overcome Superman: LegacyTwelve years after Green Lantern last appeared in the film, the new DCU will unleash the full potential of Green Lantern. The legacy of Green Lantern has been revealed many times in the DCEU and much effort has been made to promote it. Sadly, none of them paid, but co-CEOs of DC Studios and Superman: Legacy Director James Gunn has made it clear that using the Green Lantern Corps is a priority for the new DC Universe.
Green Lantern didn’t have much luck when it came to being adapted into a live-action film. 2011 green lantern The film was once hoped to be the beginning of a new DC Cinematic Universe to match the one established by Marvel Studios. Iron Man, failed to meet expectations in financial or material respects. Arrow is slightly better, teasing that John Diggle will be the Green Lantern in Arrow. arrow the last episode, and then finally retelling the plot speed Eighth season. However, nothing has failed more than the treatment of the Green Lantern Corps in the DCEU.
Green Lantern in DCEU was mocked from the start
Director Zack Snyder has hinted at the existence of Green Lantern in his DCEU from the very beginning. steel man The film doesn’t directly address the peacekeeping aliens, but it does feature a US Air Force major named Carrie Ferris. Her name and appearance resemble Carol Ferris, the main love of Green Lantern Hal Jordan in the comics. This seems to suggest that Hal Jordan was one of the fighter pilots defending Metropolis during General Zod’s invasion, and may soon appear as the Green Lantern. However, this is the only official mention of Green Lantern in the DCEU canon.
Snyder mentions Green Lantern more directly in his clip Alliance justice Movie. In a flashback to the history lesson, Green Lantern Alan Gul fights alongside the Amazons, Atlanitans, and Olympians to protect Earth from the warriors Uxus and Apokolips. Later in the film, when Cyborg sees the future of the Nightmare timeline, he sees a strange figure in a Green Lantern uniform among those who have fallen in the ruins of the Hall of Justice. Fans of the Green Lantern Corps comics immediately recognized the fallen Green Lantern as Kilowog, a senior Green Lantern in charge of rookie training.
Snyder intends to take it a step further and plans to bring in Green Lantern John Stewart in 2017. Justice League by Zack Snyder as. He cast actor Wayne T. Carr as John Stewart and filmed a scene at the end of the film in which Stewart introduces himself to Bruce Wayne and offers to help fight Darkseid’s army. However, Snyder was informed that he could not use John Stewart due to other plans for the character, and the scene was changed to replace John Stewart with Martian Manhunter.
These plans can be developed with Green Lantern Corps Series on HBO Max. Produced by Arrowverse architect Greg Berlanti, the show is set in the same arrow And speed And set in the DCEU. The film also changed protagonists several times during development, at one point becoming the carrier John Stewart, and featuring Green Lantern Guy Gardner and Alan Scott as the main characters. Berlanti left the show in early 2023 and the series is currently being redesigned or replaced with the Max . series lanternwill focus on John Stewart and Hal Jordan.
James Gunn’s DC Universe Will Go All Out For Green Lantern
Although it is not clear how many of Berlanti’s designs will be incorporated into the lanternIt’s clear that James Gunn has no intention of teasing or slowly introducing the Evil Lanterns into the new DCU. From Gunn’s first announcement of plans for “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters” of the DC Universe, it became clear that the Green Lantern Corps would play an important role in the setting. Although nothing has been determined yet lantern So far it has been described as a similar mystery true detective And tie in with the larger story that connects all of DCU’s shows and movies.
The biggest sign that James Gunn has big plans for Green Lantern Corps is the casting announcement for the first DCCU movie. Gunn Confirms Nathan Fillion Will Play Guy Gardner In ‘Green Lantern’ Superman: Legacy. This bold choice will have huge implications for Green Lantern in the new DC universe, even before Green Lantern comes out. lantern.