Life on the Green

Green Lantern is a 2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Hal Jordan / Green Lantern. It was directed by Martin Campbell, from a screenplay by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, and Michael Goldenberg. Ryan Reynolds stars as the titular character, a test pilot who is selected to become the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force. He is given a ring that grants him superpowers and must confront Parallax, a being who threatens to upset the balance of power in the universe. The film also stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, and Tim Robbins. The film first entered development in 1997; progress remained stalled until Berlanti was hired to write and direct in October 2007. Martin Campbell was brought on board in February 2009 after Berlanti was forced to vacate the director's position. Most of the live-action actors were cast between July 2009 and February 2010, and filming took place from March to August 2010 in Louisiana. The film was converted to 3D during its post-production stage. This was the first DC film since Catwoman (2004) not to be involved with Legendary Pictures. Green Lantern was released in the United States on June 17, 2011, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics, although Reynolds' performance was praised. It also grossed only $237 million against a $200 million budget, thus making it a box-office disappointment. It was intended to launch a media franchise and shared universe based on DC characters, but Warner Bros. abandoned these plans due to the film's critical and commercial disappointment, opting to have Man of Steel (2013) launch the DC Extended Universe two years later.