If you’re eagerly anticipating seeing the Green Lantern on the big screen again, you may find yourself with a long wait ahead based on the latest reports.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice producer, Greg Silverman explained the following:
“[Green Lantern] is an incredible character. He’s actually multiple incredible characters,’ before adding ‘There’s real opportunity there. We didn’t do a great job on that first Green Lantern movie. This is a character who deserves to be treated in the same way that Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman are being treated now, which is with great reverence. I guess I can say to the Green Lantern fans: if they can be patient with us, I think they’ll be really happy.”
When he says patient, he really means it as he goes on to explain how it could be at least three years before we possibly see the Emerald Knight take flight again with the earliest chance being Justice League: Part Two in 2019. Silverman reveals to the site:
“Every beat of the movie is not yet worked out. So there’s the possibility that he may or may not be in Justice League 2. For now, we felt that we were introducing enough characters that the best possible place we could put Green Lantern is some introduction in Justice League 2, or barring that, a movie after.”
This is likely to come as a blow to fans, many of whom were hoping to see the character cameo in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. If the character doesn’t make it into Justice League: Part Two, it’s only another year to wait until Green Lantern Corps which is set to feature both Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
What do you think? Are you disappointed by this news? Do you think the failure of the 2011 film is responsible for the delay? Let us know below!