Ryan Reynolds speaks indirectly on Green Lantern since Box Office flop

[The Sage]

That guy can't even count, he's played THREE different characters in two different comic book universes.

He was talking about playing characters in two different universes at the same time.

 

[theMan-Bat]

If Reynolds was still enthusiastic with the franchise he would directly say "yes" and went to the movie's Australia premiere as if it's a priority. But he didn't.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/en...emiere-in-sydney/story-e6frewz0-1226111922674

Ryan Reynolds pulled out of attending due to scheduling conflicts. He's preparing for a movie that is to begin filming in Boston by the end of the month called R.I.P.D. with Jeff Bridges, based on the Rest In Peace Department comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. Green Lantern should have premiered in Australia back in June. I'm sure it's not easy to work around the erratic late release schedules of Green Lantern around the world. Having run into scheduling conflicts doesn't mean that he doesn't care and doesn't want Green Lantern to do well around the world.

 

[©KAW]

It would have fared better if it was a better film with a solid marketing campaign.

...And didn't star Ryan Reynolds.

 

[The Morningstar]

No... the movie could have starred Steve McQueen as Hal and it'd still have been a steaming pile.

 

[Austin372]

I would not consider the movie a total flop. Recently, it made a total worldwide gross of 206 million. It had a projected budget of 200 million. So what if it didn't make a big profit yet - it made back its money. Now WB will have to see what sales will be made when the DVD is released in October.

 

[KingMadness]

Lets hope Ryan Reynolds goes back to ruining Marvel characters, and stays there.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Lets hope Ryan Reynolds goes back to ruining Marvel characters, and stays there.

Goes back to ruining Marvel characters? He's yet to ruin a character anywhere.

 

[EliteF50]

I don't understand the hate for Ryan... he was a fantastic Hal Jordan. It's not his fault the script wasn't great.

 

[RoughNTumble]

Ryan tried very hard to get into the character of jal jordan, and it's apparent in his performance.

He wasn't bad, but he wasn't exceptional either. He just wasn't a very good natural fit for the role, and they definitely could have done better.

However, the main reason the movie was bad was the terrible script and a director that didn't understand the character or his mythos. Reynolds wasn't responsible for making or breaking the movie.

 

[dnno1]

The choice of villains in this film wasn't exceptional. That was part of the problem.

 

[Panthro]

The choice of villains in this film wasn't exceptional. That was part of the problem.

A weak villain in Hector Hammond certainly didn't help.

 

[ThanosOfTitans]

I've never been a big Ryan Reynolds fan...it does seem as if Hollywood is forcing him down our throats (i probably have a biased opinion).

Most of his roles he appears to play the same type of character. Rarely is there any diversity in his performance.

I wanted Green Lantern to be a good movie, but I had a pretty good idea it would be subpar once he was cast. Cute face, nice body, mediocre actor.

Hollywood seems insistent on trying to make him the next Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Arnold schwarzenegger or Harrison Ford...it's just not going to happen.

 

[The Sage]

Thought he did a good job as Hal and I liked him in Buried. Looking forward to him working with Denzel in Safe House.

 

[HighFivingMF]

I don't understand how you can have something shoved down your throat when it's your choice whether or not you see the movies. Saying he doesn't have any range is a flat-out lie. Yes, a lot of his characters smile and joke, but that's about the extent of it.

 

[ThanosOfTitans]

I don't think I ever explicitly stated he doesn't have any range...that's debatable. He just seems to play the same character in most of his roles. I admit, I have a biased opinion...

It's just difficult for me to digest him as a serious actor. Let's be honest for 5.342423 seconds...with the exception of Buried, in most of his movies he is just the wise cracking eye candy. Watch the Change Up...you'll notice that even after he "switches bodies" and is supposed to be playing a totally different person...it still seems like Ryan Reynolds playing himself. That movie is actually a pretty pleasantly surprising movie, but when Ryan Reynolds is on camera...it seems he really isn't being anyone else other than himself which is not really acting (i.e. Blade III, The Proposal, The Change Up, Wolverine Origins, Green Lantern, The Losers, Van Wilder, Just Friends and I'm sure there are many others).

Maybe he does have something I just don't see, but he isn't giving himself much opportunity to showcase his talent (though I suppose The Amityville Horror was a different role for him which he did pretty good in).

 

[The Sage]

Reynolds wasn't in The Losers...

I haven't seen all of his movies. Blade III was long ago and I barely remember that movie for good reason. In Wolverine Origins, he was part of the best piece of the movie IMO. The Proposal was okay, nothing special.

Part of the reason it's hard to take him as a serious actor is because he doesn't do that many serious roles. That's why I liked him in Buried and looking forward to Safe House. It's something new.

 

[The Morningstar]

The Nines and Chaos Theory are his best performances. The Nines in particular.

 

[HighFivingMF]

The Nines alone he played several characters completely unique when compared to each other.

 

[ThanosOfTitans]

I've actually heard good things about Chaos Theory but haven't gotten around to checking it out.

And yes, The Losers he was not in. My bad. < = )

 

[redfirebird2008]

I would not consider the movie a total flop. Recently, it made a total worldwide gross of 206 million. It had a projected budget of 200 million. So what if it didn't make a big profit yet - it made back its money. Now WB will have to see what sales will be made when the DVD is released in October.

It's a flop. $200m is just the production budget. That doesn't include the insanely desperate marketing campaign they launched for it, which likely cost around $100m. That blitz of TV ads couldn't have been cheap. To make matters worse, the studio doesn't get anywhere near the total revenue from the movie. The theaters receive a pretty big chunk of it, especially overseas. The studio likely received around 70% of the revenue, which would be roughly $155m.

$300m in costs vs. $155m in revenue. Ouch.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

It's a flop. $200m is just the production budget. That doesn't include the insanely desperate marketing campaign they launched for it, which likely cost around $100m. That blitz of TV ads couldn't have been cheap. To make matters worse, the studio doesn't get anywhere near the total revenue from the movie. The theaters receive a pretty big chunk of it, especially overseas. The studio likely received around 70% of the revenue, which would be roughly $155m.

$300m in costs vs. $155m in revenue. Ouch.

70% is way too high. Studios keep more like 50-55% of the revenue.

 

[Darkb0rn]

I like Ryan Reynolds and like the movies he does, but he just wasn't right for the role. Really the only characters that seemed right were the ones who were CGI.

 

[Karelia]

I don't think it was really his fault. He's shown he can be great at serious roles. And I think RR made Hal a little less boring than he can be in the comics. I love the GL mythology around Hal, but Hal himself can be a little boring sometimes. Not as much these days though. and Mark Strong as Sinestro is the perfect movie version. I don't see how anyone can really top it. (He needed more screen time!)

That said, I still don't understand all the hate it gets (I mean comparing it to Batman & Robin type hate.) It was decent film. Just not epic like it should have been.

 

[Panthro]

I don't think it was really his fault. He's shown he can be great at serious roles. And I think RR made Hal a little less boring than he can be in the comics. I love the GL mythology around Hal, but Hal himself can be a little boring sometimes. Not as much these days though. and Mark Strong as Sinestro is the perfect movie version. I don't see how anyone can really top it. (He needed more screen time!)

That said, I still don't understand all the hate it gets (I mean comparing it to Batman & Robin type hate.) It was decent film. Just not epic like it should have been.

I wonder sometimes if the movie was under too much pressure due to it being the first DC comics film to truly be about a DC character who is not Batman or Superman (Watchmen & Constatine don't count). Also, it may have done better if released around say... Thanksgiving or Christmas rather than a summer that was already loaded with 3 other superhero films among other event films.