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11/5/11

Green Lantern 2 Fan Trailer

11/05/2011

It only takes one great trailer to stir up interest in a film and get you all gung-ho to see it, or a lousy one to cross a movie off your must see list. Anyone who felt like they didn't want to see a sequel to the Green Lantern movie should take a look at this fan made teaser trailer for the great potential a second movie has by picking up on the Sinestro credits sequence and running with it. For me, all I can do it watch this, put my Blue Lantern ring on and hope the Powers That Be at Warner Brothers get the same goosebumps I do every time I a replay it. Special thanks to Blog of Oa reader Diogo Oliveira for sharing it with us on the new Blog of Oa facebook page.

Podcast of Oa Episode Two

6/27/2011

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Episode two of the Podcast of Oa is here with more discussion about the Green Lantern movie as well as a brief review of the direct to video feature Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. We also talk about whether Green Lantern is a character for the 21st Century and we start a new feature asking what we would do in a given situation if we had a power ring.

The show is now available on iTunes, via RSS subscription or you can listen to it right here on the Blog of Oa.

Intro: 0:00:00
The Aftermath: 0:04:28
Hero for the 21st Century: 0:20:46
Emerald Knights (Brief Review): 0:47:45
Kilowog's Question: 103:44
Outro: 1:07:18

The Podcast of Oa Debuts!

6/20/2011

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I've been thinking about doing a podcast for a while now and with the movie's release it seemed like the perfect time to jump into it. Our first episode tackles the Green Lantern film which I recorded on June 17th with my co-host, Bill Giancoli, from Get Ur Geek on Radio. Be aware that we do go into some detail on the plot of the film, so if you have not seen it yet there is some content that may spoil parts of the film.

I have submitted the show to iTunes and the Zune Marketplace and once I have gotten confirmation that they have been added I will post the links to them. For now you can listen to the show by downloading it here or subscribing to the show's RSS feed with your favorite podcatching software. You can also list to the show right here using the player in this post.

This is our very first attempt, so if you listen to the show please leave some comments here for us so we can gauge interest and look for places to improve. As always, thanks for reading, or in this case listening!

Green Lantern Movie Review

6/17/2011

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With my self-imposed exile from the site over and some time to digest and process the film I'm ready to return here to share with you my thoughts about the Green Lantern film. I want to preface this with a little editorial and just say something right up front before diving into this review.

I really believe that people should make up their own minds about films before trusting a reviewer, whether a movie critic or someone like myself, because people bring their own predisposed opinions of the subject matter, the actors, the studio, the property, whatever to them when they sit down to watch a movie. For lack of a better statement, people should have the willpower to decide for themselves what they want to watch and not worry about what someone else thinks.

If you're not sure about laying down your money on a film and you wholly trust the opinion of someone else, do that, but I warn you that in the case of this film you will find that there hasn't been a time that people have had such polarized opinions about Green Lantern since Emerald Twilight was released. There is literally outright harsh comments being made from critics as well as fans with unreasonable expectations on one side and people claiming it's the best film of the summer on the other.

Green Lantern Press Conference Transcript

6/11/2011

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SuperHeroHype was present at the recent press conference where most of the cast and crew were assembled to take questions about the Green Lantern movie as we enter the final week before release. The conversation covered a wide range of topics from Peter Sarsgaard's makeup to the subject of sequels to comparisons to Batman and Superman. Here's the text from the entire press conference courtesy of SuperHeroHype.

Q: Martin, you brought James Bond back twice. You brought Zorro to modern screens and now you're launching this DC Comic book franchise. What's ideal for you in creating and launching new things and what things will be on the DVD?

Director Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell: Well, I'm cheap. No, no. The thing is that I've never done a comic book movie before. Superheroes, I guess, yes. Bond is a kind of a form of a superhero and Zorro, obviously, but I've never done a superhero movie before. I wasn't even versed in the comic when it came through the door. Once having read them and so forth, it just sort of fascinated me, the whole world of Green Lantern – going to another planet, going to the center of the universe. So that's really why I did it. What is it about me? These things aren't about me. These things are a huge team effort by everybody. It's always sort of handed across to the director and I'm on the guy on the floor, certainly, but Donald, my producer, a huge contribution from him as with Greg, the writer, and the actors. So, unlike a lot of movies these things are very much a team effort, and in this case particularly so.

6/11/2011

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We are on the home stretch and the publicity for the Green Lantern film has reached a fever pitch. There are so many new featurettes and interviews playing on the Internet and on television that it's hard to keep them all straight. Here are some of the highlights.

First off, Yahoo movies has a new featurette that includes comments from the cast and crew as well as Geoff Johns talking all about the scale and scope of the Green Lantern universe.

New TV Spot and Entertainment Tonight Coverage

6/09/2011

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Another TV spot has emerged, this one featuring more constructs. Watch at your own risk of being spoiled. Entertainment Tonight also featured another segment on the film with this particular clip dealing with Ryan Reynolds' diet during film-making and featuring comments from Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong.

6/09/2011

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Just like any other big budget film, the cast of Green Lantern will be making the rounds at a number of media outlets over the course of next week. Peter Sarsgaard, who play Hector Hammond, made an appearance on Conan last evening, though the interview skewed more towards Sarsgaard's personal life than promoting the film. I could not find any listing for Mark Strong, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Campbell, or Michael Clark Duncan making any appearances, but I did find one television special that will air on June 16th. Here is a list of the television appearances I have found so far. If you learn of anything I've missed, please leave a comment with the information so that other fans will know about it, too.

6/14 Today - NBC - Blake Lively
6/14 Regis and Kelly - Blake Lively
6/14 Late Show with David Letterman - CBS - Ryan Reynolds
6/15 Today - NBC - Ryan Reynolds
6/15 Regis and Kelly - Ryan Reynolds
6/15 Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC - Blake Lively
6/16 G4 - 8pm - Green Lantern Special with cast and crew
6/16 Conan - TBS - Ryan Reynolds (added 6/13)

6/09/2011

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There have been a bunch of new videos released on the Internet as well as tv in the final week before the release of the Green Lantern film. Here's some of the highlights, but be forewarned that some of these clips reveal previously unseen moments from the film.

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Two New Green Lantern Videos With New Footage and Cast and Crew Interviews

6/02/2011

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With just two weeks left before the debut of the Green Lantern film, the advertising and behind the scenes video material is showing up everywhere. Here are two more videos that show some new footage from the film and include cast and crew interviews. These are both really great.

Entertainment Tonight Previews Green Lantern

5/31/2011

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While the quality of the following video isn't very good, it represents a segment of today's Entertainment Tonight episode that many people, myself included, missed out on. If features some great behind the scenes video of the making of the movie as well as interviews with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Hopefully a better quality video will emerge soon.

New TV Spot Airs

5/22/2011

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A new thirty second television ad for Green Lantern began airing recently, perhaps the tenth unique commercial for the film. This new spot does show snippets of what we haven't seen before, this time with Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard) trying to use Hal's (Ryan Reynolds) ring and a moment between Hal and Carol Ferris (Blake Lively). Like the third theatrical trailer detailing the history of the Green Lantern Corps that was released this past Friday, the ad does carry the acknowledge of the film's PG-13 rating.

Total Film's Green Lantern Coverage Claims Campbell Won't Return for a Sequet

5/16/2011

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Green Lantern is front and center in the July issue of Total Film magazine, featuring comments from director Martin Campbell and stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively made during their recent promotional tour of the CinemaCon and WonderCon conventions. The article goes into detail on the casting of Hal Jordan, which started with eight actors vying for the role but ultimately came down to test audiences choosing Reynolds over one other finalist, Bradley Cooper. The visual effects and the sour reaction from fans about the first theatrical trailer were also fair game.

"Not even culture shock. It was like scope shock. You're doing a movie like Buried which has a $1.5 million budget and on Green Lantern that's just the coffee budget. It's a very strange world to jump into." - Ryan Reynolds on the transition for finishing Buried and starting Green Lantern.

Second Official Green Lantern Trailer Released

5/04/2011

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Warner Brother today released the second official theatrical trailer for Green Lantern, continuing to fuel the buzz for the June 17th film following poor response to the original trailer that debuted in front of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 last November. Since the showing of ten minutes of footage at Cinemacon at the end of March and Wondercon days later there has been a lot of enthusiasm building for the film with the Internet release of a four minute version of that footage and numerous television spots.

This new trailer has been said to be preceding this Friday's launch of the Thor movie, but free pre-screenings of that film have not included the Green Lantern trailer. However, that could be simply due to the trailer not being avaiable to theaters yet for inclusion. The new theatrical trailer should continue to keep fans' power ring charged with just forty three days remaining before Green Lantern's official release.

The new trailer features the first glimpses of the Guardians of the Universe and the first time we've heard Michael Clarke Duncan's voiceover work as Kilowog. It also features confirmation that what will become the Sinestro Corp logo is indeed present when Parallax is released and more from Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard who haven't gotten much focus until recently. All I can say is that anyone who had doubts shouldn't any longer!

Green Lantern is directed by Martin Campbell and stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tim Robbins and Angela Bassett.

Latest Green Lantern TV Spots Feature More Carol Ferris and Parallax

5/03/2011

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Two new television spots reveal some more interesting moments in the film, including Parallax attempting to take over Hal Jordan, Hector Hammond's evil laugh, and moments between Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Lively's brief appearance as Carol Ferris in last November's trailer left many fans worried with a potentially bland performance, however the new clips here seem a bit better. Both new spots also features harder rock music rather than the cinematic score on previous ads for the film. On top of this there has been some evidence to support the rumor that there will be a new theatrical trailer this week and it will likely make its debut in front of Thor this Friday.

Latest Green Lantern Extended Spot Shows More of Hal in Flight

4/26/2011

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There's no shortage of Green Lantern TV spots out there, each with some subtle split second differences. This new extended trailer does show a second or so more of Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) flying at about 1:45 as well as Hal protecting Carol Ferris (Blake Lively) from something a moment later. I'm hoping the second full length trailer in front of Thor next week combines all these elements with even more new glimpses of the Green Lantern film opening on June 17th.

Green Lantern Movie Takes to the Air With Two TV Spots

4/03/2011

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Hot on the heels of the stunning Green Lantern movie footage that Warner Brothers released on the Internet and at WonderCon, two television spots have begun airing around the country, going far to undo any damage done to the movie with the lukewarm reception that fans in general had with the film's first trailer last November. The two ads combine footage from the original trailer and the newly release video as well as some brief clips not seen before.

Some fans had become cynical about the film with an apparent lack of a studio push in recent weeks as promotional images and trailers from many of the other films competing for the summer box office appeared on an almost daily basis. This new onslaught of impressive footage is perhaps the first wave of a Green Lantern advertising campaign that will ensure that no one is unaware that no evil is escaping our sight on June 17th.

There are a couple of new things in this footage that stands out, the first of which is the footage showing Hector Hammond putting the ring on. Also we see Hal getting thrown into a car.

It looks like Hal lost something

4/03/2011

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After what seems like an eternity Green Lantern fans have something to really get excited about as more polished images and footage have been released by Warner Brothers to kick the advertising for the movie into high gear. The ten minutes of footage shown at CinemaCon were shown at the Green Lantern panel at WonderCon this past weekend followed by the studio released a high resolution image of the film's official movie poster and four minutes of the footage shown at WonderCon on the Internet.

What amounts to an extended length trailer has turned a lot of anxiety created by the first trailer last November into full blown geek excitement. Besides the fact that yesterday was my wife's birthday and she takes priority before writing for the site, I found myself in a position where I couldn't focus on putting words on the screen for an article. So before I start talking about it, if you haven't seen the footage yet, here it is:

Reynolds and Lively Discuss Green Lantern Movie, Marketing and Star Sapphire

4/01/2011

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There have been a flurry of reports between the great reactions from the Green Lantern CinemaCon show yesterday and this weekend's WonderCon. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have both been the subject of numerous interviews with both shedding light on the film.

Blakely Lively told the LA Times Hero Complex that while she was intimidated about taking on a role in a movie that has so much importance for Warner Brothers, Carol Ferris was too good of a character to pass up.

Blake Lively at last year's San Diego ComicCon

“It’s intimidating, because it’s a movie that has so much money and so many stakes — so many people are so invested in it. But what made me want the role that much more is that my character is a strong, militant, powerful woman who really challenges Hal. They’re rivals and are always butting heads. She comes in and says, ‘Men are weak too.’ It was just a really special female counterpart in a superhero film.

“In this film, Carol is completely human and on earth. But she turns into a villain in the later comics, so potentially if it became a franchise I’d get to explore that, which would be so much fun. I would love that. What you don’t see [in this film] is when they’re kids. They’re each other’s first loves. Where the movie picks up, they’re ex-lovers. So there is that tension — that rivalry — but also that love. They’re each other’s soulmates.”

Meanwhile Ryan Reynolds sat down with the MTV Splashpage and expressed a little frustration at the marketing plan for the Green Lantern film, something that was addressed by Warner Brothers' Jeff Robinov earlier this week. Robinov explained that the enormity of the post production on Green Lantern put marketing at odds with the abilty to show anything that was near completion. By the time the day was over and the buzz had clearly started, Reynolds was relieved to see the positive reaction.

"For me, I just want it out there faster than Warner Bros. can unfortunately produce it. If anyone's rushing it, it's me. This movie is a huge project for the studio, it's a huge project for me, it's a huge project for everyone involved. There are so many visual-effects shots and so much to do, and it's just really hard to get ahead of that in terms of a marketing standpoint. That's no secret. But all that stuff is coming.

"I'm not worried about it. We've never been worried about it because we saw the early concepts and we saw how well they worked. Unfortunately that was stuff you just can't release and show to people because it needs to be perfected. I'm not worried at all."

Sources: LA Time Hero Complex, MTV Splashpage

4/01/2011

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Over at Collider, their staff and others from /Film, and and Firstshowing.net have published their comments and a great video blog of their experience captured right after the Warner Brothers presentation at CinemaCon. They confirm that the footage shown last night will be shown at WonderCon and mention that not only were Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively on hand, but they were joined by Green Lantern director, Martin Campbell.

Here are some of their comments followed by the video on their site. You can also check out /Film's reaction here.

Director Martin Campbell, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively took that stage. While they warned us the footage wasn’t done and we’d see a lot of imperfections, they were lying. What was shown actually was so much better than I expected, I was stunned for a few seconds. While I’ve been looking forward to Green Lantern, after the footage today, I’m now at another level of excitement. Loaded with action, great looking CGI work, and a story that’s bigger than any previous comic book movie, Green Lantern is the next generation of the genre and fans are going to be blown away when they get a look at it. While I have no idea if the final film will look as great as the footage today, but if it does, then holy shit. More on this in the video blog.

While many have been nervous about Green Lantern based on the footage from the first trailer, all three of us were blown away by what WB showed. Also, the footage will be at WonderCon tomorrow, so fans will get the chance to see it for themselves. Trust me, after tomorrow’s presentation, the buzz online about Green Lantern is going to be very strong.

Again, while I wasn’t sure WB could pull off Green Lantern with all the CGI that needed to be added in, after watching the presentation today, I’m floored by how good it looked. I really think they nailed it.