Remember that horrendous ‘Warcraft’ movie from 2016? No? No one does outside of China, since that was the only place anyone went to see it. Well its director, Duncan Jones, thinks he has the key to Warner Brothers’ upcoming ‘Green Lantern Corps’, which he is not directing. Because social media.
Granted, the 2011 ‘Green Lantern’ was no gem. But still, Jones thinks he knows how to how to make ‘Green Lantern Corps’ work.
Observe:
Green Lantern should be about a simple-minded jock who has to come up with imaginative, new ideas every time he uses the ring.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 13, 2017
The limit on the rings power should not be about battery life, but the need to be original every time you use it.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 13, 2017
Mechanics & stakes of Green Lantern always bugged me. Ring that can do anything & you have a tough time winning fights? Hero, please!
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 13, 2017
The hook in the “dumb jock” version of Green Lantern is that he has the power, but lacks the wits to use it. Endearingly frustrating.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 13, 2017
Anyway, Im not doing Green Lantern. I think he’s dumb. :) Hope someone proves me wrong.
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 13, 2017
If you scroll through the comments, you’ll see “Warcraft is dumb” which… I mean yeah.
Actually, this was kind of the premise of Kyle Rayner, an artist who never used the same Lantern construct twice. So, not exactly original and Rayner won’t be the focus of this movie. WB has gone on record saying that Hal Jordan and John Stewart will be the main characters.
Honestly, directors that have nothing but contempt for their subject matters shouldn’t be let anywhere near these sorts of projects. And yet rumor has it that Jones is directing a ‘Star Wars’ movie. That should be epic. And by “epic,” I mean kinda like ‘Warcraft’, which was… uh yeah, awesome in China. (So is eating dogs. Just saying.)
What do you think? Should Green Lantern be a dumb jock?
Source: Cinema Blend
