Friday, January 07, 2011

Assessing 2011's Nine Comic Book Movie Adaptations


Paste gives us the low down.

From the piece (in regards to Ryan Reynolds' coming Green Lantern movie)...

Green Lantern
Release Date: June 17
Director: Martin Campbell
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard

The origin: The first Green Lantern appeared in DC Comics in 1940 as the possessor of a powerful ring used to keep the universe safe.

Why it might kick ass: Campbell saved James Bond with Casino Royale and the Warner Brothers seems to think it has a hit on its hands.

Why it might suck: The dialogue in the trailer is dripping with cheese, and I’m not yet sold on Reynolds as super-hero (though he’ll get to try again in next year’s Deadpool).

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