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I'm still in disbelief that they're making a Green Lantern sequel. Not because I hated the film or anything - I thought it was perfectly average - but because it bombed really hard, and the sequel is almost guaranteed to do even worse. Most people HATED this movie - from a business standpoint, it would have been smarter to wait a while, and then just reboot it.
What I find weirder is that they're focusing so much money on Green Lantern of everything. Batman already has a series, sure, and maybe they want to let Superman cool off after Returns, but what about Wonder Woman? She's still better known than Green Lantern.
To be fair, I think Green Lantern is more well-known than a lot of people think. My generation loves the guy, thanks to the Justice League series that aired on Cartoon Network way back when. Wonder Woman is more well-known for sure, don't get me wrong - but a lot of people seem to think GL is a C-list superhero, and that's flat-out not true.
Personally, though, I don't think WB was investing in Green Lantern himself, so to speak; more than anything, I think they just thought a superhero flick with Ryan Reynolds was a surefire success. And hey, maybe that would have been the case last year - but 2011 has had a ton of superhero movies, so GL had to deal with both awful reviews and superhero fatigue. The writing was on the wall for it once X-Men: First Class fell short of expectations; if a really well-liked superhero movie couldn't make a dent, there was no way a poorly-reviewed one would.
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