Ryan Reynolds compares the expanded Green Lantern mythology to Star Wars
"I wandered through the art department, and that's what sold me, seeing this universe that's created and the scale of it all. They're taking the Green Lantern canon from the comics and they're extending it out into this new medium. Our goal is to make the first superhero who really goes on a Star Wars kind of epic journey, and this mythology goes back a lot further than Star Wars."
The actor also talked about the tone of Green Lantern, revealing it isn't as dark as The Dark Knight, but isn't overly light in tone either.
"Tone was the biggest concern going in and then it almost became a contagion, and it became the concern of everyone and with me just harping on it. And now I feel that it's the most exciting discovery as we kept going. No, it's not dark like Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, but it isn't very light like you saw some of the [1980s] Superman movies get. The character is somewhere in the middle. He's a classic male. Han Solo, who was witty but not really funny, was one of the touchstones."
Director Martin Campbell also said that this story gave him a chance to do things he has never done before as a filmmaker.
"This was a chance to do some things I've never done before. We have a story that is very human and very much about human emotions, but what's within that story takes us off-world and into some alien settings that are extraordinary."
to read the full article on Green Lantern.Green Lantern was released June 17th, 2011 and stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Jenna Craig, Jon Tenney, Mike Doyle. The film is directed by Martin Campbell.
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Marin010
9 month ago I said that this will NOT be the new Star Wars. Some argued. Now... I win. GL was one of the worst comic book movies ever made. The concept was good, but the consistency was bad, just very very awful. The script was a piece a sh.t! I'm sorry for all the artists who made the visuals.
4 months agoby @marin010Flag
Major Tom
@fanboy Yeah, I was actually just going to have a mini rant. Then I actually read the article :P
1 year agoby @movie-nutFlag
fanboy
The title is a little misleading
1 year agoby @fanboyFlag
I AM FRATSON
I am more excited for this movie than any of the superhero films coming out this year. I think that, in scope, it will be epic. The galaxies, all the different alien races. I can see how he can "relate" it to star wars. Not compared to, but relate to.
1 year agoby @iamfratsonFlag
Furankisan
The People Vs. George Lucas: Wait till he sees that and the backlash George created against himself and his Star Wars. Is that what Reynolds want? Compare yourself to a good trilogy to one of the worst Franchises that went down in history? Is that what he wants for GL? Talk about shooting the horse before it gets out of the starting gate.
1 year agoby @furankisanFlag
angelheart1016
Haha...Ryan Reynolds...you are a funny man.
1 year agoby @angelheart1016Flag
Stiles
this film is going to blow then swallow
1 year agoby @stilesFlag
incmob
@skywise I agree with you, that reynolds has a lot of haters. I cant say that i hate him, i just feel that he plays the same role in every film. i understand that actors have to have their own sense of style, jim carrey was a rubber face, eddie murphy was a fast talker, keanu reeves has always been... Ted, and let me just say i am ready for him to prove me wrong, and i cant say i have seen every one of his films, i just think judging from the trailers that this will be the same acting gig that he has had in the past. I would like to see some growth, and hopefully we do, and i know how he is a fan of comics and everything, but so was bryan singer, ben affleck, i think even joel schumacher was, well he enjoyed reading super flamingo the gay dancer from the late 80's anyhow (and no i am not being homophobic, just stating a fact) but i am at least looking forward to this a bit more than thor anyhow, and hope it is as good as everyone would like for it to be.
1 year agoby @incmobFlag
incmob
@dan1 ... thanks for keeping me in check bro... it was late and i was way too lazy to take my anti psychotic medication.
1 year agoby @incmobFlag
Nautical
@brian Haha Yeah, thats a LOT of talk to back it up.
1 year agoby @nautical05Flag
Brian
Obviously Ryan Reynolds has never seen Star Wars.
1 year agoby @brianFlag
Mka47
@skywise yea just watched the wondercon trailer. looks pretty crazy
1 year agoby @mka47Flag
Mka47
@insertusernamehere as far as film making goes and the doors it has opened with new CG and sound elements and technology avatar is the new star wars. on the side of story and characters, it doesn't even come close
1 year agoby @mka47Flag
skywise
@mka47 Regardless of what is said and what MW does to gain attention i am sooooo excited to see this movie. I mean we have seen the street level super hero soooo many times. Spidey saves his girl, batman saves Gotham, Superman saved Earth. Finaly we get a cosmic hero who saves..the girl, the city, the planet and the galaxy. I hope it works out becuase this is the kind of CBM i have been waiting for.
And i dont hold it against Reynolds, i know he has a lot of haters but i am a fan. He has proven that he can do pretty much any type of movie and even tho Buried wasnt that great....i was glued to the set and it was just him. I mean he carried the whole thing on this shoulders. People were really hating on this movie when the first teasers came out but now it seems most people are singing a different tune.
damn i cant wait!
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
moviegeek
I don't buy it :P But I could be wrong.. I'm apparently wrong about Thor seeing the reviews now hah.
1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag
Mka47
@skywise believe me i understand, im a fan of star wars as are most people. i just feel bad for renolds because i guarantee he is a huge star wars fan too (to make quotes like that wanting to be in the same league as star wars) but now everyone just thinks he's a douche bag because they don't take a second to step back and see what he actually saying. it probably doesn't help that movieweb wants hits on their site so they throw out a headline like this and stir up a hornets nest
1 year agoby @mka47Flag
skywise
@mka47 i see what you mean and i agree with you. But damnit, when someone makes a statement like that, well its sort of like when the Beatles said they were more popular that jesus or when Oasis said they were more popular than the Beatles...it might have been an innocent little in-joke or what have you but taken in a certain context (or out of context in this case) there is always going to be backlash.
But your right, its just movies. Its just something to do to waste a few spare hours (of which i dont have many) so in the end its all really pointless but since we are here on a movie web site......well sh*t, there is no better place to debate these types of topics.
But i get where you are coming from.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Mka47
@skywise people are just blowing things out of proportion. his quote about his character's personality being compared to that of han solo is just based on character traits."He's a classic male." not he is the new han solo, just han soloish. as for the mythology that is just the mythology behind the story, and that part i could give a crap about, i mean they are both fictional stories when it comes down to it (since this a debate i will pretend to care about this part, he says the mythology 'goes back further' than star wars, not that its deeper or better). but his quotes don't really enter the realm of comparing actual production. its not saying that this movie is going to change cinema like star wars did. his quotes are more in the vein of paying homage to star wars. he never actually says "green lantern is the new star wars or "better than star wars" like the heading of the article tries to play it or people are perceiving it
1 year agoby @mka47Flag
skywise
@mka47 mentioning a mythology deeper than Star Wars and relating his character to Han Solo are pretty obvious comparisons to SW.
And i will keep my panties in a twist as its much more comfy thank you.
Well they say ignorance is bliss...i should be so lucky.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Mka47
its seems as if he's just saying its scope is epic like that of star wars was. he doesn't ever compare it to star wars. you can untwist your panties, nerds
1 year agoby @mka47Flag
skywise
Star Wars was a game changer. It was revolutionary (and i dont use that term lightly) in FX, editing and sound design. I dont think GL will be the new SW in that sense but as far as distant planets galactic warfare...maybe. But again, SW was to movies what Jimmy Hendrix was to guitar players.
I know Reynolds is excited about this project but come on...this isnt going to change the way we think about summer blockbusters. no way. I'm not trying to be synical, just realistic.
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
SomethingMore
We'll know it when it comes out!!
1 year agoby @SomethingMoreFlag
SomethingMore
We'll know it when it comes out
1 year agoby @SomethingMoreFlag
Dan
@incmob Easy there... the bitterness is showing too much, man :P
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
incmob
So.. Mr. Reynolds is what your saying, is that... Martin Campbell, plans to make an epic trilogy of Green Lantern, re-release it with altered scenes that destroy the continuity of the previous releases (To save me from posting in the distant future... Green Lantern shot first), and throw in a couple of dance routines just to please the kids in about 14 years, then make three awful prequels in about twenty years that desecrate and tarnish the love for the original three, as well as creating a marketing extravaganza being sponsored by the likes of doritos, pepsi, and kentucky fried chicken, that seems more important, than the actual movies, not to mention repackaging, and double dipping with each new format available...
Its a long shot, but if it can work for Mr. Lucas, I am sure it may be possible again... just a tip... keep George's number on speed dial.
1 year agoby @incmobFlag
Dan
Star Wars? Maybe. If any of you actually read the comics (I do), it's very well possible, GL is pretty damn epic. Course, we gotta see the product first before making that determination. I'm glad he's confident though, it fits with the Hal Jordan personality.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
Goliath
Probably shouldn't compare it to one of the most successful and influential film franchises of all time just yet there Reynolds...
1 year agoby @goliathFlag
Bane5000
I'm just hoping the way the suit looks in the pic above is the way its gonna look in the film
1 year agoby @bane5000Flag
felipe-11
Cool, it would've been wrong going "dark" for this one, as long it has kind of an X-Men or Spider-man tone it should be fine.
1 year agoby @felipe-11Flag
Corey
Cool. This is my most anticipated superhero film of the summer. It was Captain America, but latley, my eye has been wandered toward this and First Class much more. Not like I need to compare this to Marvel movies :P
1 year agoby @coreyFlag