Archive for the 'Green Lantern' Tag
October 18th, 2009, 3:23 pm by Jayson Peters
 Production of Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern has pulled up stakes from Australia, part of an overall decision by the movie studio to reassess its overseas filming operations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The reason is the power of green — or the lack thereof. As the falling U.S. dollar continues its slide, the once-sound financial strategy to film Down Under has become more expensive. George Lucas took production of his Star Wars prequels to the then-new Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. In 1998, it was a bargain.
With a live-action Star Wars television series on the way, the land of koalas and kangaroos has been floated as a possible base of operations for that lucrative venture — but these days even Lucas isn’t so sure. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 13th, 2009, 3:07 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Comic book heroes and villians aren’t the only thing rising from the grave in DC Comics’ “Blackest Night” storyline. The publisher announced that several canceled titles would resume for one issue in January. The titles will continue their numbering from where they ended.
Though the books have been off the market for years, January’s one-shots will pick up in current continuity and deal with the effects the undead Black Lanterns are having throughout the DC universe. Artists for the projects haven’t been released yet.
The “Blackest Night” comic will be skipping that month to allow artist Ivan Reis to catch up in preparation for the series’ double-sized final issue.
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August 31st, 2009, 4:19 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
Remember when your cereal choice was decided by the shiny toy contained within? DC Comics certainly remembers that marketing trick. After the super popular Black Lantern ring giveaway associated with this summer’s event comic “Blackest Night,” DC is going back to the well once more, or technically seven times more.
Comic book stores who order specific numbers of a certain titles in November will be able to purchase bags of the various Lantern factions’ rings. First up, on Nov. 4, will be the yellow Sinestro Corps ring. After that every other week will feature a different ring, orange, red, green, blue, indigo and finally violet.
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July 10th, 2009, 9:44 pm by Jayson Peters
 Ryan Reynolds Variety is reporting that Ryan Reynolds has been cast in the title role of Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern comic book adaptation. He apparently beat out Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto and Justin Timberlake to play ring-slinger Hal Jordan in the film by Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Production will start in January for a planned December 2010 release.
Reynolds recently came to Tempe Marketplace for the world premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, in which he played fan favorite Deadpool. He is expected to star in a spinoff featuring the character.
Photo by Thomas Boggan, East Valley Tribune
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April 17th, 2009, 8:52 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
To help tide us over until Green Lantern hits the big-screen, we’ve got the animated version, Green Lantern: First Flight. It’s scheduled to hit stores this summer and DC Universe has recently released a trailer for it.
There’s even some news on the live-action GL front. The Hollywood Reporter announced the movie is headed to Sydney, Australia to shoot in November. Filmmakers are hoping to take advantage of a weakening Australian dollar and a 15% government subsidy provided by the Aussies. Pre-production on the 150 million dollar film is scheduled to begin this summer, with a planned release date of December 2010.
Casino Royale director Martin Campbell will be directing the film. Casting still remains a mystery; though Chris Pine, Captain James Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek movie, is rumored to be in the running for the lead Lantern position.
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March 1st, 2009, 10:09 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
 Even though the live action Green Lantern movie appears to be spinning its wheels as it searches for a cast, there is some positive news on the Lantern front. Warner Brothers recently announced a full-length GL animated feature, entitled “Green Lantern: First Flight”. The film will have Hal Jordan as the ring-slinger charged with protecting Earth and the rest of sector 2814.
Actors Christopher Meloni (Hal Jordan), Michael Madson (Kilowog) and Victor Garber (Sinestro) are among those announced to provide voices for the movie. It is scheduled to be released July 28 and retail for $30 for the double disc special edition or $20 for the bare-bones single disc. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 25th, 2009, 11:07 am by Jayson Peters
 Though no director or cast has been officially named, Warner Bros. has announced that Green Lantern will hit theaters Dec. 17, 2010. Casino Royale director Martin Campbell has been rumored to be in consideration for the director’s chair.
Also announced: Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes will come out Christmas Day of this year, pushed back from Nov. 13, and a Clash of the Titans remake March 26, 2010.
And coming June 15, 2011: The second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (reportedly going up against Marvel’s Avengers).
See also: ‘Thor’ movie in July 2010; ‘Iron Man 2′ shoots in April
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February 5th, 2009, 10:46 pm by Jayson Peters
Variety reports that the man who orchestrated the revival of the James Bond franchise with Daniel Craig in 007’s tuxedo in Casino Royale is in talks with Warner Bros. to direct a movie based on the comic book hero Green Lantern.
Martin Campbell also directed 1995’s Bond movie GoldenEye starring Pierce Brosnan and the two recent Zorro films, The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Rumored to be up for the role of Hal Jordan is Ryan Gosling (Remember the Titans, The Notebook).
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October 14th, 2008, 9:57 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
Lots of news lately on the cinematic front for D.C. Having fallen behind cross-town rival Marvel in the movie game, D.C. seems determined to catch up. They’ve got several films in various stages of development currently. Here’s some of the latest happenings on a few. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 29th, 2007, 2:25 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
George Miller’s Justice League of America movie hasn’t even been officially cast yet, and there’s already news of spin-off movies. Appropriately enough, first out of the gate is a Flash movie. Also in the works is a Green Lantern project. Read the rest of this entry »
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