http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/06/w ... usive.html“Green Lantern” is a year away from release, but Warner Bros. already is starting development on a sequel.
The studio has hired Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, all of whom worked on the “Lantern” screenplay, to write a treatment for the second installment.
The trio has also been tapped to pen the treatment for the silver-screen incarnation of “The Flash.”
Under the deal, they would then go on to write the screenplay for one of the two projects, though which one has not been determined.
“Lantern” is shooting in New Orleans under the direction of Martin Campbell with Ryan Reynolds starring as the emerald ring-wielding DC Comics superhero who is part of an intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.
Development on a second installment this far out from a movie’s release date is rare, signaling the studio’s confidence in what it sees so far.
It also appears to be the first moves the studio is making under its newly configured relationship with DC.
In September, DC was reorganized to bring it closer to Warners, with Diane Nelson named president of newly created DC Entertainment. In February, artist Jim Lee and executive editor Dan DiDio were named publishers of DC Comics. Star writer Geoff Johns was appointed chief creative officer of DCE, with the aim of bridging the comics and filmed entertainment sides.
With new Batman and Superman films in the writing stages and “Lantern” filming, the team thought “Flash” was the next logical hero to tackle.
Development on a feature version of the scarlet speedster has gone through several false starts over the years, but the character is close to Johns’ heart. The writer recently brought back to prominence one version of the character not seen since the mid-1980s and is working on a relaunch of the series.
The “Flash” film will take inspiration from Johns’ recent work and will feature the Barry Allen incarnation of the character. (In comics lore, several names have wielded the Flash mantle, though Allen, created in 1956, remains by far the most popular.)
Berlanti, creator of “Everwood,” recently directed the feature “Life as We Know it,” starring Katherine Heigl, and is an exec producer on ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters.” He co-created “Eli Stone” with Guggenheim, who is exec producing ABC’s upcoming superhero drama “No Ordinary Family.” Berlanti co-created "Family," which stars Michael Chiklis.
Green worked with Berlanti on “Everwood” and created NBC’s “Kings.”
The trio is repped by WME.
Flash gets a writer, Green Lantern Sequel in development
Great news, I'm really excited to see more DC heroes make it the big screen. I wonder how much they're going to go with the "self-contained universes" versus Marvel's merged continuity plan.
I like how they are doing the opposite of Marvel. I don't think having so many stars cluttered in two hours is going to work out.Eternalist wrote:Great news, I'm really excited to see more DC heroes make it the big screen. I wonder how much they're going to go with the "self-contained universes" versus Marvel's merged continuity plan.
But who knows, maybe it will work out.
...I still want my Wonder Woman movie. :JGLface:
I didn't find the crossovers in Iron Man 2 as offensive as some people (except for Black Widow and the post-credit stinger). But I don't want crossovers to be forced or a factor in limiting creative freedom.
Glad to see some developments happening with the other DC characters, it's about time!
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I love both the Green Lantern and Flash and can't wait to hear more from this.
I'm interested in Green Lantern, Flash doesn't call my attention yet.
I'm not familiar with the Flash as I am with Green Lantern, so I'm agreeing on that. I still can't wait for it though.dagn96 wrote:I'm interested in Green Lantern, Flash doesn't call my attention yet.
Hal Jordan's story is magnificent,
the movie is about green lantern Jordan isn't it?
the movie is about green lantern Jordan isn't it?
I believe so.OVERMAN wrote:Hal Jordan's story is magnificent,
the movie is about green lantern Jordan isn't it?