Studio:
Warner Brothers.
Production Company:
Silver Pictures.
Project Phase: Script Stage.
Who's In It:
No one confirmed as yet
Who's Making It:
Kevin Smith (Screenwriter); Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche (Developers); based on the comic book published by
DC Comics.
Premise: Each sector of space is guarded by a Green Lantern, possessing a power ring that is widely regarded as the most powerful weapon in the universe, able to do most anything when wielded by one with the will power to work it. When the Green Lantern assigned to protect this sector of space finds himself dying on the planet Earth, he tells his ring to find a suitable successor. The chosen replacement, hotshot test pilot Hal Jordan, finds himself with a new job he never expected...
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments: It's about time this potentially-kick ass movie was made -- end of story.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by 'Widgett', protector of sector 2314 1/2.]
January 22, 1998... The state of this project is "on life support." A treatment had been written by Alex Zamm, but apparently it has been kicked to the curb. As a spy for AICN stated, the approach of "...make as many outlandish hammers, boxing gloves and giant bugs bunnies as possible..." was not a winner. The latest word is that Kevin Smith has been asked to write the script -- this heard from the man himself. [Yellow scoop (damn! invulnerbility) submitted by 'Widgett'.]
April 14, 1998... Being presently developed by Tony Ludwig and Alan Riche (Mouse Hunt), word is that the duo want to reinvent the comic book. The movie would begin similar to the comic origin: a crashed alien spaceship contains a wonderous lantern-shaped object that empowers its user with fantastic powers. But in the movie's take the lantern derives its abilities from a sort of nanotechnology, manipulating matter on a subatomic level. As our scooper said to us, "In other words, The Mask with physics." Work on the script continues ("floundering" is how 'Clark' called it). Kevin Smith was never considered to write this project. [Thanks to Green Lantern member 4419, 'Mr. Clark'.]