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Mark Strong compares his villain roles in Shazam! and Green Lantern

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Mark Strong has compared his experience playing a villain in both Shazam! and Green Lantern for DC.Shazam! won’t be the first time actor Mark Strong plays a big screen villain for DC, as he has previously played the part of Sinestro in the not so popular Ryan Reynolds-led Green Lantern. A lot has changed since […]

Preview of Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound Special #1

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DC Comics’ Hanna-Barbera crossover Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound Special #1 hits comic book stores this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here…Set against the turbulent backdrop of the early 1970s, Green Lantern and Huckleberry Hound join forces to take a stand on the issues of that era. Returning from recent duty in Vietnam, veteran Marine […]

Christopher McQuarrie explains why he passed on directing Green Lantern Corps

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Christopher McQuarrie has explained why he isn’t attached to direct Green Lantern Corps.DC and Warner Bros have been trying for quite some time to get a new Green Lantern movie up and running and there have been a number of high profile stars and directors rumoured to be in contention.One of the biggest names discussed […]

Geoff Johns talks Green Lantern Corps movie, says it can’t just be “DC’s Guardians of the Galaxy”

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Last month it was announced that DC Entertainment’s former chief creative officer Geoff Johns has signed on as writer and producer on the planned DC Extended Universe release Green Lantern Corps, and now Johns has shared a few words on his plans for the movie, and how he hopes to differentiate it from Marvel Studios’ own […]

Christopher McQuarrie is open to directing Man of Steel 2, can’t predict if Tom Cruise would be interested in Green Lantern Corps

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Christopher McQuarrie has said that he would be interested in directing Man of Steel 2 and has revealed that he’s never talked with Tom Cruise about a potential Green Lantern film.A director of the calibre of Christopher McQuarrie is going to be discussed for many high profile films, and with the critical praise that Mission: […]

DC Collectibles unveils new Aquaman, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League products and more

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Ahead of today’s DC Collectibles panel at San Diego Comic-Con and new range of merchandise has been revealed which includes 12 inch Aquaman statues, DC Artists Alley vinyl figures by Joe Ledbetter and Chrissie Zullo, Batman: The Animated Series action figures, Justice League animated series action figures, Batman statues, DC Essentials figures, DC Bombshells, Cover […]

Ryan Reynolds shot the Deadpool test footage the same weekend Green Lantern released

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Ryan Reynolds apparently filmed the Deadpool test footage on the same weekend that his Green Lantern movie opened in cinemas.Reynolds has had an interesting history with superhero movies; he, of course, is well known for his role as Deadpool today but has also starred as DC’s Green Lantern.Most fans will be well aware of how […]

Rumour: Green Lantern Corps to focus on Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz

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Despite the project falling silent for many months, writer and producer David S. Goyer confirmed back in January that Warner Bros. and DC Films’ planned Green Lantern Corps movie “is still in the works”, while March brought word that Mission: Impossible – Fallout helmer Christopher McQuarrie may potentially be in the frame for the director’s chair.As […]

Ryan Reynolds says he’s never seen the final version of Green Lantern

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Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the world of comic book movies, but it’s fair to say that his first three outings – Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern – didn’t quite manage to enjoy anywhere near the level of critical and commercial success as 2016’s Deadpool.Green Lantern in particular was savaged […]