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Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

sean — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:06:49 -0000

I am a HUGE Green Lantern fan and I have been waiting for a GL movie for years now! I love Jack Black but if they make this movie a comedy with him in it I swear to god I will show up at DC's front door banging on it and screaming at them! This had better be a rumor/hoax. I think I'm going to be sick!

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

HAL — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:22:00 -0000

Jack Black is not green lantern. Can you see him in tights? Yick!

A GL movie (done properly as in not a comedy) could put DC/WB in the running with Marvel.

Why not have Hal and Kyle in the movie?? Passing the torch kinda deal.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Si — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:18:31 -0000

look's like someone has managed to cheese the Uk off, I hear there's some Regualar Joe making an non official trailer of John Stewart's GL. think he's a bit upset, turning the GL into a comedy.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Jeferson Paiva Ferreira — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:33:26 -0000

Making Green Lantern a comedy is a disrespect with his fans and with a superhero that exists since 1940 and has never had a decent film that lives up to his rich story. I believe if they make Green Lantern a comedy nobody will look at this superhero seriously anymore and the chance of making an eye candy science fiction movie with lots of special effects and lots of action will be lost forever.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Jm — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:35:34 -0000

WHY GOD WHY ?!?! Lets have the WB turn the godfather in to a Zany 30 min weekly sitcom ? Why not add Brittnay Spears as the Charmmed ones mystery 5th sister ? Why not drug test every one at the WB and get the help they realy need.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 09:54:47 -0000

Hey, a "Wonder Twins" movie is going to be made... why don't they put Jack in that instead?

Vic

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Mr Bee — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:54:59 -0000

Your wrong Joe, Jack Black should play Wonder Boy in a major motion picture :) Green Lantern? Jeez I hope not, but I'll go see it and feel depressed afterwards anyway. Im still traumatized from the Hulk.

Pray that they stop looking for comic book directors in Hong Kong!! (they probably work for pennies on the dollar)

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Nihilist — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 06:30:43 -0000

If Warner make this movie, I will go to the usa and KILL every person who participated in the making of this film... I'm the one true green lantern fan, that's why if they make a shitty adaptation of my GOD i must burn 'em

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Joe — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:20:41 -0000

I disagree with the idea of Jack Black as a superhero period.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:27:24 -0000

Not that I download movies of course... but hyptothetically speaking I would say that this would be equitable:

Stop showing commercials in movie theaters when I've paid $9 for the privilege and then I'll stop downloading movies.

Since I have Netflix, I watch as many as I want for a flat fee, so I have no desire to download. Doesn't stop movie theater commercials from aggravating the heck out of me though.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Steve Atkinson — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:22:12 -0000

From what I've heard the movie industry is doing bad because people download movies for free. I find that very hard to believe, I think the movie industry is doing bad because of bad movies. And how casting Jack Black as the Green Lantern is gonna make superhero movies any better is hard for me to believe. Hey WB while you're at it why don't you cast Carrot Top as Superman?

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

DarrOn — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:08:18 -0000

ACtually, if Kyle Rayner was chosen to be the basis of the GL movie, I wouldn't be surprised if Jake Gylenhall's name was mentioned. I know he was talked about for Superman(as well as Spider-Man), but Jake actually LOOKS like Ryner, just not as buff.

As far as Hal Jordan or Guy Gardner...I don't know. That'd be a tough one.

DarrOn

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

randominternetguy — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:49:38 -0000

to me, Black Jack with green lantern supepowers = Guy Gardner. How come noone sees that?

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:12:20 -0000

Chris,

Let's keep in mind that this is very early in the game, and that they could go in a completely different direction.

Remember when Nicholas Cage was going to be Superman? :-)

Vic

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Chris — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:34:33 -0000

... Yeah, DC. Cast one of the ugliest actors in show biz as one of the arguably most attractive men in comics. Way to go.

I'm not a HUGE GL fan, and even *I* am pissed off. This sounds worse than CATWOMAN.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:48:16 -0000

Tad,

That could be funny, but I envision that as more of a fan-made movie or something that would show up on ifilm.com.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Tad — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:45:41 -0000

I've been a fan of GL since the Gil Kane days. Certainly one of my early favorites.

But Jack Black as a cartoonist/artist that finds a "magic ring" could make a hilarious comedy.

I say make Jack Black the artist on the Green Lantern book, or the president of the GL fan club. He's the guy who rants on message boards about how DC is messing up their heroes. Super die-hard fanboy. Then he gets the ring. Like every overweight fan who's made the choice to wear spandex to a convention -- Jack thinks he knows how a hero is supposed to act. Of course, that doesn't fit the real world.

If they went that sort of route, I could enjoy the comedy and not feel the character was trampled on. Of course, if successful it would kill the chance of a serious GL movie anyway.

Just a thought. Yours?

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:28:04 -0000

Eric, good point about Batman Begins. Who knows? Maybe it's the start of a trend.

I don't recall if there were quite this many birth pains when it came to the upcoming Batman flick... Superman 5 has been in development hell far longer I believe.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Ravenscross — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:07:02 -0000

Could have been worse. Jim Carrey for instance!

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

manga — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:44:19 -0000

Get someone like Richard Donner back in. His vision of Superman, in my opinion, remains THE best superhero movie to date. Many of the others have done great since - DC still has yet to put out another decent one since Tim Burton's Batman - however Superman is and always will be a mainstream classic.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:58:32 -0000

jb has dome some serious movies and in my opinion is one hell of an actor. i dont know how well he can pull of a green lantern. but posted earlier he would make a good guy gardner. dont know about the others

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

eric — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:41:16 -0000

now i don't know about DC/WB not being able to put together a decent movie. given that Superman will probably be a disaster, i have to admit, they're doing a HELLUVA job with Batman Begins. so, if there's hope for the Dark Knight, maybe in the future they'll be some for GL.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Jordan — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:51:55 -0000

Come on. Jack Black. If you're gonna do Green Lantern and it's gonna be Kyle Rayner, why not cast that Jake Gyllenhaal kid from Donnie Darko and certainly it shouldn't be a comdey.

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

DarrOn — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:07:01 -0000

Green Lantern is my FAVORITE of all superheroes. he's what got me into comics in the first place. I agree with what Joey said about the target audience being more familiar with Kyle. And if Raynor were chosen, then chances are, the movie would take on a more comedic approach, as opposed to being more of a "heroic" movie with Jordan.

But has anyone else thought about a movie based on the "Kingdon Come" mini-series? I know it will NEVER happen(due to a lot of backstory constraints, and probablly a HUGE budget), but just imagine how cool it could be...

DarrOn

Re: Green Lantern… a comedy??

Vic — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:52:08 -0000

Now I *really* hate remakes, but I could totally picture him playing that role. :-)

Vic