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[flaxknuckles]

No Green Lantern or Martian Manhunter in the Justice League but we get stuck with Cyborg and a Flash that isn't played by Grant Gustin.

Thank Cheesus. He can stay on the corny ass CW network.


And because of his last movie performing so bad doesn't it make more sense for Green Lantern to be in Justice League? He and Cyborg NEED that push.

 

[Tabby]

Cyborg is a founding member but not Green Lantern. Blasphemy.

Are the Black Canary rumors that solid? I do feel like Justice League will try to have at least two female members included, and honestly I'd much rather see Black Canary than Green Arrow.

If anything the Mera rumours are more truthful.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

If anything the Mera rumours are more truthful.

That's an interesting possibility, I do like the idea of Mera getting a juicy role in the DCCU as a whole. I'll just be happy if we end up with more than just one female on the team.

 

[Lashley]

Cyborg but not Green Lantern?

What the hell, DC?

 

[ShemhazaiX]

Justice League Part 2 Green Lantern should be Hal.

The Green Lantern Corps movie should focus around John Stewart and Guy Gardner and basically remake Lethal Weapon in space.

 

[Johndoey]

Hal is such a piece of shit he somehow learned nothing from becoming a psychotic universe destroying monster. This guy systematically murdered almost all of his allies then basically got a full pardon because he was super sorry about it. This is ignoring what a piece of trash he is in all of facets of his life. The best thing to come out of the New52 is seeing him fail at life.

 

[Verendus]

DCEU be like

lol

Holy crap. That end shot where those robots jump him.

 

[Weiss]

Hal is such a piece of shit he somehow learned nothing from becoming a psychotic universe destroying monster. This guy systematically murdered almost all of his allies then basically got a full pardon because he was super sorry about it. This is ignoring what a piece of trash he is in all of facets of his life. The best thing to come out of the New52 is seeing him life at life.

hey its not his fault

a yellow space bug made of fear did it

 

[Savitar]

hey its not his fault

a yellow space bug made of fear did it

I still can't believe they did that, it was so beyond.....stupid.

One reason I hope one day it turns out Hal tricked everyone and actually pulled off remaking the universe with himself being often front and center as a great hero and his "turn" nothing more than being infected by a bug.

He even gave everyone a world of their own like he said he would.

 

[MisterHero]

hey its not his fault

a yellow space bug made of fear did it

and then the yellow space bug possessed all the fan favorite characters

so hal is just like them again. except somehow better still

then the space bug appeared in the movie as a cloud of diarrhea

 

[Bronx-Man]

People really underestimate how popular the Justice League cartoon made John Stewart with most of America. He IS the Green Lantern in most people's minds.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

People really underestimate how popular the Justice League cartoon made John Stewart with most of America. He IS the Green Lantern in most people's minds.

I said this before, but in class one day this guy said how he was mad how the movie changed Green Lantern into a white guy and everyone was in agreement. I meant to correct him, but just let it pass for some reason.

 

[Savitar]

People really underestimate how popular the Justice League cartoon made John Stewart with most of America. He IS the Green Lantern in most people's minds.

People keep saying this but it's hardly true. Most movie goers have only the smallest idea who they are most of the time, Batman, hey people know what he usually is. Superman, yup, Wonder Woman sure! But ask them who Diana Prince is though and they'd be lost. Green Lantern? They'd likely be confused at the idea of any more than one.

It's like the Batman cartoon that everyone loves to praise despite it's ratings were merely okay at best and regularly crushed by other shows like X-Men.

 

[The Outsider]

Just make Diggle a Lantern and give him his own show since Arrow has no clue what to do with him.

Spoiler

And then he can bring Green Arrow with him too.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Just make Diggle a Lantern and give him his own show since Arrow has no clue what to do with him.

Spoiler

And then he can bring Green Arrow with him too.

In a van? Across America, perhaps?

 

[WarRock]

People keep saying this but it's hardly true. Most movie goers have only the smallest idea who they are most of the time, Batman, hey people know what he usually is. Superman, yup, Wonder Woman sure! But ask them who Diana Prince is though and they'd be lost. Green Lantern? They'd likely be confused at the idea of any more than one.

That is absolutely true outside the US.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

WB should really do this.

YES

And not just because then you have Ben & Matt going rounds across movies, either.

 

[Slayven]

People really underestimate how popular the Justice League cartoon made John Stewart with most of America. He IS the Green Lantern in most people's minds.

That is so sad. To go through life thinking GLs are just PEW PEW lasers and bubbles.

 

[Weiss]

That is so sad. To go through life thinking GLs are just PEW PEW lasers and bubbles.

DCAU viewers had one major positive over GL readers back in the 70s and 80s.

An interesting protagonist.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

The most infuriating thing about the Green Lantern Movie is that ruins a near perfect casting.

 

[MisterHero]

That is so sad. To go through life thinking GLs are just PEW PEW lasers and bubbles.

Well in comics he makes real guns and is an architect

maybe he can design towers from which he snipes while fighting parademons

then Kyle would design a sentai robot and knock it down

 

[unholyrevenger72]

That is so sad. To go through life thinking GLs are just PEW PEW lasers and bubbles.

Oh please, Lasers and bubbles were there just to keep animation costs down and you know it.

 

[Rastafarian42]

That is so sad. To go through life thinking GLs are just PEW PEW lasers and bubbles.

They can easily take elements of Rayner's skills with the ring and put them in Stewart. I'm almost sure it'll be Hal & John as the two lanterns they'll use in the Corps movie.

 

[Savitar]

That is absolutely true outside the US.

It's true even INSIDE the US, most people got no idea who Wonder Woman really is half the time, even the writers have trouble.

Aquaman? We all know what people think his deal is.

 

[Slayven]

Well in comics he makes real guns and is an architect

maybe he can design towers from which he snipes while fighting parademons

then Kyle would design a sentai robot and knock it down

.

Oh please, Lasers and bubbles were there just to keep animation costs down and you know it.

Oh I know why, doesn't make it right.

 

[nicanica]

Kyle or bustg

Fuck of course you'd be a kyle fan.

 

[Anth0ny]

Replace him with green arrow

 

[flintstryker]

But I love the Green Lantern

 

[Slayven]

Replace him with green arrow

That would be brave and bold

 

[massoluk]

Wasting Mark Strong as Sinestro was a fucking crime

Indeed, he's pitch perfect. Ryan, on the other hand, was a colossal miscasting.
Man, that movie was such a wasted potential.

 

[HK-47]

I never thought I'd see the day.

Slay has always been a Kyle fan and dismissive of Stewart.

 

[Savitar]

That would be brave and bold

Igethatreference.gif

 

[unholyrevenger72]

.


Oh I know why, doesn't make it right.

it doesn't make it wrong either

 

[WarRock]

It's true even INSIDE the US, most people got no idea who Wonder Woman really is half the time, even the writers have trouble.

Aquaman? We all know what people think his deal is.

I was referring to the "John Stewart is the Green Lantern to most people" issue :V

 

[massoluk]

Kyle is just the best.

 

[Apt101]

The writing of that film was truly so terrible, I think they're right to take a long, loooong time reintroducing the character in film. It doesn't even matter which character they go with, though my money would be on either Hal with a heavy blend of the kind of character Kyle Rayner was in the later runs of his books, or just Kyle Rayner.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

People really underestimate how popular the Justice League cartoon made John Stewart with most of America. He IS the Green Lantern in most people's minds.

define America. I guarantee you Stewart wouldn't have carried a show by himself like Hal did. and you forget Jordan has been a Lantern longer, has been in more shows and movies and is the current Lantern. so I don't think a show from over ten years ago is the barometer by which you should be going by.

That is absolutely true outside the US.

that was absolutely NOT TRUE while growing up outside the US. I don't know how old you are but Jordan is the Lantern, Stewart is a back-up. and only the third best option behind Gardner and Rayner.

DCAU viewers had one major positive over GL readers back in the 70s and 80s.

An interesting protagonist.

bwahaha at thinking Stewart is deep.

Oh please, Lasers and bubbles were there just to keep animation costs down and you know it.

excuses, excuses...

 

[Slayven]

it doesn't make it wrong either

and MM only being a lame telepath?

 

[MHWilliams]

Kyle is so mopey. lord only knows why any woman chose to be with him.

Not just any. All.

Look at that smile.

 

[Slayven]

MHW don't hurt 'em. Rayner got that Parker swag

 

[Dragun619]

DCEU be like

lol

This scene always cracks me up. I love it. I like how it's sped up too. hah.

 

[ElFly]

There are far better, more interesting Green Lanterns than Hal.

 

[Savitar]

Know the best portrayal of Hal?

The Lego Movie.

It nailed him.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

Know the best portrayal of Hal?

The Lego Movie.

It nailed him.

That's a WB movie too. I wonder if the brand will carry that lame stink. Daredevil turned it around though

 

[broncobuster]

Oh please, Lasers and bubbles were there just to keep animation costs down and you know it.

Justice League wishes it had the production value of Super Friends

 

[WarRock]

that was absolutely NOT TRUE while growing up outside the US. I don't know how old you are but Jordan is the Lantern, Stewart is a back-up. and only the third best option behind Gardner and Rayner.

There are facebook and youtube pages going all nostalgia about the JL cartoon around here. And most people never heard of Green Lantern, Hawkgirl or J'onn before the cartoon.

 

[WedgeX]

Slay has always been a Kyle fan and dismissive of Stewart.

Decided to look back through a whole lot of Green Lantern posts........

this proves to be true.

Sorry I ever doubted your Kyle love, slayven.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

DCEU be like

Stay losing Hal

 

[Poodlestrike]

Man, JL with no GL is gonna be... weird.

It's gonna be really weird.

As for which Lanterns they eventually go with for GL Corps, I'm fond of the idea of having one experienced Lantern who's been serving since before MoS and one new guy. In that context, Stewart could be pretty interesting as the serious, by-the-book veteran contrasted with an off the wall rookie. I'd favor Kyle for that slot, but Guy would work as well.

The big thing for me would be getting the powers right, which means absolutely no green beams or bubbles. Every Lantern's constructs should be immediately identifiable as being theirs, even if it means you have to tweak the rules a little to allow for an acceptable level of variety. A GL should descend into battle surrounded by an army of their own design.

BTW, Hal has grown on me a little, but he's still the least interesting Lantern, barring his history with Sinestro. Just transpose that chunk of the character onto John.

 

[Slayven]

Love that shit eating grin on Guy.