With the roller coaster casting of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern hitting us late last week, we start to wonder what is next for the Emerald Knight. Well thanks to the UGO blog we have a list of reported facts, and rallied rumours about who or what we might see in Green Lantern:
Confirmed:
* Ryan Reynolds will be playing Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.
* Martin Campbell (Casino Royale) is set to direct. (Empire)
* Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim are scripting the film, with Guggenheim handling the latest drafts. (Sci-Fi Wire)
* The Hal Jordan origin story will encompass ideas and details from multiple fan favorite Green Lantern story arcs. (MTV) (Comingsoon.net)
* The film will introduce a new Green Lantern to the Corps that has never been in the comics. (MTV)
* The film will be released on June 17, 2011.Unconfirmed:
* Clark Kent, could have a cameo and Kilowog is expected to be in the film, as well as others, but Guggenheim says that nothing is final till it is filmed. (MTV)
* Sinestro is expected to appear in the film, but there is no confirmation.
* The lead villain may be Legion, based on the 90s Green Lantern origin retelling, “Emerald Dawn”.
I think the most interesting confirmed details is that we WILL see the Green Lantern Corp in some way (though rumours about which characters we might see – yay Killowog, and that one of the characters will be entirely new for the movie franchise.
Some might complain that a non-canon character should not be introduced as plot and though I sympathize with where those sentiments are coming from, if they introduce a new character in the comics (really looking foward to reading GL Darkest Night) we don’t bat an eyelash, but if they try to introduce someone new in a film its an outrage? Actually I really like the idea. But with all things, a new character could be a hit or a miss.
Personally I would LOVE to see Sinestro (who is a former Corp member, so its possible they will lead up to him) as it seems he is the perfect fit for an opposition.
Other news recently that a Superman movie might be closer than expected might have WB scampering to cast a new Superman (or just rehire the very eager Brandon Routh) so a cameo appearance of Clark Kent would be a nice fan touch.
