Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)

As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.

Directors:

Christopher Berkeley, Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Jason Isaacs, Elisabeth Moss

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Fillion	...	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
Jason Isaacs	...	Sinestro (voice)
Elisabeth Moss	...	Arisia (voice)
Henry Rollins	...	Kilowog (voice)
Arnold Vosloo	...	Abin Sur (voice)
Tony Amendola	...	Kentor / Appa Ali Apsa (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Kloba Vud / Palaqua / Ranakar / G'Hu (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Ree'Yu / Ardakian Trawl / Boodikka (voice) (as Grey DeLisle)
Kelly Hu	...	Laira (voice)
Michael Jackson	...	Ganthet (voice)
Peter Jessop	...	Salaak (voice)
David Kaufman	...	Rubyn (voice)
Sunil Malhotra	...	Bolphunga's Ship (voice)
Roddy Piper	...	Bolphunga (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	Abin Sur's Ring / Deegan's Ring (voice)

Storyline

On Oa, the headquarters planet of the intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of the Universe see alarming evidence that the feared villain, Krona, is coming to destroy the planet. While the Guardians move to evacuate, Green Lantern Hal Jordan helps the unsure new recruit, Arisia, by telling her several stories of fellow Lanterns and the challenges they faced. Through him, we see the adventures of Avra the first Lantern, Princess Laira, Kilowog, the unsociable Mogo and Jordan's immediate predecessor, Abin Sur. When Krona arrives, those stories prove more valuable than anyone expects as Arisia draws a special inspiration from them.

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Plot Keywords:

green lantern character | power ring | hal jordan character | kilowog character | sinestro character | 

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Taglines:

Witness the Color of Will

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, and for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two of the segments are based on the stories of Alan Moore: "Mogo Doesn't Socialize" and "Tygers". Only the illustrators, Dave Gibbons and Kevin O'Neil receive screen credit for the original work, as was the case for Gibbons on the screen adaptation of Watchmen. This is because Moore, displeased by earlier adaptations of his stories, now typically refuses to be credited for subsequent ones.

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Quotes

Deegan: In brightest day, In blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. You freaking bastards!

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros and DC Comics logos are shaded green and are luminescent.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: What Happens in Vegas Is Typically Pretty Sad (2011)

User Reviews

Pretty much brilliant

I like the comics very much, feeling rather nostalgic for them for the joy they gave me as a kid. I loved this movie and find it much better than the live-action movie. It was lovely to hear Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan, and he does do a great job, however I think he was deserving of a little more to do. That said, the animation is crisp and smooth with beautiful colours and detailed backgrounds, and the music is exciting and gives plenty of emotional weight. The writing is sharp, clever and thoughtful, the stories while episodic are told with clarity and heart and all the characters are engaging and have great personalities. The voice acting is very strong, with Jason Isaacs particularly impressive as Sinestro. All in all, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is pretty much brilliant. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Premiere

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1