The Green Lantern plot synopsis is revealed
Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) in the title role, under the direction of Martin Campbell (Casino Royale).
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.
Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax...he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
Martin Campbell directs Green Lantern from a screenplay by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim and Michael Goldenberg, story by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim, based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
The film also stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) as the spirited Carol Ferris, a test pilot and the heir apparent to her father's aviation company; Peter SarsgaardAn Education) as scientist Dr. Hector Hammond; Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes) as Sinestro, Jordan's powerful mentor in the Green Lantern Corps; Jay O. Sanders (Revolutionary Road) as Carl Ferris, Carol's aircraft designer dad; Temuera Morrison (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) as Abin Sur, Jordan's alien predecessor; (no_person|Taika Waititi) (Flight of the Conchords) as flight navigator Tom Kalmaku, Hal's good friend and confidante; Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett (What's Love Got to Do With It?) as enigmatic government scientist Amanda Waller; and Academy Award® winner Tim Robbins (Mystic River) as Hector's influential father, Senator Robert Hammond.
The film is being produced by (no_person|Donald De Line) (The Italian Job) and Greg Berlanti (upcoming Life as We Know It). (no_person|Herbert W. Gains) and (no_person|Andrew Haas) serve as executive producers. Geoff Johns and (no_person|Lucienne Papon) are co-producing.
The film's behind-the-scenes creative team is led by a number of Academy Award® winners, including director of photography Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha), production designer (no_person|Grant Major) (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King), and costume designer Ngila Dickson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King), as well as Oscar®-nominated editor and longtime Martin Campbell collaborator, Stuart Baird (Superman). The film's visual effects are being overseen by Oscar®-nominee (no_person|Kent Houston) (Casino Royale).
The film is currently scheduled for release in 3D and 2D. Green Lantern will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. '
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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ejk1
@CBF, I'm not even sure that Parallax is the corporeal villain. The only pictures I've seen of a villain is of Hector Hammond. Parallax may only be a far off threat that is mentioned, but not seen. Hammond could be trying to bring Parallax to Earth, and Jordan must stop him. The use of Parallax in this movie could be in name only, simply as a way of foreshadowing what's to come. No way in hell is Parallax taking over Jordan's body in the first movie. That would be franchise-suicide.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
CBF
@luca Like you said, that's "to you." It's not that way to anybody else, as you can see from the comments. Nobody has agreed with you. Geoff Johns is superb, and the majority of comic book readers will agree. You are alone on that.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
luca_frontino
No. To me, Johns is an average overrated writer. All his work has been pretty poor so far and I've followed him in "Avengers", "Infinite Crisis", "Green Lantern", "Justice Society of America", "Legion of 3 worlds", "The Flash rebirth", "Adventure comics" and "Blackest Night" (all in digital format... I'm not that rich).
The fact that he's conceptualizing the whole DC movieverse scares me a lot.
2 years agoby @luca-frontinoFlag
CBF
@Insert I agree. Geoff Johns is an amazing storyteller, and you mention he's done great work prior to Green Lantern. And that is absolutely true. One of his best that I have read so far, was the recent "Superman: Brainiac." The way he retold the origin of the Bottle City of Kandor and fit it into Supergirl's life on Krypton was genius. He's good at updating old stories instead of straight retconning them from continuity. He is one of my favorite writers in comics, next to Loeb and Straczynski.
@ejk1 I was thinking about that. I wonder if they plan on making a trilogy, if they are they may save Sinestro/Yellow Lantern for the third film. I just thought Parallax came after the Sinestro story.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
@JoeSocio, what the hell is up with that random comment man? Seriously? And why are people hating on Christians? I don't see any other religion (except catholics) getting that much hate. I mean people have created a rather exaggerated and retarded stereotype for Christians, almost as bad as they have them for some races (african american/asian). I mean thats messed up.
As for the argument below, I am 100% with @Insert. I mean, what Johns has done is amazing. I used to think GL was a meh character, but Johns got me into him since the first pages of Rebirth, and I have enjoyed every single page following. I mean it expands on the mythology, and is epic and character driven at the same time, not a easy task.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
T.Clark
And just because you don't like it, doesn't make you right.
Also, "looks like?" So you haven't actually read it? Have you read ANY of Johns' work on GL? The series is fantastic. You can't quite form an opinion if you haven't read any of it.
Yes, Jordan's city was wiped out, but would he really go that insane if he wasn't somehow corrupted by an outside force? He wiped out the entire Corps, killed friends and allies...his initial anger towards Coast City's destruction is how Parallax was able to corrupt him. Jordan was left vulnerable...he was beginning to feel fear, as anyone would after such a tragedy, but the GLs are supposed to overcome fear. That's how Parallax was drawn to him. I think that's more symbolic and creative than Jordan just creating a super villain alter ego, and it works for the GL universe. At it's core, Green Lantern's story is a space epic, and Johns unlocked that potential. Every arc of his run on the book has felt like a Star Wars movie on steroids.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
luca_frontino
@(Insert Username Here)
I'm sorry, but to me Johns' idea remains bullsh*t. Making Jordan losing his mind was very humane and realistic (his city was wiped out, for f*ck's sake!).
At the contrary, "Rebirth" looks like a retcon written from a geeky fanboy upset by Marz writing.
Just because you like it, doesn't mean I'm wrong.
2 years agoby @luca-frontinoFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Whoa.. they're using Parallax? So soon? Cool. I am sure the pacing and story will be great and effects top notch. Actin is the only thing I'm concerned about.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Joser1500
Hell yea you should f - off paolo they should make more movies like that!
2 years agoby @joser1500Flag
Paolo Sardinas
Campbell is the only reason why I would even consider seeing this film. I think they're making way too many superhero films. Not every hero needs his own damn film.
2 years agoby @sardinasFlag
T.Clark
luca, writers are always expanding on past storylines to either explain things or introduce new ideas. What Johns did wasn't childish...it was creative. The only reason Parallax was even introduced in the first place was because sales were decreasing and they wanted to introduce a new GL. So, they turned Jordan into a super villain.
It's a brilliant idea to have Parallax be a parasitic entity born from fear. It's the Green Lantern's achilles heel, which is why Jordan could be corrupted by it. Johns really reinforces the idea that Jordan is the ultimate hero in the series. He wouldn't let so much tragedy destroy him unless he was influenced by an evil force outside of his control, a force that is the complete opposite of why he was chosen for the Corps.
You can't just deny comic book storylines. To say Parallax isn't a parasite just because you don't like the idea is bullsh*t. It's been written, it's done. It's not like Johns isn't a capable writer. He'd proven himself before Rebirth and his run on GL has been nothing but superb since it began.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Shadow Of The Day
Sounds Great......I'm looking forward to this.
2 years agoby @asifFlag
luca_frontino
Parallax is NOT a parasite! That bullsh*t Geoff Johns wrote in "Rebirth" is completely lame, childish and unrespectful of Ron Marz's story arc.
Parallax is Hal Jordan after Coast City has been destroyed in "Reign of the Supermen" and he tries to rebuild it. Not some f*cking giant yellow bug!
They should have started the shared universe with "The death of Superman" and then continued with "Reign of the Supermen", "Emerald twilight", "Zero hour" and "The final night".
2 years agoby @luca-frontinoFlag
TheMime
Awesome storyline...now the only thing to look forward on is how the movie itself makes and breaks it.
2 years agoby @themimeFlag
T.Clark
Parallax can exist without Hal Jordan...it's a parasite embodying fear. There is nothing wrong with Parallax being the villain, just as long as they hint at the fact that Jordan will ultimately be corrupted by it.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Birddiggler
i'm really on the fence with this movie and its cast. there are few others that should have gotten a chance first.,The Flash being one of them. this is looking like a Netflix on Wii about 3 months after the theaters...
completely in agreement with Ryan Reynolds as Wally West/Flash there plick.
2 years agoby @birddigglerFlag
Mr.Commander
isn't Parallax too powerful to be the bad guy for the first movie?
2 years agoby @mr-commanderFlag
plick
this is starting to look really really bad, wich is to bad becouse im a big green lantern fan. didnt hal become parralex and wasent waller in charge of scuicide squade not a scientist. i cant see ryan doing a good job they should have just made him flash like he wanted. he would make an awsome wally west
2 years agoby @plickFlag
mikehd
i can't wait
2 years agoby @mikehdFlag
Billo
Guys, that's probably the twist at the end. We just cracked the twist, and the movie is still in like, mid production.
WE'RE AWESOME!
2 years agoby @angrypunkbronxkidFlag
T.Clark
Parallax is a parasitic entity that embodies the emotion of fear. It can exist without Hal Jordan.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Mmm_mmm
but Hal WAS the Parallax. I DON'T KNOW NUTHIN' NO MORE
2 years agoby @mmm-mmmFlag
slysnide
Campbell directing makes this hokey idea sounds relatively interesting, given his resume.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Mutant
I've never read the comic book series but I'll watch this no matter what.
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
T.Clark
That was a pretty random rant, there JoeSocio. Are you referring to the choice to use Hal Jordan over Jon Stewart? If you are, here's why: Hal Jordan was the first GL introduced to comics(besides Alan Scott, but he's not a member of the Corps). Stewart came in as a replacement when Jordan went AWOL. I'm sure Stewart will make an appearance in a sequel. It would have been a good idea to have him in this movie as Hal's "good friend and confidante" instead of Tom Kalmaku...I don't even know who that is. Nevertheless, using Hal was the right thing to do.
Both Black Panther and Luke Cage are getting the big screen treatment, both of which are black characters. Did you forget Blade was largely successful?
Anyways, this plot synopsis sounds pretty faithful. Didn't think they'd use Parallax so soon, but it makes sense. Predicted cliffhanger ending: Sinestro goes bad...in some way lol
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Vamp
Sounds interesting. I'm game.
2 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
ejk1
JoeSocio, you also forgot Blade. As for the politics of this world, I'd rather stay out of them, mainly because I like the feeling of being clean. I quite frankly don't understand where you're coming from. You talk about Christian Standards, but have you ever seen a South Park or Family Guy episode? These two shows constantly satirize religion, in particular Christianity. Also, be careful of accepting and embracing all differences. A month ago, someone wrote a movie review of Kick-Ass in which they stated a desire to have sex with Hit-Girl(thankfully, that review has since been removed). Is this a difference we should embrace? The desire to have sex with children? I know I'm taking it to the far extreme, but when you say "accept it all," you are saying to accept even these extremes. I do agree with freedom of speech, which is slowly degrading under the weight of political correctness, as long as the person accepts responsibility for his/her words and the possible backlash that can come with them. Government does not need to censor people; the reaction of the masses will tell the speaker if they went over the line(this has happened in sports at least a few hundred times in the last thirty years).
CBF, I don't mind that Sinestro is not the main villain in this movie. It may prove better to build up the mentor/student relationship in the first movie, and then turn it into a betrayer/betrayed relationship in the second movie.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
CBF
@JoeSocio you must've forgot Steel. LOL
And if the globalists have their way, you're in for a big surprise regarding Internet censorship. Just look at China and Australia's Internet for an example. I hope it doesn't come to that, but Obama has already been making announcements about "too much information is too much of a good thing," and "our kids need to turn off the TV and Internet." Don't buy into that propaganda, they will try to shut down the Internet and bring it back up as Internet2 controlled by the CIA, blocking a bunch of sites and there will be massive censorship. Seriously, they are attempting to do this right now. That's why they set up the Cyber Security Act. Just like the Patriot Act, it's all a scam.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
CBF
Parallax, hmm? Weird, thought they would mos def go with Sinestro since he is the villain of the origin story. Anyways, good news. Hope its true, sounds good.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
JoeSocio
I like to point flaws in modern civilization. Like why is it that the only black super hero movie made so far, was completely coined up, as the only black super hero, Hanc*ck? I feel like this modern world is positive, as long as it stands up the Christian Standards. F*ck religion, f*ck politics, let us all live as citizens of the world and quit classifying everything black and white, embrace differences, accept it all, and quit casting the normal BULLSH*T! I like Ryan Reynolds, but in this day and age, we need more walks of life based off the old world. And why in the hell is freedom of speech censored on the internet; the last true expression of freedom to date.
2 years agoby @joesocioFlag