‘Green Lantern’ Comic Writer Criticizes Damon Lindelof for HBO’s ‘Lanterns’
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There's a rather geeky battle brewing over HBO's ‘Green Lantern’ adaptation: "The only people who give a f**k about the 'Lanterns' TV series are Green Lantern fans. Why alienate them?"
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text As a comic book character, Green Lantern has always been pretty silly. As such, Green Lantern has been famously difficult to adapt into live-action. A 2011 Green Lantern film starring Ryan Reynolds was so notorious that Reynolds himself has repeatedly mocked it. Zack Snyder had Green Lantern briefly appear in a Justice League ancient battle flashback, but Warner Bros. blocked the director from introducing the character into the present day. A film titled Green Lantern Corps was announced for the DC Extended Universe in 2014, but after several top creatives tried to crack the script (including David S. Goyer, Geoff Johns and Christopher McQuarrie), the effort was dropped. The character was beginning to seem like he was destined to be relegated to Six Flags amusement parks and animated titles (where the character has appeared quite often). Related Stories TV Larry David Describes Collaborating With Obama on HBO Series: "I'm President Here" Movies Aaron Pierre Joins DC Studios' Superman Sequel 'Man of Tomorrow' Now here comes HBO ‘s Lanterns , which is taking a very grounded approach to the material. “It’s a very grounded, real show,” DC Studios co-chief James Gunn said about Lanterns last year. “It’s taking this outlandish concept of space cops with magic rings and putting it in as close to reality as it can possibly be.” Lanterns is so grounded, in fact, that the teaser trailer was criticized right out of the gate for seemingly like it had little to do with Green Lantern at all. The series features two Green Lantern Corps characters: Kyle Chandler as former U.S. Air Force test pilot turned galactic hero Hal Jordan, who is training Aaron Pierre, who plays fan-favorite John Stewart. The trailer shows the duo investigating a murder in...
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