Ryan Reynolds compares GREEN LANTERN to STAR WARS
Is Green Lantern going to make big bucks at the box office? Probably not. Does it look like its going to be an epic summer comic book movie? Sure, why not. but hearing the words Green Lantern and Star Wars together just…doesn't quite sit right with me. I'm not saying it's not true, but I don't believe it.
If you're curious, this is something Ryan Reynolds said during an interview with The LA Times. The actor said the film has pulled a lot of its own aspects from Star Wars, but also "goes back a lot further" than the classic science fiction movies. Green Lantern is a whole lot more than just a movie, it's a huge comic book series that has been written for decades on end. The world of the Lanterns has many different stories and journeys it takes its characters through travelling in deep space. this is what sold Reynolds on the role in the first part.
I wandered through the art department, and that’s what sold me, seeing this universe that’s created and the scale of it all. They’re taking the Green Lantern canon from the comics and they’re extending it out into this new medium. Our goal is to make the first superhero who really goes on a ‘Star Wars‘ kind of epic journey, and this mythology goes back a lot further than ‘Star Wars.’
But an epic journey in space shouldn't automatically compare a film to Star Wars, there has to be other factors playing in to grant the comparison. Well, according to Reynolds, he based his Hal Jordan character off of Han Solo.
Tone was the biggest concern going in and then it almost became a contagion, and it became the concern of everyone and with me just harping on it. and now I feel that it’s the most exciting discovery as we kept going. no, it’s not dark like Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, but it isn’t very light like you saw some of the [1980s] Superman movies get. The character is somewhere in the middle. He’s a classic male. Han Solo, who was witty but not really funny, was one of the touchstones.
It’s about courage versus fearlessness and the power of willpower and the need for sacrifice and service. this is not a comedy film but like Han Solo or an Indiana Jones, there are moments where you smile and the hero can trades lines with anybody.
I certainly like Reynolds as an actors and I think he has matured very well over the last 10 years. He's gone from the childish Van Wilder actor to a much more serious actor capable of taking on much bigger roles. is his Hal Jordan the next Han Solo? I can't say for sure, but I'd like to hope the character is well-received by audiences this summer as Green Lantern deserves a good run at the theaters over the course of two or three films.
Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Geoffrey rush, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison and Jon Tenney. Martin Campbell directed the film which is set for a June 17 release date. here is the official plot synopsis for the film.
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. but when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.
Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. but Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
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