When it comes to the superhero sect I know the one trailer you’ve been waiting all day to comment on is the first official look at Green Lantern featuring Ryan Reynolds as the title character under the direction of GoldenEye and Mask of Zorro helmer Martin Campell. Well, wait no longer as Apple has delivered.
Since I’m not a comic aficionado I’ll leave most of the commentary to those of you in the audience, but just the image of Reynolds above is enough to turn me off of this flick. I’m not sure if it’s his face which looks like it’s been Photoshopped to hell and back or what, but I’m just not digging it. Then watching the trailer it feels like I’m watching the college version of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark.
Co-starring alongside Reynolds are Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Jay O. Sanders, Temuera Morrison, Taika Waititi, Jon Tenney, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins. Green Lantern hits theaters on June 17 and you can click here for more information.
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
