On Halloween I constructed a crude but satisfying Green Lantern costume. I was pretty proud of it, and took my daughter out trick-or-treating. But, I still hadn’t seen the movie. Missed it in theaters, and hadn’t had a chance to watch the DVD yet.
And then I did watch it and… oh boy.
I wouldn’t say this was the worst movie ever, but it definitely had some really odd choices and some really bland parts. But! I will say that Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond was both ruined and saved this movie. His hammy odd ball freak performance ran against everything else the direction, story, and other actors were trying to convey… but since they were all so bland, he was the only one with any life.
Warner Bros Animation has a very strong history with DC comics, releasing Batman: The Animated series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, and currently Young Justice. We’ve known for some time that Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, would be the subject of their next series and now we have a clip and a premiere date: November 11, 2011.
Something that sets this apart from any other DC project is its being done with CG rather than a more traditional animated look. It will not be set in continuity with any existing property, except with a loose backstory based on the movie starring Ryan Reynolds.
Justice League Doom is an all new animated movie coming from DC. It will be based on Mark Waid’s JLA: Tower of Babel story. The movie is the late Dwayne McDuffie’s final work. The movie also features the voices of:
Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern
Tim Daly as Superman
Kevin Conroy as Batman
Michael Rosenbaum as The Flash
Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman
Carl Lumbly as Martian Manhunter
Phil Morris as Vandal Savage
Olivia d’Abo as Star Sapphire
Alexis Denisof as Mirror Master
and David Kaufman reprises his role as Jimmy Olsen
We already had our knee jerk reaction to the announcement, now comes the real deal: The Powetcast reacts to the new 52. The roundtable includes Zac Shipley, Captain Genius, Sean Orange, with special guest William West.
We’ll discuss our thoughts on the revamped DC Universe, theorize why some characters start from scratch and others don’t, and begrudgingly admit we all kinda like Rob Liefeld. We’ll also talk about the books that were worth reading and the ones we’re not going to continue on with #2.
G4 got to sit down with DC Co-Publisher and DC Universe Online creative director, Jim Lee. The brief interview covered some details on the process that went into making DCUO and went further to discuss the upcoming DLC that allows a player to become a Green Lantern reservist. Check it out!
Less than two weeks ago DC Comics announced they would be relaunching their entire line of comics, and that in September they would release 52 #1 comics. Over the past two weeks DC has slowly been announcing the series and creative teams behind all the new #1 issues. To make your life easier, we’ve collected information about all the announced series into one place.
Just like we saw with Transformers, WB has released a trailer for 3D theaters for Green Lantern. However, this trailer is completely different from ones before it, and should turn those who had doubts about this movie into believers.
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On Halloween I constructed a crude but satisfying Green Lantern costume. I was pretty proud of it, and took my daughter out trick-or-treating. But, I still hadn’t seen the movie. Missed it in theaters, and hadn’t had a chance to watch the DVD yet.
