The Man of Steel and Batman Begins writer wouldn't mind trying to breathe new life into Green Lantern...
David Goyer has made revitalizing DC superheroes for the big screen one of his calling cards. The man who helped script the Christopher Nolan Dark Knighttrilogy and who recently gave Superman a new lease on life in Man of Steel has his hands in an awful lot of DC projects, including the upcoming ConstantineTV series. At one point he was even set to direct a Flash movie (from a screenplay he wrote), and was even rumored for the director's chair of the Justice League movie. In other words, David Goyer knows his DC superheroes. But there's still one that he'd like to take a crack at.
"I would love to do Green Lantern," Mr. Goyer told Collider. Now, to be fair, this was a direct answer to a question about the very alien Krypton on display in Man of Steel, and how the gentleman conducting the interview felt that it would be a fine starting point for a Green Lantern movie (I happen to agree with him). Goyer quickly got back on track, though. "I really wanted to showcase Krypton as a truly alien world...at its heart Superman has always been a science fiction story. I wanted to lean into that."
Man of Steel, divisive as it was, did a fine job of establishing the science fiction elements of a big screen DC Universe. While Batman and Wonder Woman are the most bankable logical progressions from Superman, and the disappointing 2011 Green Lantern film may still be a little too fresh in the minds of some fans, it does stand to reason that there is a Green Lantern Corps watching over the same universe that Man of Steel's Krypton resides in. And the sooner we see them, the better. Given Mr. Goyer's unofficial position as steward of most things DC at Warner Bros (not to mention his first-look deal with the studio), it's quite possible that if he "would love to do Green Lantern" he will get his chance.
You can watch the lengthy interview with David S. Goyer over at Collider. He dishes on all manner of Da Vinci's Demons goodies, and chats a little more about Man of Steeland his future projects. Get going!
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