With Lanterns, James Gunn takes on the challenge of adapting Green Lantern for the masses.
Is all the trouble worth it?
Yesterday was the brightest day for a certain punch in of nerd.
Yet, what will the average viewer think of when they hear about a newGreen Lanternlive action show?
Reynolds usual snarky delivery isnt the only problem with2011sGreen Lantern.
But sellingGreen Lanternto the general public will be harder than any of their other properties.
Why would anyone make such a character?
Because someone challenged Ennis to come up with a name dumber than Green Lantern.
A typically mean-spirited joke from Garth Ennis is hardly the only hurdle facing anyGreen Lanternadaptation.
Schwartz copied wholesale from theLensmennovel series by E.E.
Complicating things further is the way that Green Lanterns will be introduced in the new DC Universe.
The answer is simple: because Green Lantern is awesome.
But the creative team for Lanterns features people who know how to tell high-concept stories.
Will that be enough to make people forget about the 2011 movie or get over the convoluted central concept?
Lanterns will debut on Max.
