The Official Green Lantern Rumors/Speculation Thread

[Whiskey Tango]

I can't judge Pine as Trevor until I see how vigorously he eats the sandwiches Wonder Woman makes for him while he battles evil with his hairy manchest.

 

[Lantern Venom]

I can't judge Pine as Trevor until I see how vigorously he eats the sandwiches Wonder Woman makes for him while he battles evil with his hairy manchest.

Don't give Warner Bumbles any ideas.

 

[Johnny]

Nah. I said a long time ago that Hal'd be a big step down for Pine. He's got nothing to gain from playing a character said by many to be similar to Kirk, but non-iconic, wearing a silly looking mask, and associated w/one of the most expensive/least profitable/most disliked superhero flops ever. They're unlikely to find anybody notable that's in a hurry to take on a role that even Ryan Reynolds won't touch anymore.

Sure, how could Christian Bale agree to play a character associated with one of the worst movies ever made. That would've just ruined his career. Like I said I doubt Pine was ever offered the role to begin with. That was the scoopers trying to get hits. There were never legit reports that Pine was in the running for playing Hal Jordan.

 

[brainchild81]

Bad comparison. Batman is icon who had already proven to be a box-office draw in the past. Hal isn't and didn't. Bale had seen a live action Batman flick succeed when he took the role. Pine hasn't seen Green Lantern do anything but fail in live action

 

[Johnny]

Spare me that BS. It took the Batman franchise 8 years to bounce back from that movie. Superman is an icon too, his franchise was stuck in development hell from the late 80s until the mid 2000s, then for another 7 years until 2013. By the time those movies came out people had long forgotten the old flops. There's a nine year gap between the GL movies, whoever ends up playing Hal in 5 years, will be anything but ashamed that he plays a character who was featured in a movie that failed a decade ago. You never cease to entertain with the crap you pull out of your rear end to hate on Jordan.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Bad comparison. Batman is icon who had already proven to be a box-office draw in the past. Hal isn't and didn't. Bale had seen a live action Batman flick succeed when he took the role. Pine hasn't seen Green Lantern do anything but fail in live action

Pine will forever be associated with Hal:



So I doubt he would have had reservations about the role. It's more likely that it wasn't offered.

Spare me that BS. That's why it took the Batman franchise 8 years to bounce back from that movie. Superman is an icon too, that's why his franchise was stuck in development hell from the late 80s until the mid 2000s, then for another 7 years until 2013. By the time those movies came out people had long forgotten the old flops. There's a nine year gap between the GL movies, whoever ends up playing Hal in 5 years, will be anything but ashamed that he plays a character who was featured in a movie that failed a decade ago. You never cease to entertain with the crap you pull out of your rear end to hate on Jordan.

That gap is too long. Warner Bumbles should be striking while the iron is hot for CBMs (actually, they're about 15 years overdue) because 5 years can change attitudes of moviegoers. WB should have had a JL franchise long before now, and they should put as many movies out as long as the public likes CBMs.

 

[Johnny]

I agree, DC definitely likes to do things 5 to 10 years too late. Sometimes I still find it hard to believe that we've seen Thanos earlier than Darkseid in live action.

 

[Johnny]

Pine will forever be associated with Hal:



So I doubt he would have had reservations about the role. It's more likely that it wasn't offered.

Haha, ditto.

 

[Lantern Venom]

I agree, DC definitely likes to do things 5 to 10 years too late. Sometimes I still find it hard to believe that we've seen Thanos earlier than Darkseid in live action.

I still can't fathom that someone from Warner Bumbles didn't catch on to the entertainment zeitgeist of the early 2000s. Blade was successful and a sequel was in the works. X-men was successful, and a sequel was in the works. Audiences were obviously ready for comic book adaptations, and they didn't need every character to be household names like Supes and Bats. WB could have exploited the DC library and beaten Marvel to the punch with a shared universe, but the opposite happened.

 

[Johnny]

And the funniest part is I'm sure they would've never got the idea of having a live-action movie universe until Marvel did. I so desperately want to like DC's movie division, but their TV and animated projects is what usually ends up having my respect. Gee I wonder why.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Damn ya'll salty af

 

[brainchild81]

I am seeing a lot of saltiness from some Hal fans recently. Lol. It's not the end of the world, guys.

Spare me that BS. It took the Batman franchise 8 years to bounce back from that movie. Superman is an icon too, his franchise was stuck in development hell from the late 80s until the mid 2000s, then for another 7 years until 2013. By the time those movies came out people had long forgotten the old flops. There's a nine year gap between the GL movies, whoever ends up playing Hal in 5 years, will be anything but ashamed that he plays a character who was featured in a movie that failed a decade ago. You never cease to entertain with the crap you pull out of your rear end to hate on Jordan.

lol. That wasn't about hating on Hal. Just calling it like I see it. U mad? Nothing you said makes BS out of what I said. Batman and Supes are icons and I don't recall either one of those movies failing as much at the box office. Nobody notable seems to be in a rush to play Hal. I'm fine if you choose to think otherwise

Pine will forever be associated with Hal:



So I doubt he would have had reservations about the role. It's more likely that it wasn't offered.

That's possible, but I'm pretty sure he didn't ask either. I don't mind that association because it's not going much further than that. I'm just glad he's gonna BE Steve Trevor!!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Newsflash Warner Bumbles is not funny nor has it ever been funny and whining about Pine not playing GL while not blinking twice at more talented female actors than him playing the love interest is sexist as all get out.

 

[Johnny]

I am seeing a lot of saltiness from some Hal fans recently. Lol. It's not the end of the world, guys.

Lol. I have no reason to get salty about opinions towards fictional characters. We're just talking here, mate.

lol. That wasn't about hating on Hal. Just calling it like I see it. U mad? Nothing you said makes BS out of what I said. Batman and Supes are icons and I don't recall either one of those movies failing as much at the box office. Nobody notable seems to be in a rush to play Hal. I'm fine if you choose to think otherwise

lol. I do not get mad on the internet, just calling it like I see it. These movies were huge blows to the Superman and Batman brand and history speaks for itself. There was a time Batman and Superman were viewed as laughing stocks and the fact that they were household names did not change that. Enough time passed for people to forget that and give them another chance. GL not being as popular as them does not mean a popular actor would not want to associate himself with Hal Jordan just because one previous attempt bombed.

I called you out on your statement about what Pine may or may not have decided just because the character he was rumored to play starred in a movie that failed. You claim that Pine wouldn't want to play Hal because of that. How do you know? Has Pine ever spoken about not wanting to play Hal Jordan? Has he indicated that he would rather not play the role due to reservations about perceived negative stigma coming from the last movie's failure? To the best of my knowledge he has never spoken publicly about the Green Lantern rumors at all. These rumors just took off with no official acknowledgement by the actor or the studio whatsoever. You assume things to support your narrative that no popular actor would want to play this role because the 2011 movie failed. Just because you don't see someone well-known "campaigning" to play Hal Jordan doesn't mean that nobody notable would not want to play him. There's nothing that bridges these two elements together. Keep reaching, I am fine if you choose to keep doing so.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

And I do think that they are going to have trouble casting GL because of how much of an epic failure in all ways that 2011 movie was.

 

[Johnny]

And I do think that they are going to have trouble casting GL because of how much of an epic failure in all ways that 2011 movie was.

They won't. Actors gunning to play comic book characters is a hot thing going on today. Plus whoever is cast as Hal will know that GLC is going to be a team movie so he won't have to carry it by himself. Also GLC will get the boost from the Justice League, another team movie. Judging by Snyder's comments that Justice League starts shooting next spring, GL should be cast by the end of the year.

 

[Pondslider]

And I do think that they are going to have trouble casting GL because of how much of an epic failure in all ways that 2011 movie was.

The movie is 5 years from being released. There's no director yet and I doubt there is even a script. Fantastic 4 had two bad movies and were able to cast decent talent for the new one. Green Lantern wasn't a good movie but I don't think it was an "epic failure." It was just kind of a bad, forgettable movie. If DC/WB sticks to their plan, and the movies make money they'll have no problem casting Green Lantern.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Green Lantern is going to have to be cast next year if he makes an any sort of appearance in Justice League.

 

[Pondslider]

Wasn't the rumor that a Green Lantern would cameo at the end of the Justice League 1 and then be a bigger part of Justice League 2? For all we know that could mean Abin Sur in the first one and then the ring gets passed on in the second one.

 

[Johnny]

Wasn't the rumor that a Green Lantern would cameo at the end of the Justice League 1 and then be a bigger part of Justice League 2? For all we know that could mean Abin Sur in the first one and then the ring gets passed on in the second one.

Yeah that was the rumor, but I doubt it's going to be Abin. The reboot won't be another origin story and whoever GL shows up, he will have been GL for awhile.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Damn ya'll salty af

I'll admit that I get salty when it comes to the GLC. I want more, more, more, more. t:

Newsflash Warner Bumbles is not funny nor has it ever been funny and whining about Pine not playing GL while not blinking twice at more talented female actors than him playing the love interest is sexist as all get out.

Oh, I disagree, Warner Bumbles describes that studio perfectly.

Well, you've obviously decided what the narrative is, but I'll state with no reservations that it has nothing to do with Pine's gender. If you're committed enough, you can search this board to find numerous instances where I've objected to CBM's over-reliance on relationship storylines (including the '11 GL film), have stated that Gadot is a miscast for Wondy, expressed my preference for the Wondy-Supes relationship over Wondy-Trevor. I have plenty of reasons to dislike the Pine casting, even beyond my preference for GLs.

For that matter, you can also find instances where I've said that it's shameful for Wonder Woman, She-Hulk, and Ms/Captain Marvel haven't been featured in movies, and that Black Canary is a more interesting character on Arrow than Green Arrow is.

 

[NoLaNitE007]

They won't. Actors gunning to play comic book characters is a hot thing going on today. Plus whoever is cast as Hal will know that GLC is going to be a team movie so he won't have to carry it by himself. Also GLC will get the boost from the Justice League, another team movie. Judging by Snyder's comments that Justice League starts shooting next spring, GL should be cast by the end of the year.

Exactly!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'll admit that I get salty when it comes to the GLC. I want more, more, more, more. t:



Oh, I disagree, Warner Bumbles describes that studio perfectly.

Well, you've obviously decided what the narrative is, but I'll state with no reservations that it has nothing to do with Pine's gender. If you're committed enough, you can search this board to find numerous instances where I've objected to CBM's over-reliance on relationship storylines (including the '11 GL film), have stated that Gadot is a miscast for Wondy, expressed my preference for the Wondy-Supes relationship over Wondy-Trevor. I have plenty of reasons to dislike the Pine casting, even beyond my preference for GLs.

For that matter, you can also find instances where I've said that it's shameful for Wonder Woman, She-Hulk, and Ms/Captain Marvel haven't been featured in movies, and that Black Canary is a more interesting character on Arrow than Green Arrow is.

Geez are your posts awful. I'm not going to respond anymore because I like it on SHH.

 

[NoLaNitE007]

Maybe he just didn't want to play Hal Jordan. According to the scoopers he was offered both roles and in the end chose Trevor. If true, kind of strange why he would choose to play Wonder Woman's love interest over a founding member of the Justice League, but unfortunately it's a well known fact that WB don't exactly know how to treat the character of Hal Jordan. Or maybe Hal is just not going to be in the Justice League movies at all.

Did some of you get a chance to think about maybe Pine wasn't even offered the Hal role? Just perhaps?

The Wrap story did say that it was just some fanboy hope that he was offered both but that wasn't the case.

 

[Johnny]

Did some of you get a chance to think about maybe Pine wasn't even offered the Hal role? Just perhaps?

Of course. I'm pretty sure I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I don't think he was offered the role.