I’ve posted before about the Green Lantern movie(s) in the works. No cast has been announced, no real information has come to my attention at all about the live action movie, other than it’s still on the books. However, some fan put together a pretty good trailer for what he’d like to see, using Nathan Fillion as the lead character, Hal Jordan. And you know what… it looks pretty good:
First of all, this took a lot of work to put together, so kudos to the guy that created it. I’m not usually a fan of fan-made trailers for movies, but this one is pretty nice.
Obviously it’s really a collection of clips from various sources, including movies (Superman Returns, the Matrix trilogy, Serenity, Star Trek, etc), TV shows (most notably, Justice League), and video games. But most have been modified with new graphics and lighting effects that fit the Green Lantern look, and it really looks good (usually). You have to forgive the differences in look between the video game clips and the others, but it comes off surprisingly well integrated, in my opinion.
The other thing this trailer does for me is begin to allay my fears that the effects in the actual upcoming movie might look stupid. That still could happen, obviously, but if somebody could make the effects in this trailer themselves, even building on others’ work, the professionals getting paid to put something top-notch out should be able to blow us away.
Another surprise in this for me is that I think Nathan Fillion could actually take the role of Hal Jordan and do it justice. He didn’t occur to me as a possible actor for this role, but in thinking about it, I kind of hope he gets it.
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Very interesting. I really like the idea of a Green Lantern movie, and Fillion would be a great choice for Hal Jordan.
I was thinking David Caruso as Guy Gardner, but he’s a bit too old, skinny, and craggy.
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Jeff says:
May 26th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Caruso?! From a purely physical standpoint, and taking your qualifications into account, yeah, maybe. But I would run screaming from the theater if he was cast. I’m not even a big Guy Gardner fan, but I wouldn’t wish Caruso on him.
The more I think about Fillion as Jordan, though, the more I like the idea. That would just be cool.
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Now wait a minute. Let’s not dismiss this “Caruso as Guy Gardner” idea just yet.
HAL JORDAN: You’ll defeat me when pigs fly!
CARUSO: (removing sunglasses)(squinting) Well then, it looks like…swine flu.
(Cut away) (Cue music) YEEEEEEEAH!!!!
I would pay good money to see that.
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Jeff says:
May 27th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Nice… you forgot (cocking head to side) just before (removing sunglasses).
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