DCMU: Feature: Keeping Tabs on Green Lantern

This is a compilation of all that we know about DC's efforts to bring the "Emerald Knight" to the big screen.

And a brief GREEN LANTERN CBM history.

GREEN LANTERN
Release Date:June 17, 2011

recent NEWS and some RUMORS

2/8/2010
-Tim Robbins joins the cast he plays the role of Senator Hammond the father of Hector Hammond the villain in the movie.
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2/3/2010
-Green Lantern trademark holograms called 'Constructs' will be in the film. Possible construct will be anvil and a fist.
D'uh it won't be Green Lantern if there won't be constructs
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1/28/2010
-Martin Campbell confirmed the Green Lanter Central Power Battery (Where the Green Lanterns get their power) and the Guardians of the universe.
Simply goodness
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-Possible Green Lantern Concept Arts.
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1/18/2010
-There were rumors that there will be other DC Superheroes that will cameo in Green Lantern, sadly that rumor was debunked when Martin Campbell declared that Superman will not be in the movie.
boo... hoo... DC should follow what Marvel has done to generate more buzz on their loyal fans.

DIRECTOR and some of the MAJOR CASTS

Director:Martin Campbell
The guy who brought us Banderas' Zorro and Revitalized the James Bond series, twice. I believe he will bring us a good Green Lantern movie.

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan:Ryan Reynolds
The guy who plays Hannibal King, the wise cracking Wade Wilson aka the Merc with a Mouth Deadpool will now play Green Lantern, not enough superhero yet? Next time he'll play your Momma.

Carol Ferris: Blake Lively
Gossip Girl is something I won't touch with a ten feet pole, so I don't know anything about this girl.

Hector Hammond: Peter Sarsgaard
With a name like Sarsgaard you know you'd be the villain. Has that piratey sound to its name err... Sarsssss....gaarrrrrrrd....

Senator Hammond:Tim Robbins
CBM geek creds... well he was in Howard the Duck.

LIVE CBM HISTORY 101
For they who are not one of us :)

Brief Comic History:
Green Lantern is a name shared by several fictional characters in DC Comics. The first who bear the name Green Lantern was Alan Scott, he was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940).

The Silver Age Green Lantern was Hal Jordan, he was a test pilot that was given a power ring by a dying alien, Abin Sur, and he became part of the Green Lantern Corps, an interstellar organization of police overseen by the Guardians of the Universe. This Green Lantern was introduced in Showcase #22 (September-October 1959).

Live CBM History:
(1979)
Green Lantern in live media was first portrayed by Howard Murphy in the live action Legends of the Superheroes TV specials in 1979.

(1997)
The unsuccessful 1997 pilot for a live-action Justice League of America television series included another Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, played by Matthew Settle. This Green Lantern is an amalgamation of many of Green Lanterns, he uses the name Guy Gardner, his costume is a mix of Guy's and another GL Kyle Rayner and he has some of Hal Jordan's personality.