Green Lantern Movie 'Would've Been Great' if Ryan Reynolds Wrote the Script, Director Says

Remember 2011’s Ryan Reynolds-helmed Green Lantern movie? Honestly, however could anyone hide it? That said, manager Martin Campbell really thinks it “would’ve been great” with 1 large tweak: Reynolds penning the script.

“In fact, I privation to God helium had written the script, and it would person been great,” the filmmaker, who is possibly champion known for his directing enactment successful the James Bond movie franchise, told The Direct successful a caller interview. “But he's ever taking jabs astatine it. And just enough.”

He's got a point. Deadpool prima Reynolds tin beryllium incredibly comic connected the page, and possibly that tonal displacement would've helped the movie successful the agelong tally but, ultimately, who knows. Campbell went connected to adhd that contempt taking the blasted for the movie arsenic an wide failure, helium looks backmost connected the acquisition fondly.

“You know, look, radical didn't similar it. It failed, right? I was the director, so, you know, evidently I instrumentality the vigor for it, which is fine,” helium said. “But each I tin accidental is, Ryan's a precise comic guy, precise fun. We really had a terrific clip connected the film. I thoroughly enjoyed moving with him and with Blake Lively. She was terrific arsenic well. And he's always, he's got a large whip, you know, Ryan.”

Back successful 2021, IGN sat down with Campbell and helium elaborated connected however the nonaccomplishment of Green Lantern mightiness person partially rested connected his ambivalence for the superhero genre.

"The movie did not work, really," Campbell told america astatine the time. "That's the point, and I'm partially liable for that. I shouldn't person done it. Because with thing similar Bond — I emotion Bond, and I watched each Bond movie earlier I ever directed it. Superhero movies are not my cupful of tea, and for that reason, I shouldn't person done it."

That said, helium did besides enactment during the chat that it's connected directors to "carry the tin for the failures," harkening backmost to the adage that occurrence has galore fathers whereas nonaccomplishment has one. The manager added that helium saw himself arsenic the father.

Green Lantern volition instrumentality to the marque caller DCU successful July, with James Gunn’s upcoming Superman film. Nathan Fillion volition play Guy Gardner, and we’d beryllium lying if we said we weren’t excited to spot what that portrayal volition beryllium like.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.