Hal Jordan, a cocky test pilot working at Ferris Aircraft, is chosen by the ring and transported to the crash site, where the dying Abin Sur appoints him a Green Lantern, telling him to take the lantern and speak the oath. Parallax feeds on their fear to gain strength before pursuing and mortally wounding Abin Sur, who escapes and crash-lands on Earth where he commands his power ring to find a worthy successor. In the present day, Parallax escapes from his prison after becoming strengthened by an encounter with crash survivors who had accidentally fallen into the dugout where Parallax was imprisoned on the abandoned planet. One such Green Lantern, Abin Sur of Sector 2814, defeats the malevolent being Parallax and imprisons him in the Lost Sector on the desolate planet Ryut. They divide the universe into 3,600 sectors, with one Green Lantern per sector. Plot īillions of years ago, the Guardians of the Universe use the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. scrapped plans for a sequel, opting instead to use Man of Steel (2013) as the official start of the DC Extended Universe, two years after Green Lantern 's release. However, due to the film's negative reception and disappointing box office performance, Warner Bros. It was also originally intended to start a film franchise based on DC characters. The film was one of the biggest box-office bombs in history, grossing $220 million against a production budget of $200 million. Pictures to negative reviews, with criticism aimed at its script, tone, visual effects, and unfaithfulness to the source material. Green Lantern was released in the United States on Jby Warner Bros. The film was converted to 3D during its post-production stage. 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. Martin Campbell was brought on board in February 2009 after Berlanti was forced to vacate the director's position. The film first entered development in 1997 progress remained stalled until Berlanti was hired to write and direct in October 2007. The film tells the story of Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is selected to become the first human member of an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps 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, while a new threat rises back on Earth. This was the first DC film since Catwoman (2004) not to be involved with Legendary Pictures. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, and Tim Robbins, with Martin Campbell directing a script by Greg Berlanti and comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, which was subsequently rewritten by Michael Goldenberg. Green Lantern is a 2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name.

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