majorjoe23

Great Green Lantern 2 discussion here.

Paul_SD

How much can you discuss when we are still a year away from seeing the first film. And even months away from a first trailer.

And unless someone here is familiar with the shooting script, there isn't much way of knowing what elements in the first film would merit further exploration in the followups- or what story lines would mesh with the film universe and which ones wouldn't.

Jackskeleton

Well, no kidding. It's just someone who wanted to be the FIRST POST on the subject. This whole news that the second film script could have simply been reported in the Green Lantern 1 thread.

Just think about how there could have been a Harry Potter 7 thread back when the first one came out.

The Antipodean

Where's the Green Lantern 3 thread dammit?

Eric D.

The first Green Lantern movie was okay, but left me wanting more and not in a good way. The second film had too much going on and it would have been much better if there was more focus. Green Lantern 3 flat out sucked.

With that said I'm hoping the reboot will be better. Hopefully they will get it right this time.

Jackskeleton

Where's the Avengers 2 thread?

will travel

I vote for NO appearances by Guy and John Stewart.
Earth only needs one GL and that should be Hal.
But if they want do a Alternative Earth movie, Have Hal discover Alan Scott.

RocShemp

With Justin Bieber as Kyle Rainer? Don't get your hopes up.

Eric D.

Nobody can tame The Bieber!

devilshalo

Warners: ‘Green Lantern 2’ will be edgier
Aug. 02, 2011 | 6:55 a.m.

Green Lantern may have a future on the big screen, but likely not with the same director.

Despite the big-budget superhero movie’s disappointing box office performance so far, Warner Bros. executives still want to find a way to make a sequel work. Bringing superheroes from its DC Comics unit to the big screen is a top priority for the studio, and executives believe that the problem with “Green Lantern” was in execution, not concept. They even have ideas on how to turn things around next time.

“We had a decent opening so we learned there is an audience,” said Warner Bros. film group President Jeff Robinov, pointing to the film’s box office debut of $53 million. “To go forward we need to make it a little edgier and darker with more emphasis on action…. And we have to find a way to balance the time the movie spends in space versus on Earth.”

After its so-so opening, “Green Lantern” fizzled at the domestic box office, ending up with only $114 million. Its overseas performance in important countries such as Great Britain, Germany and Russia has also been weak.

Warner Bros. already has an outline for a sequel on hand written by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, who all worked on the script for the original. However, several people familiar with the thinking of executives there who were not authorized to speak on the record say Warner will likely make significant changes to the outline, if not start over from scratch, in developing a sequel.

One change the executives are quite certain of, however: They would like a new director. Warner Bros. was not thrilled with the work of “Green Lantern” director Martin Campbell, the people said, and would likely seek a new director for a sequel should one go into production.

However, one person close to Campbell said the director’s contract gave him an option to work on a sequel, meaning the studio would likely need to reach some accommodation with the “Casino Royale” and “Legend of Zorro” director in order to go ahead without him.

Of course, the future of DC superhero movies is still somewhat up in the air. “The Dark Knight Rises,” the final chapter of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, comes out next summer, followed by Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, “Man of Steel,” in June 2013. Later that year or in 2014, Warner could go ahead with a second Green Lantern or Flash movie. Robinov said the studio has “a solid script” for the Scarlet Speedster. The executive also remains interested in bringing DC heroes together for a “Justice League” movie.

islandclaws

Yes, of course, if a film flops the answer is to make the follow-up "edgier and darker". That's why it failed the first time.

The Valeyard

Didn't they issue this same press release after Superman Returns underwhelmed?

fumanstan

Green Lantern didn't fail because it was edgy and dark. Not sure how someone could think that movie was either of those things.

Abob Teff

Forget the sequel ... let's reboot the franchise!

Paul_SD

clueless douchebag.

Paul_SD

That's what it sounded like (still haven't seen it) so - so far so good.

Anubis2005X

Typical studio suits...

stingermck

Recent GL stories have been edgy, with so many deaths in stories like Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night. If the can spend more time in space, and create a threat that requires more Corps members to fight then that would help.

RichC2

I think if they made the sequel "good" it would help immensely.

FantasticVSDoom

The story sucked so hiring the same screenwriters makes perfect sense!!!

islandclaws

You misread what I wrote. I was saying it must've failed because it wasn't those things. Said with a healthy dose of sarcasm, of course.

Super X

I'd argue that it failed because it tried to be a little of everything, ultimately making it a lot of nothing.

Mr. Cinema

Maybe this one will have a total budget of $400 million.

fumanstan

Gotcha.

I know people are picking on those words because they're the popular thing since Dark Knight, but the rest of the comments in the story make sense. Focus on action, and better balance between Earth and Space are all good things

B5Erik

Despite it's flaws I enjoyed Green Lantern and I'm looking forward to the sequel.

I'm just hoping that they go with Sinestro as the villain as the mid credits sequence indicated.