Disclaimer: I think The Green Lantern is the silliest superhero in town. Seriously silly and horrible. I collected comic books from 1977-2003 and I think I may have one issue of the dumb funnybook about a guy who’s totally defined by his jewelry. I owned copies of Warlord but avoided The Green Lantern. I owned Power Pack issues, because though they were dumb little kids with powers, none of them wore jewelry. I know Thor totally needs to have his hammer to do massive damage but a hammer is something that smashes things and a ring is something entirely different. Dumb. And yes, I know there were cool storylines and shit in the 90’s, but they were cool storylines about a guy in green wearing a ring. Which is better than flying through space with a lantern, I agree. But not nearly as interesting as being an interesting superhero.
EW has the first look at Ryan Reynolds (who is a terrific man) as The Green Lantern (who has a merchant account with Jostens). It’s the cover of their Comic Con issue and it showcases the man in the CGI suit as pretty much The Green Lantern we all know with some sparkly accoutrements.
See it here. Then go to Ron Marz and kick him.
UPDATE: Devin here. EW sent over a high res version of the cover. Click the big image below to see it.
41 comments
Do you like Spaceballs? Because those dudes were wearing rings too… just sayin..
Weak. Ass-tastic.
Finally Nick you are saying something I can get behind. A super hero with a magic ring is about as dumb as you can get. Worst super hero ever!
ew… he looks like one of the homos who is into dressing up like superhero, something that just freaks me the fuck out. (its ok, im gay- i can talk like this). like, this is just terrible.
Why would reporter here purposefully write an article to troll people?
uh…yeah i don't know
I hope he creates a giant floppy green dick that he swats the bad guys with. The ring isn't the problem with something like this, it's the tone.
The cover reminds me of The Phantom poster. SLAM EVIL!
I imagine this image is what Reynold's agent will be seeing a few seconds after he informs his client of the weekend grosses for this flick… I also like to imagine Hal Jordan getting all his bling from Djimon Hounsou…
Nick must have some serious gender identity issues if he finds masculinity threatened by rings.
I'm a big GL fan, especially some of the more modern space epic takes that focus on the GL Corps as a whole and divide the spotlight among some of the "lesser" Lanterns. That said, this costume looks awful. The mask is oddly shaped and those little green veins all over the suit are just stupid looking.
uhhh, does this mean Lord of the Rings sucks?
Ugh. God, that's fucking terrible. For all the money they're blowing on rendering it, there's not even any defining features. Looks like the love child of Spawn and Tron. Spron.
That was one of the worst intros I've ever read. Stick to taking pictures of stupid things and letting Devin run your site into the ground.
This is why they CGIed the suit? For this nonsense? He could've just wore a light up rubber jumpsuit and got the same effect.
Is it funny that the magazine font is in yellow, which is GL's kryptonite?
The mask looks pathetic.
Is it me or does he look like an updated version of the Power Rangers?
What is with the suit? Man they completely screwed the suit up. How hard is it to look at the comic and say "Oh look that is how the costume should look?" WHY does every f-ing director feel the need to put their own spin or touch on something?
Christ, STICK TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL YOU A-HOLES. The reason we read is because we love the source material, NOT your interpretation of it. F-ing morons.
Hoo boy. Much as I like Ryan, this movie looks like pain.
So you mean that by reading Warlord, you not some homo faggot but obviously because the Green Lantern wears a ring, he is?
You homophobic little fanboy piece of shit. Die now.
yeah, I'm with 11. Not diggin' the neon-blood veins
Ugh. Between this and that Thor picture yesterday, 2011 is looking to be another shitty year for tentpole movies.
Maybe my man-crush on Reynolds is getting in the way, but this doesn't look that bad to me. *shrug* Of course it is a little heavy on the CG, but it's about what I expected.
What the hell is that? A symbiote? Did Hal steal Spawn's costume and have Batman paint it green? That's just terrible and whoever designed it should be ashamed of themselves. They probably also designed CHUD's verification system. We're talking equivalent crimes against humanity. CRAP IN A HAT this is literally like my twentieth try! It's personal now!
Wow, that costume looks TERRIBLE. Mask, glowing veins, all of it.
Wow, you guys are PICKY. He looks about as cool as we could have expected. I like the glowing eyes. Superheroes always look cooler when you can't see their pupils behind the mask.
Given the historical data regarding breathless fanboy dismissal of superhero movie costumes and their ultimate reception with the public, this bodes well for GL.
Wow Nick. I'm not a hater. I've never bashed you or Devin in these comments before, but you seriously need to keep your homophobic bullshit to yourself. You read Warlord, a dude who runs around in a bikini and boots, but a ring threatens your masculinity? Keep it to yourself.
I sure you won't care, Nick, but if you stopped reading comics in 2003, then you haven't read the current direction Green Lantern has gone in. I just started reading GL starting with the books labeled "Prelude to Blackest Night" so I don't know how he used to be, but in a nutshell, Hal Jordan is the most powerful member of an intergalactic police force who came back from the dead after turning evil and killing thousands of people, and in Blackest Night, he has to go up against a monster that is Death personafied. Blackest Night was absolutly fantastic, and Brightest day is a great follow up so far. The hardcovers are out now for Blackest Night. You should check them out….but you won't….because he wears a ring.
nick hates green lantern, so we should too! i guess the thousands of copies that johns' GL series sells every month don't count, huh? it's basically the only title that's keeping DC afloat. but oh, wait… you stopped reading comics in 2003, right? because you "grew up"? became more mature? do us all a favor and let devin run the site, okay?
I kind of dig it. There going for that Spawn-look where the suit is part of his body. I like how there's no neckline but the mask is a little iffy. This film will be a proving ground for Reynolds and Campbell. It will prove whether this IS The Green Lantern or just Van Wilder and the guy who made Casino Royale.
Well, at least that made me think of something besides Thor and Cap being converted to 3D for a minute.
Maybe a magic ring will fix the damn verification system.
First Devin completely dismisses Wonder Woman, and now Nick completely dismisses Green Lantern. Methinks some of the writers for this site don't really read as many comics as they would like the readers to think they do.
Couldn't agree more. The GL looks terrible. Is there actually a green tint to his hair too? If they are doing a true GL story, I think there's too many weird aliens to appeal to Joe Public. While I don't hate GL, I did find it a bold attempt for a live action film. This could be the death blow for the superhero genre in Hollywood, with a few reboots not far behind, the public may stop caring.<br><br>
That could only hurt the next Batman and Avengers films, but they may more be bullet proof than a new Spider-Man and X-Men film.<br><br>
I think most DC heroes are tough to pull off in live action with the costumes, outside Supes and Bats. The GL movie better have some killer effects, and aliens/creature treated w/ Del Torro-type respect to be taken seriously by non-comic readers.
Not to say that they were badasses, but Hobbits wear rings too. Mr. T as well, along with necklaces!
I'm surprised by the venom that this has created. It looks kinda awkward on the magazine cover, but since the suit is CG, this is more less a piece of glorified concept art, a representation of what it will look like in motion on film. It may look like shit on film. I don't know, but it's no real reason to have a hissy fit. Plus, apparently most people on here don't understand that the costume actually comes from the ring itself and gives him power, so in essence it actually is a lot like the symbiote Venom suit from Spider-Man. So this representation of what the costume would look like is actually more accurate conceptually than the pajama suit from the comics, weird as it may seem.
I'm a big Green Lantern fan. With that stated, I don't mind this costume. As #36 said, it makes sense given the suit is created by the ring and not on Hal because he put on some spandex. It's a new idea and it's taking the concept further. Don't prejudge.
As for the mask, yeah, that could use some help.
Also, given the record of fanboys freaking out about pre-release news and then loving the films (Keaton being Batman and the petition to recast ring any bells?), I would guesstimate by the amount of venom being spewed here that this movie will kick ass.
What about the entire Legion of Super-Heroes? All gay? I'm straight – there's no love lost between me and the LGBT community. But seriously, keep your homophobic ideas to yourself. As for the costume, I hope that's just a transitional phase or something. I knew it wouldn't look like green, black and white tights, but I hope it at least reflects that color scheme.
I don't see the homophobia and the suit doesn't seem any sillier than any of the other ones on the big screen
Nick and Devin only like shitty indie comics that no one reads like Scott Pilgrim. Seriously, just report the fucking news and leave your bullshit opinion out.
I like it. I thought the logo would be floating in front of the body, though
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