One of my fave heroes gets his big-screen debut at last

[thatcrazycajun]

Reuters reports here that a major motion picture based on DC Comics' Green Lantern series has been greenlighted. A TV-series creator and an experienced comics writer will be handling the script, which will focus on the best-known holder of the GL name, Hal Jordan. (There have been no less than five—count 'em, five—Green Lanterns from Earth in the decades since the Lensmen-inspired GL Corps was created, and the even more decades since the original, magic-based Golden Age character's debut: in order, Alan Scott, Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and most recently, Kyle Rayner.)

No word as yet on casting, but since this is the first big-budget movie ever made (to my knowledge, at least) featuring GL, who would you like to see play him? There's also the love of his life, aircraft heiress Carol Ferris (Hey, that rhymes. Hee, hee!); his long-suffering mechanic (and the only one outside the Justice League entrusted with the knowledge of Hal's dual identity, at least until recently), Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku; and his greatest enemy, the red-skinned renegade ex-Lantern Sinestro. The floor is open for nominations. (I like Jennifer Connelly for Carol; still thinking about the rest.)

Comments

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Are you certain about that order? I always thought Hal Jordan (Silver Age GL) came before Guy "Lanterndickery" Gardner (although as I understand it, canon holds that Jordan received the ring only because he was closer than Gardner to the crash site). (Props to scans_daily for helping to fill in the years I haven't bought or read the books.)

Is Carol Ferris going to play the dual role of love interest/villain (Star Sapphire), or are they going to hold off on that until the next time around? And that should by rights be "ex-Lantern Sinestro" (founder of the Sinestro Corps, one of the rockingest villain groups in the modern canon).

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

You may have a point; technically, althought Gardner and Jordan both got picked by the ring at once, Gardner did not actually become a Green Lantern until later. Will edit accordingly.

Forgive my lack of enthusiasm...

[vp19.livejournal.com]

Nothing against Green Lantern, but thanks to the help of some nefarious Warners executives, Wonder Woman was pushed out of the line. Sorry, but it's true.

Re: Forgive my lack of enthusiasm...

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Really? I hadn't heard that. But I'd be happy with either GL or WW as the next movie star; I like both about equally (although there is a certain element of unrequited lust where WW is concerned :-) ).

I Want Guy Gardner!

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

Seriously.
Ol' Square Jaw doesn't make it for me.
Mr. Politically Correct fails to make the grade
Kyle is just Superboy with an attitude and a ring.
Guy?
Guy is soooo cool!
Damaged goods and all.
He's my hero!
Besides, his hair-do rocks!

[banjoplayinnerd.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I haven't paid much attention to Green Lantern (or any other comic series) for many, many years. But even as a seven-year-old kid I knew Hal Jordan, test pilot or not, was never going to get anywhere with Carol Ferris if every time she invited him over for a steak dinner, he had to zoom off to answer the signal. But then no one said being a superhero was going to be easy.