Ryan Reynolds has had an unfortunate run with the DC universe, with his big starring vehicle, Green Lantern, being released to abysmal reviews and poor audience reception. The film became a laughing-stock among internet communities, to the point where even Reynolds himself has taken cracks at the film, including a joke at his own expense in the Deadpool films. Nonetheless, he nearly appeared in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Green Lantern was released sometime before DC’s current push for a connected cinematic universe, so it wasn’t a huge surprise when Reynolds wasn’t invited to return as Green Lantern in any of the films. In fact, some have suggested that the lack of any Green Lantern characters in the current DC film universe may be due to concern over the poor reception to the last crack at the character in a live-action film.
Still, some fans were hoping that Reynolds’ Green Lantern may get a do-over someday, and as it turns out, he almost did. During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Zack Snyder, director of the Snyder Cut of Justice League and creative lead for the early DCEU films, mentioned that he was actually considering having the Green Lantern appear in his version of the superhero team-up film.
That said, Snyder’s vision for Reynolds wasn’t as the Green Lantern that everyone knows, but rather as another green lantern that also happened to be around: “There was another idea I had for the Green Lantern that wasn’t Ryan, and so I thought that if we had gone down this path of Green Lantern, I would have had to have Ryan as the additional Lantern.” So, it seems that while there was some interest in having a Green Lantern character enter Snyder’s Justice League, it wouldn’t have been the same one that Reynolds played in his Green Lantern movie.
Many fans had hoped for some kind of Green Lantern cameo or nod, as Hal Jordan, the original Green Lantern, was one of the most famous Justice League members in the comics. Snyder didn’t elaborate on what exactly he would’ve done with the Green Lantern character, only that he was interested in filling out the Lantern Corps a little bit if they were going to show up.
While Reynolds may never don the green power ring again, it’s interesting to see that it was at least on the table for Zack Snyder’s Justice League at one point, and perhaps there is still room for a Green Lantern in the future of the DC Film universe. Whatever happens, it’s clear that there’s still a lot of love for the character, and maybe that will eventually spiral out into a second shot at a live-action feature someday.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is now available on HBO Max.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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