Comments on: SUPERMAX Will Now Be Green Arrow

By: Bishop

Bishop — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:41:26 +0000

Green Arrow is cool. Bottom line. I remember, ages ago when i was a young buck, a co-worker suggested I read “The Longbow Hunters” and I immediately responded with “Are you retarded? Green Arrow is bullshit” but I bowed down to his superior comic book knowledge. Since picking that up I sucked in everything I could that was Green Arrow. What it is about him, is that he just a normal guy. He ISN’T a superhero, but he is very very good with a bow and arrow. WHen they made his series “Mature” it was able to explore some pretty grim places which made it very interesting indeed.

I agree that the general public would have no idea who Green Arrow is. That really opens up the possibilities of what they can do as they won’t be quite so restricted as far as storyline goes. Hell, he doesn’t even need a costume.

By: Sir Jig-A-Lot

Sir Jig-A-Lot — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:13:50 +0000

Thanx for the heads up BT. Fucking Goyer.

WTF is up with DC/Warners too?! first the JLA fiasco. now this hugely potential clusterfuck.

By: BT

BT — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:30:20 +0000

I disagree. When Mark came up with this idea it was about a prison for super villains, it wasn’t even intended to be existing DC villains. Goyer came on and turned it into DC villains and Green Arrow. From everything they’ve said in the press so far it was never intended to be “the Green Arrow movie,” and that was what was so cool about it. They chose Green Arrow because putting him in prison forced him to not be Green Arrow anymore. He would have to prove himself by overcoming everything without his arrows, costume or secret identity.

So it really doesn’t make sense to call it “Green Arrow” unless they change the movie to be more about the Green Arrow identity, in which case they are ditching a perfectly great premise for no good reason.

As for being a “marketing disaster,” that is ridiculous since nobody but comic book nerds has ever heard of Green Arrow, and even a large percentage of them have never read a Green Arrow comic or know much about him except his one-armed cameo in Dark Knight Returns.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:12:49 +0000

I’m actually looking forward to this. Could it be a hot turd on the griddle? Absolutely. But it’s nice to see an original concept amidst all the superhero origin stories being told. Don’t be too hard on them for thinking outside the box on this one.

By: frankwolftown

frankwolftown — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:13:16 +0000

Okay this the purist in me talking but don’t want to see it happen in prison. I was hoping it would be about the Green Arrow getting stuck on an Island and learning how to use an arrow there. This movie seems to be directed at the people who saw Smallville. I wanna see the Green Arrow whose the Tye Cobb of superheroes not what they have planned here.
Of course I’m going to go see it anyway. But that’s besides the point…

By: Sir Jig-A-Lot

Sir Jig-A-Lot — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:35:50 +0000

is Goyer directing this? if so, he’ll balls it up like Blade Trinity.

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:15:46 +0000

…I guess it is safe to say Ed Nygma is NOT going to be in the hoosegow …in fact, my vote for the main heavy is Count Vertigo.

As for renaming the pic Green Arrow, that’s a good move in one respect because folks know who the character is mostly due to Smallville.

Perhaps Queen makes arrows and a bow out of stuff or a guard smuggles it in…who knows.

By: Tripp Van Easille, Waterford

Tripp Van Easille, Waterford — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:26:25 +0000

…..and we all know that the Riddler is locked up at Arkham Asylum! What’s GA in the klink for anywho? Hoiw about a Green Lantern film with a cameo by GA at the end ala the late 60’s-early 70’s issues when they were playing havoc with the comics code…?????

By: Rodney

Rodney — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:21:17 +0000

I still say its pretty stupid that the Green Arrow will be in jail… presumably without Arrows.

What gives?

This SHOULD have been about just some guy in prison.. or any other superhero that wasn’t reliant on gear.

they are taking his script and adapting it with super villains in jail to pretend this is Green Arrow.

We want to see them shooting damned arrows!!

By: Tripp Van Easille, Waterford

Tripp Van Easille, Waterford — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:01:46 +0000

Why th’ f*** ever call it “SUPERMAX”, guess thats why they call it Hollyweird! Unbeleiveable…..glad to hear about the chnage though! Hope springs eternal….