A sad day for DC Comics based movies!

[John Crichton]

It's AICN. They couldn't confirm who was President of the USA right now.

Well, that's why I put the question mark.

Additionally, Moriarty isn't as bad as Harry. He is somewhat in the know as far as the industry goes. Sure, he could still be off but I take his posts as Hollywood office gossip: there is usually some nugget of truth in there even if it is mostly BS.

 

[Aaron L]

After Catwoman, and now this, who do we have to blame at Warner Brothers for this excrement?

 

[Ranger REG]

I like Jack Black, I like comedies, but I oh-so-hate this idea. GL was my absolute favorite back in the day.

He was my favorite, too. As long the character is NOT Hal Jordan NOR Alan Scott (Golden Age GL), I'm okay with the others, including bleaching Jack Black's hair and giving him a Guy Gardner bowl-cut.

 

[beverson]

After Catwoman, and now this, who do we have to blame at Warner Brothers for this excrement?

I believe it all boils down to the agreement signed between DC and WB. DC apparently signed an agreement that gave them NO veto power - hence WB can do whatever they want with the DC properties, and DC gets to sit back and do this

 

[Silver Moon]

It's interesting. I heard most of the same criticisms in this thread back in the 1980's when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. Up until that point he was known primarily for comedies.

One other thing to remember - Jack Black is also a comic book fan and may bring a respect for the character to the part.

 

[Viking Bastard]

Yes, but the difference is that Keaton was a comedy actor being cast in an
action movie, while Jack Black is being cast as a comedy actor for a comedy.

The Micheal Keaton analogue works better for Thomas Jane as the Punisher,
a casting choice many opposed.

 

[Klaus]

Hey, I'm still not keen on Keaton as Batman, either!

This GL movie is starting to look as a remake of that Duck Dodgers episode where he gets the GL ring...

 

[ASH]

It's interesting. I heard most of the same criticisms in this thread back in the 1980's when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. Up until that point he was known primarily for comedies.

One other thing to remember - Jack Black is also a comic book fan and may bring a respect for the character to the part.

I have to agree with SM here. Jack Black is a huge comic book fan.

He may be a bit on the insane side as far as his personality goes, but I think that a twist on the comic book movie would be refreshing...

Plus I know nothing about Green Lantern because I have never read comic books.

 

[buzzard]

I believe it all boils down to the agreement signed between DC and WB. DC apparently signed an agreement that gave them NO veto power - hence WB can do whatever they want with the DC properties, and DC gets to sit back and do this

Since DC is just a subsidiary of WB, I don't think there needs to be any agreement signed. WB has owned DC for decades now. I'm not even sure when they first bought them.

When Warner says jump, DC says 'how high'.

buzzard

 

[Ziona]

I just have to say that I love Jack Black & I know he's a comic book fan, and I admit that I know very little about GL (I'm a WW fan myself) but this feels like bad news somehow. I think if JB was being cast in a serious flick it'd be one thing, but the fact that it's being talked about as a comedy makes me worry. Of course, JB is going to be taking on a more serious roll with Peter Jackson in King Kong, right?

Guess we'll see...afterall, you know, Catwoman looks sooooo good.

BTW, someone asked about a list of possible Comic Book movies...go here to check some out...

http://www.superherohype.com/

I'm just hoping & praying that they don't get any bright ideas like this for Wonder Woman!!