Although DeNiro’s departure from the latest Mel Gibson movie caused a bit of a halabaloo in the blogosphere, I would rather talk about a lesser talked about bit of information from Marc Guggenheim who is, apparently, the writer for the upcoming Green Lantern movie. At comiccon.com you can read an interview with him and he mentions that he’s been working really hard on the Green Lantern script and that it is “an incredibly faithful rendition of the character” and that they are approaching it “from a fan's perspective.”
The Green Lantern is one of my most favorite comic book heroes ever. To me the most interesting thing about Hal Jordan and the other GLs is that their rings’ strength is based on their own willpower, which is deeply psychological: You’re only as strong as you believe yourself to be. I think there’s some really deep and interesting things to explore with Hal Jordan.
My only concern is that any GL movie will get bogged down in all the space stuff and the aliens, etc.—All the special effects stuff—instead of focusing on Hal Jordan’s inner battle with his belief in himself. In fact, the Green Lantern movie could potentially have the same psychological complexity as The Dark Knight. But we’ll see. Please Hollywood, don’t mess this one up.
Are you looking forward to a big screen adaptation of the Green Lantern, too? Leave a comment.
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