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| Ryan Reynolds may wear the ring again after all. |
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Sunday that Warner Bros. remains bullish on a sequel to Green Lantern. This is surprising since the film has performed lower that the expectations of the studio, which is sitting on a veritable treasure trove of DC Comics properties (Warner Bros. is the parent company of the publisher).
I cannot think of a film that has underperformed as significantly as Green Lantern and has gotten the go ahead for a sequel. I recall talk of a Godzilla (1998) sequel since its worldwide earnings were significant enough to warrant another go round for the giant lizard, but that follow-up never materialized.
Green Lantern’s worldwide total comes to $118,711 million—still a far cry from its projected $200 million budget (which is rumored to actually soar an additional $100 million when factoring in the film’s marketing). According to the trade, Green Lantern’s box-office dropped a sizeable 66 percent. I think this is even more significant because the film wasn’t vying for the same audiences as this weekend’s other two major releases: Cars 2 and Bad Teacher. However, it will be when Transformers: Dark of the Moon is released midweek.
It’s still too early to tell if Warner Bros. will indeed go through with a Green Lantern sequel, but if they do I certainly hope they pick apart the first film and figure out what worked and what didn’t.
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