and The Spirit are just examples of poor promotion.

And poor filmmaking too.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea as long as the film looks good and the promote it as well as like tdk or like im was for marvel they should be looking at a nice BO funds for the film. Hopefully we get news on lead soon and the first unit filming start time.

 

[Johnny Drama]

And poor filmmaking too.

Well that just goes wiithout saying...

 

[Excel]

The holidays is perfect time; theyll be ablwe to capitolize on merchandise, album, sales ect. plus box office legs.

Duhamel would be a fine choice for the lead, though he's old. Roles like Pipe, Sinestro, and Hammond should go to more big names.

 

[Christmas]

LOTR had the exact same release date and look how that went. It's an epic film you say, well isn't GL gonna be a superhero epic like we haven't seen? I haven't read the script so I don't know, but isn't it going to be grand in scale, and not about beating up bad guys stealing bags with money signs on them?

 

[Excel]

GL read a lot more like a summer crowd pleaser, but it will make money reguardless. They prob. rtook winter 2010 over summer 2011 because that has captain america and thor.

 

[Lobo]

Thor comes out July 6 2010 not 11

 

[Johnny Drama]

Thor comes out July 6 2010 not 11

Wow, the better get with the casting announcements soon!

 

[Man of Tomorrow]

I'm starting to wonder if they intend to promote the Christmas theme with Green Lantern because of the color green.

Like how they did with Spirit.

 

[Excel]

Thor comes out July 6 2010 not 11

Oops, I meant 2011 with Captain American and the Avengers.