I'm all for Hal. I've watched the JL and JLU shows, John Stewart is a one-trick pony. They need Idris Elba if they go that route. I'd much rather Chris Pine or even a returning RR as Hal Jordan.
Many would disagree about John. I'm not sure how many tricks Hal has, but they(like Hal) will probably never mean anything because he can't trick the GA into caring about him. Kirk to Hal would be seen as a MASSIVE step down for Pine & Reynolds doesn't even want the role anymore.
I never heard anyone ask why Green Lantern was white, he's been white far longer than he's been black. No one I know would ever ask why the character is white, that's for sure.
Thanks for sharing your personal experience. It's easy to find this stuff online tho. I've even heard reports on this forum from people from around the world saying the same.
John Stewart isn't interesting at all to me, Hal is the far more interesting character IMO. It's all subjective though. Obviously you prefer John Stewart, I find the character to be next to worthless to be honest. You say that John Stewart has made the character more popular than ever, I disagree but the reality is, if the character of Hal Jordan wasn't able to make the character popular in the first place, there never would have been a John Stewart.
I'm not sure about that. IIRC sales weren't too spectacular before John was created. I think that's why John was created. They wanted to shake things up and Hal was easily replaceable. That's why they were able to make John work so well on JL/JLU. They used him instead of a guy that wasn't important enough to be missed by most people.
I am only speaking for myself, but a Justice League movie without Hal Jordan as Green Lantern doesn't make sense to me but I also know I'm not alone in that thinking. I think if it was possible to have a poll, consisting of every Green Lantern fan all at once to ask who is the definitive Green Lantern character that Hal Jordan would win in a landslide.
It's nice for you to think that. I've seen Hal get his ass handed to him by John more often than not in the polls I've seen. John normally wins big and the one time I've seen him lose, it was by a small margin. Considering how much WB/DC's tried to shove Hal down our throats & how little they've promoted John, it's quite telling. If the WB/DC's GL plan was working, things would be the exact opposite, and Hal would mean something to people outside of the comics fanbase.
I assume you're right about the monetary issue for Howard, I never tried to find out why he was recast, I was just thrilled that he was because I think Terrence Howard is an extremely overrated and awful actor. I'll never understand why people think otherwise.
I'm not gonna debate your opinion on this, but it would be better in the future to do a lil' research before making statements like you did.
It's possible that some actors would shy away from the role because of how poor the Green Lantern movie was but I think that there will definitely be actors interested in the role because of it being a Justice League role. The Justice League movie will come with alot of hype and fanfare before it hits the theaters, obviously the product on screen itself will be the major determining factor in the end but it will have alot of hype going in. You may be right but I doubt it, I think those actors wouldn't have a problem attaching themselves to a Justice League movie. Now, if it was only for another solo project, I would agree, then it may be troublesome getting a bigger name.
The 2 main roles have already been cast. I seriously doubt any A-list names are in a hurry to play a B-list character that already failed so astronomically, Justice League or not.
Honestly, in terms of a solo project, it's always going to be hard to sell the Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, John Stewart or otherwise. It's just not that great of a character and it comes with alot of cheesiness. The ring, the lantern, the ridiculous oath, the weird aliens, the powers, they're all just kind of corny to be honest. Green Lantern is best suited to just be a part of the Justice League when it comes to the big screen, on it's own the character just isn't really all that marketable outside of comic book fans. I don't think it will ever take off as a solo franchise.
I actually agree w/some of this. I've been saying it for a while. The concept IMO is a hard sell. I think to pull it off, you need the least cheesy character they have. One who's interesting and cool enough to keep the audience focused long enough to get used to the concept. One need only to look at the silly mask and gloves to know that's NOT Hal. Hal has a loooooong history of meaning nothing to non-comic book fans despite being promoted often. John only needed one shot to get a non-comic book buzz going. It's messed up because now that they've already put the worst foot forward by using Hal & Hal got the response from the GA that I always knew he would, even a good GL movie w/a cool GL might fail.
While few may have a preference, I honestly don't think the general audience will care which Lantern shows up. Whatever decision won't stop people from watching a movie with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in it. Toss in Cyborg with maybe Aquaman and the Flash or whoever and even if it's the worst movie ever made, people are gonna go out and see it.
I agree that the film will make money regardless, but I think they'll make more money w/a team absent of the guy w/one of the most expensive live action debut film flops ever. He won't add to the box office(will probably do the exact opposite) & I honestly think John could.
I'm laughing at how much people overestimate John Stewarts impact on the general audience. Lol get a grip
IIRC you didn't realize John had any fans until you saw him kicking ass in those polls. As for overestimating impact on the GA, this is much more hilarious [YT]qRrCIvw8DRQ[/YT]
Maybe GL is a really huge deal in the US?
Nope. It's clear that WB/DC wants Hal to be, but it ain't working out too well for 'em
