Green Lantern (2011)

Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers:

Greg Berlanti (screenplay), Michael Green (screenplay)

Stars:

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Reynolds	...	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Blake Lively	...	Carol Ferris
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Hector Hammond
Mark Strong	...	Sinestro
Tim Robbins	...	Hammond
Jay O. Sanders	...	Carl Ferris
Taika Waititi	...	Tom Kalmaku
Angela Bassett	...	Doctor Waller
Mike Doyle	...	Jack Jordan
Nick Jandl	...	Jim Jordan
Dylan James	...	Jason Jordan
Gattlin Griffith	...	Young Hal
Jon Tenney	...	Martin Jordan
Leanne Cochran	...	Janice Jordan
Temuera Morrison	...	Abin Sur

Storyline

In a mysterious universe, the Green Lantern Corps, an elite defense force of peace and justice have existed for centuries. Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by the Ring, the willpower-fed source of power. Reluctantly at first, he takes on the challenge after the death of Abin Sur, the finest Green Lantern. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris, he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a powerful, evil being who feeds on fear. Hal Jordan is the universe's last chance, as many Green Lanterns have been killed and the Corps is weakened, and he might just be the right Green Lantern for the duty of keeping the world safe from harm.

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Plot Keywords:

comicbook movie | ring | spacecraft | alien | magical ring | 

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Taglines:

In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's Light.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Greg Berlanti was in charge, he hired comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim to work on the script.

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Goofs

During the final battle, the planet Neptune is seen in the same general neighborhood as Earth. The "Great Dark Spot" is clearly visible.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tomar-Re: Billions of years ago, a race of immortals harnessed the most powerful force in existence: the emerald energy of willpower. These immortals, the Guardians of the Universe, built a world from where they could watch over all of existence: the planet Oa. They divided the universe into 3600 sectors, a ring powered by the energy of will was sent to every sector of the universe to select a recruit. In order to be chosen by the ring, it is said that one must be without fear. Together, ...

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are all colored green.

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Alternate Versions

An Extended Cut is available on the Blu-ray release, which runs about 10 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. It restores back the 1993 prologue, especially detailing events leading to Martin Jordan's fatal crash. One more additional scene is restored where Hal and Jason talk longer about the perfect game and asking the boy to remember the feeling of that day.

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Connections

Referenced in Real Time with Bill Maher: Episode #9.21 (2011)

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Soundtracks

She Knows It
(uncredited)
Written by Jay Weigel and Larry Sieberth
Performed by Joint's Jumpin'
Courtesy of Music of Melpomene (BMI) and Chromatose Music (BMI)

User Reviews

My thoughts on the movie.

After using IMDb for about 10 years this is my first time writing a review so here goes.

I am a big fan of DC Comics and Green Lantern is definitely one of my favorites as I even own quite a volume of comics of him. I wasn't really looking forward to this movie since every time I do I always got let down. My first thought after hearing Parallax being in the movie I was wondering if they would do it like in the comics. But that didn't make sense because this is only the first movie and the studio would make it as an origin movie not something else. The whole thing seemed a little tad slow and I think they tried to do character developments and get the story going but even for a fan I kind of found it hard to follow. It wasn't engaging enough I suppose. There were some action scenes but that also didn't really live up to expectations. I thought they had the right director and actors for this movie but something was missing from the comics.

If they ever make a sequel to this movie I do hope they hire someone from DC to write a script and have the sort of impact Iron Man did back in 2008. I do have a feeling this is going to be another Superman Returns though.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros. [Spain]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emerald Dawn

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$53,174,303, 19 June 2011

Gross USA:

$116,601,172

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$219,851,172

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., De Line Pictures, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 123 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1