It has been 10 years since the release of the live action movie ‘Green Lantern’ starring Ryan Reynolds and I still have cold sweats remembering it. I made the mistake of immersing myself in the rich mythology of the character – whom I had completely neglected – months before the premiere, and the reality slap was the kind that itches and leaves a mark for a long season.
Question of responsibilities
The one who does not seem to keep a particularly good memory of his flirtation with the DC license, judging by the interview he has given to Screen Rant, was its director Martin Campbell. In it, the director of ‘The Mask of Zorro’, ‘Vertical Limit’ or ‘Casino Royale’ – you have to love him – has discarded the idea that a ‘Campbell Cut’ from ‘Green Lantern’ and explained how his vision as a filmmaker also suffered from the interference of the production gyrfalcons.
“Let’s put it this way: I did my version. The thing was, right at the beginning of the movie, there’s a whole scene where he’s an 11-year-old boy. It’s about how his father dies in the plane crash, a scene very good. but [el responsable de producción] she decided she wanted her father’s death interspersed with Hal falling off the plane and seeing it as flashbacks. It was something that I didn’t like very much. “
But be careful, because Mr. Campbell does not throw balls out and openly admits his guilt as the head of the debacle; And the main reason is that, after all, superheroes do not end up making him too funny.
“But you know what? The truth is that the movie did not work. That is the key, and I am partly responsible for it. I should not have done it. Because, with something like Bond … I adore Bond and I have I’ve seen all the Bond movies before directing one. Superhero movies are not my thing, and for that reason I shouldn’t have done it. But directors always have to eat the brown for failures. How do you say? many parents, only one failure. And that’s me. “
If you want to hurt yourself and have nightmares again with Ryan Reynolds’ CGI suit, you have ‘Green Lantern’ available on Netflix and HBO.