He had much to do with the development of the film, so it came as no surprise that he was constantly on the set of the GL movie, lending his Lantern knowledge to the filmmakers. Secret Origin was written by Geoff Johns, now Chief Creative Officer for DC Entertainment. film Green Lantern was directed by Martin Campbell, and written by Greg Berlanti, Michael Goldenberg, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, who based the story mainly on DC's 'Secret Origin' comic book story arc that retells the origin of Earth's first Green Lantern Corps member Hal Jordan for the New Earth continuity and served as one of many preludes to the very successful Blackest Night story line. The Green Lantern series has grown in the comic book world over the last few years, taking over the wheel when it comes to big events in the DC Universe, so it is no surprise that it would make it's way on to the big screen sooner or later.

Since we can remember Superman and Batman have basically dominated the big screen when it comes to DC superhero movies, but 2011 has been claimed by another member of the Justice League. The film follows Hal Jordan ( Ryan Reynolds), Carol Ferris ( Blake Lively), Sinestro ( Mark Strong) and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps as they struggle to fight against a new enemy called Parallax who threatens to destroy the balance of power in the universe. hopes to be a successful franchise, and is based on the DC Comics character created by John Broome and Gil Kane back in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Green Lantern is the first film in what Warner Bros. You can check out the HQ trailer here, and Norman Chan's scene by scene breakdown here.

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