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dmysta3000 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1: Aug 2nd 2011 at 11:58:42 AM

Despite the fact that the first film underpreformed, they are moving ahead with the sequel.

And they are saying that it will be Darker and Edgier

Expect it either late 2013 or 2014.

edited 2nd Aug '11 11:59:37 AM by dmysta3000

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BigMadDraco Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2: Aug 2nd 2011 at 2:02:57 PM

It helps that Hal's origin is the weakest part of his mythos.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#3: Aug 3rd 2011 at 1:16:00 PM

That's right.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING NEEDS TO HAVE 12 SEQUELS!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!

I need to get out more.

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#4: Aug 3rd 2011 at 4:46:08 PM

Warner Bros. is deciding between this and The Flash. They will more likely greenlight The Flash and reboot Green Lantern.

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MatthewTheRaven Since: Jun, 2009
#5: Aug 3rd 2011 at 6:03:13 PM

Cast Ryan Reynolds as the Wally West Flash, reboot Green Lantern with Jon Hamm as Hal.

Throw in Johnny Depp for no reason; all Superhero casting threads must have Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds up for all roles.

edited 3rd Aug '11 6:04:27 PM by MatthewTheRaven

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#6: Aug 3rd 2011 at 8:21:11 PM

I am reminded of Movie Bob's words about a sequel.

Let me save you some time. Everyone involved will say "Oh yeah, we are making a sequel." for the next few months. Then someone big will announce they won't be back. Probably the director. Then the main actors are going to get involved in other projects and get evasive in interviews. A year or so is going to go by there won't be any movement. Eventually some of the lesser known actors are saying things like "Well, no one's talked to me about it." or "I really don't know" and the writing will be on the wall.

If there's a new Green Lantern film this decade, it will be a top down rebuild like The Hulk. Or as part of a Justice League movie. Even then, I would not expect him to play a big part.

I'll believe this is getting a sequel when the trailers are out.

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#7: Aug 3rd 2011 at 10:52:54 PM

Martin Campbell isn't returning for the sequel. He found Warner Bros.'s constant interference too much for him to come back.

So yes, Warner Bros. didn't learn from Batman and Robin.

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#8: Aug 4th 2011 at 2:48:25 PM

[up] So that's another point on Movie Bob's prediction.

MatthewTheRaven Since: Jun, 2009
#9: Aug 4th 2011 at 8:54:30 PM

It's going to burn in development hell, especially since DC is just kind of winging it, aside from Nolan's (currently ending) franchise.

Seamus Another Perfect Day from the Quantum Savanna Since: Jul, 2009
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#10: Aug 4th 2011 at 8:56:46 PM

I wonder how long it'll take DC to get it together and start making their own movies...

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#11: Aug 4th 2011 at 9:18:59 PM

When Warner Bros. stops interfering.

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Seamus Another Perfect Day from the Quantum Savanna Since: Jul, 2009
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#12: Aug 4th 2011 at 9:29:53 PM

I suppose the situation is different. DC probably doesn't need their own studio, since WB makes all their movies (or most of them).

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metaphysician Since: Oct, 2010
#13: Aug 4th 2011 at 9:32:16 PM

OTOH, that's a mixed blessing at best. After all, its not like WB seems to know what they are doing. Disney at least seems to trust Marvel Studios to do take care of its business ( I haven't heard any rumors of corporate meddling ).

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#14: Aug 5th 2011 at 7:28:51 AM

[up] Coz Disney has no choice. Most of the movie deals have been signed LONG before Disney bought Marvel. So Disney can't interfere, they need to let Marvel and whatever studio is making a particular movie do their stuff. Believe me, Disney would like nothing better than to make all the Marvel films in-house, but they can't so long as the movie rights Marvel sold are still out there.

Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
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#15: Aug 5th 2011 at 8:41:59 AM

As a brand, DC needs to get its act together in terms of its movie. Like someone else said, DC is pretty much winging it with is licenses beyond Nolan's handling of Batman. Superman Returns was merely okay, and while I didn't hate Green Lantern, I found it to be completely mediocre and forgettable. They really need to take a page from Marvel and begin to forge a shared cinematic universe. I think with Nolan's Batman run coming to an end, that'd be a good place to start.

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#16: Aug 5th 2011 at 8:54:36 AM

The first thing they need to do: stop hiring writers of TV shows that aren't even aimed towards the comic book crowd to write their movies (I'm looking at you, David E. Kelley and Greg Berlanti).

The second thing: look at the model that makes their animated adaptations so successful (their animation division is like Marvel's film division) and copy that.

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MatthewTheRaven Since: Jun, 2009
#17: Aug 5th 2011 at 9:20:05 AM

When you get right down to it, the job of a comic book writer isn't fundamentally different from a screenwriter. They have script format (though screenplays are more rigidly formatted) with limited space, and mostly involve scenic description and dialogue writing. So why doesn't DC's licensees just hire some of its writers to write a screenplay for its heroes instead of hiring them on as "creative consultants?"

edited 5th Aug '11 9:20:57 AM by MatthewTheRaven

Scherzo09 Revy Gonna Give It To Ya from Roanapur Since: Jul, 2010
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#18: Aug 5th 2011 at 9:29:26 AM

[up]But plotting, pacing, framing scenes an action, dialouge, and a whole bunch of other variables are radically different. You can't just go from comic book writing to making movies and expect immediate success.

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Rottweiler Dog and Pony Show from Portland, Oregon Since: Dec, 2009
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#19: Aug 5th 2011 at 10:14:13 AM

[up][up] Comic writers don't know how to write self-contained stories now.

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metaphysician Since: Oct, 2010
#20: Aug 5th 2011 at 10:38:36 AM

[up] Of course, that wouldn't necessarily matter, since since 5-6 current issues roughly equal one old school self contained issue. evil grin

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#21: Aug 5th 2011 at 12:39:07 PM

[up]...except that you need to read like three other series or mini-series to understand all that's going on. And even putting that aside, that's not economical storytelling. Even the Marvel movies, especially the Iron Man movies, suffer from excessive padding and underwhelming payoffs.

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Rottweiler Dog and Pony Show from Portland, Oregon Since: Dec, 2009
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#22: Aug 5th 2011 at 12:53:16 PM

Really, DC and Marvel's parent companies are handling the comic book medium wisely. It's an inexpensive way to generate action heroes and maintain trademarks on them. Trying to build good stories around them is handled by the adaptation writers.

One thing I think Time-Warner and Disney could do better is twist the comics' publishers arms about creating heroes of other genres for them.

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MatthewTheRaven Since: Jun, 2009
#23: Aug 5th 2011 at 12:57:13 PM

Well yeah, most comic book writers are shit and depend on bloated, heavily-tied in event stories, but I'm not quite sure that plotting and pacing and writing dialogue for a graphic novel is radically different from a screenplay. A graphic novel or a written-for-the-trade style arc with still follow a three act structure, and the major difference in pacing is between the serial/episodic format and a single plot format.

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Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#25: Aug 6th 2011 at 10:23:31 PM

If Larfleeze isn't going to turn up in the next movie, then we're done talking.


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