Your GL movie

[ron bond 007]

Check out the films that are coming out in 2009 at Wikipedia. It says so that a GL film will be released then.

 

[Hellstormer]

Check out the films that are coming out in 2009 at Wikipedia. It says so that a GL film will be released then.

That's as believeable as a piece of ****.

 

[Top_Hatter]

A young Hal Jordan witnesses his single father drunkenly fall off the balcony in the apartment where they live, the man had been driven into deep depression by his wife leaving him; something that also cost him his job as a pilot in the air force. He then catch glimpses of Hal's life, he is a rebellious teenager that has taken to drinking and when he drunkenly roles a geep carrying his mates he's horrified to find out that his girlfriend at the time has died. Hal then decides to sober up and sets himself straight; following his father's footsteps of being an air force pilot.

Flash forward to an adult Hal Jordan (As played by Michael Vartan) skillfully piloting a fighter jet, he has no aversion to flying and is remarked upon by those he flies with as an ace, the best pilot they've seen. Suddenly he loses control and crashes, dragging himself out and into unfamiliar territory. Upon searching around he finds what can only be described as an alien, the humanoid creature reveals himself to be Abin Sur and he is of the interplanetary police squad known as the Green Lantern Corps. He states he can sense a hero lurking within Hal and that he has overcome fear and started to pave his own destiny, then with his last breaths, he bequathes the Power Ring to Hal and tells him to take his place. At first Hal doesn't know what to think because A) He's skeptical of the whole thing and B) he wasn't really told what a Green Lantern is or what the ring is used for. He slides on the ring and hops back in the plane, attempting to contact he's team mates for help. The ring starts to glow and Hal watches in wonder as the gutted vessel hovers into the air covered in green light and the other pilots watch as a ghost ship like vessel flies faster than they can back to base.

Meanwhile, in another galaxy, the Guardians sense the death of one of their own and his mantle has been taken by another. Not sure what to expect they send the elite Green Lantern known as Sinestro (Alexis Denisof) to investigate. Sinestro reaches Earth and discovers Hal has mainly been showing off and using it to go on dates with girls. He is confronted by Sinestro who masterfully wields the power of the ring and easily beats Hal in a fight as Hal has barely tapped it's potential. Sinestro gives him a little bit of information and sends him to the planet of Oa while he stays on Earth to act as it's Green Lantern.

On Oa he walks in on a GL called John Stewart (Wesley Snipes) confronting the Guardians and requesting he be Earth's guardian as he is a native of the planet. They decline by saying that it is not his place and he leaves an unhappy man. From there we show Hal Jordan's training, he is instructed on how to wield the ring by an alien drill sergeant named Kilowog, tought what it is to be a Green Lantern by the retired Earthling Alan Scott, as well as the notion of the battery and so forth by various other teachers. He also forms a budding friendship with John Stewart as each finds it comforting to be around another Earthling while on Oa. Hal eventually graduates and is sent back to Earth only to find it dominated by Sinestro who has severed all ties with the Guardians and declared himself a GL though here it means "Global Lord".

Hal confronts him and Sinestro explains that the planet was so rife with crime dominance was the only eradicator for the vast evil that plagued him. He has also resurrected the robotic Manhunter race to assist him with policing Earth, Jordan is taken prisoner and stripped of his ring. It is revealed that Sinestro has been a rogue Green Lantern since nearly his induction having ties with interplanetary terrorists and dreaming of galactic domination. He also wields a yellow power ring, a forbidden weapon that negates the effects of the green power rings. As a prisoner Hal frequently has dreams of the bad things that happened to him and he realises maybe he hadn't fully overcome his fears and that's why he couldn't stand up to Sinestro.

The news of Jordan's capture is quickly brought to the Guardians on Oa and they then grant John Stewart his wish saying they had hoped the new GL could overpower Sinestro before they sent in an elite fighter such as Stewart. They also inform him that the Manhunters have been revived and are under Sinestro's command. With the knowledge of what he must do he sets off to free his home planet of Earth.

The finale would depict Hal being broke free from his prison by John and they would team up to fight Sinestro and the army of Manhunters. After an admirable battle John would be knocked out and it would be solely up to Jordan to take down Sinestro in a one on one fight. Mid battle it seems as though Jordan will be killed until he overcomes all his fears and is the first Green Lantern ever to overcome the yellow fear effect. Hal kills Sinestro as a newly awoken John Stewart looks on, John later reaffirms it was the right thing to do because imprisonment would only allow him to escape and resume his galactic terrorist activities. Hal, as the greatest Green Lantern currently active, is charged with Earth's protection while John Stewart willingly sets out to eliminate the remaining Manhunters and apprehend whoever gave Sinestro the yellow ring.

An after the credits sequence would depict Sinestro alive and well, revealing his death was an illusion to trick the galaxy into thinking he was dead. The final shot shows him talking to a yellow spirit who he calls Parallax, the creature responsible for the yellow fear.

I envision a trilogy where the first fight is Sinestro assisted by the Manhunters, the second would depict Sinestro secretly trying to drive Hal insane while John Stewart investigates Parallax; half way through John would discover Sinestro alive and well but he does so too late as the ex-GL has succeeded in freeing Parallax into the body of Hal Jordan. It would take the combined efforts of John, Killowog, Guy, Kyle, and various other Green Lanterns to bring down this near indestructable force, unfortunately they have to kill Hal in order to beat the spirit. The third would show Hal's resurrection and team him back up with his best friend John Stewart in order to take down the vicious alien hybrid Legion before he destroys Earth, Oa, and the Green Lantern Battery.

 

[Dark Knight]

Given that Green Lantern isn't as high-profile a licese as say Superman or Batman, if we're being honest, the first movie would probably be made on a fairly conservative budget(unless GL has some high-profile fans in Hollywood willing to throw their weight behind it), so I think making a fairly simple movie with regards to special-effects laden characters would be a good idea, although I think a good trilogy could be formed out of the story.

For example, start with a movie that could work as a stand-alone, but introduces concepts to be picked up by potential sequels. Hal Jordan is a natural for the main character, as he's probably the best known GL, and the movie could focus on a basic concept of his origin, and a battle with Sinestro. Having Kyle Rayner as a regular character in some form of supporting role could be good idea, and maybe a rough idea of the GL corps.

A second movie could focus on the corps more, and you could have some uber-powerful villain(can't really think of one at the moment that would fit, any suggestions?), who in the end destroys Coast City.

Either at the end of the 2nd or the early doors of the 3rd, you could have this lead to Hal becoming Parallax and Kyle becoming GL to defeat him.

As for actors, I liked the suggestion of Hugo Weaving for Sinestro, but I'm fairly stumped for Hal or Kyle.

Hugo Weaving would be great as Sinestro. Jim Caviezel as Hal Jordan.
Jason Behr or Jake Gyllenhaal as Kyle Raynor