Like it or not, Warner Bros. is moving ahead with their increasingly lofty plans for their DC Extended Universe, which will press forward next withWonder WomanandJustice Leaguelater this year. Now, the studio has made a big leap forward with theGreen Lanternreboot by hiringDavid S. Goyer(Man of Steel) andJustin Rhodes(Contract Killers) to pen the script and get the movie moving in the right direction. There is virtually nothing known about theGreen Lantern Corps.movie, butWarcraftdirectorDuncan Joneshas some ideas for it.
Duncan Jonesis currently filming his latest sci-fi movieMute, which will debut on Netflix later this year, but he took some time out of his busy schedule to got on a bit of aTwitterrant about the upcomingGreen Lanternreboot.Duncan Jonesdecided to pitch his idea for what aGreen Lanternmovie should be and actually gives a pretty compelling reason for why it should be the case. Here is what he had to say.
“Green Lantern should be about a simple-minded jock who has to come up with imaginative, new ideas every time he uses the ring. The limit on the rings power should not be about battery life, but the need to be original every time you use it. Mechanics & stakes of Green Lantern always bugged me. Ring that can do anything & you have a tough time winning fights? Hero, please! The hook in the “dumb jock” version of Green Lantern is that he has the power, but lacks the wits to use it. Endearingly frustrating. Anyway, Im not doing Green Lantern. I think he’s dumb. :) Hope someone proves me wrong.”
AsDuncan Jonespoints out, any member of theGreen Lantern Corps., such as Hal Jordan or John Stewart who have been confirmed to be the members that the new movie will focus on, are granted power from a “Power Ring.” Essentially, they are limited by the power of their own imagination. Yes, it is slightly more complicated than that in theworld of DC Comics, but that is basically the idea. So,Jonesmakes an interesting argument in that, it should be relatively easy for any Green Lantern member with some sort of imagination to dispatch enemies. However, should that person not have much of an imagination and only be able to conjure up something once, that would make using the power of the ring infinitely more complex.
ManyDC Comicsfaithful will probably take issue with the fact thatDuncan Jonesalso wasn’t shy to voice his distaste withGreen Lantern, saying he thinks the character is “dumb,” for reasons he made clear. Still, it is fairly easy to see his logic behind it. The director also made it clear that he doesn’t really have any interest in doing any superhero movies, with the exception of one. But even he seems to think it isn’t very likely.
“Have said before, only super hero I would love to make a film of would be Dr Manhattan… and trust me, it would not have a happy ending.”
Dumb or not, a newGreen Lanternmovie is coming. It is understandable that much of the general public may have some hesitant feelings, given what happened with theRyan Reynolds,Green Lanternmovie in 2011. The newGreen Lantern Corps.movie is being described as “Lethal Weaponin space” and Warner Bros. will surely be doing everything in their power to make sure they don’t make the same mistakes.
There is no official release date set, though it was originally believed that the movie would land somewhere around 2020. The character is rumored to be making an appearance inJustice Leaguelater this year. There hasn’t been an announcement in terms of casting, butArmie Hammerhas been rumored for the part ofHal Jordan. We’ll have to wait and see howGreen Lantern Corps.shakes out, but it is a pretty safe bet the creative team will be sticking more closely to the source material and probably won’t be using any ofDuncan Jones' ideas. you’re able to check out his Twitter rant in its entirety for yourself below.
