Director Martin Campbell Talks Green Lantern Special Effects

The director of the Green Lantern movie adaptation said they have their work cut out in bringing the comic book to magical life.

via Coventry Telegraph...

Director Martin Campbell said to Empire:

"It's daunting, Just the process, something like 1,300 visual effects shots, it's mind-blowing, quite honestly. A lot of the special effects shots work will concentrate on the Green Lantern's power ring. It's energized by a battery on the planet of Oa, which taps into the willpower of everyone in the universe. From that ring you can form constructs. So if you got into a fight, you could form a giant fist. Or a fighter plane."

LEEE777 - So they are going to put a heck of a lot of special effects and budget on the Green Lantern ring effects. Well that can only be good news for the project as it's got to look believable and amazing to Joe public. It will be tricky indeed. If they pull it off, it may be the biggest thing since "Star Wars." Fingers crossed, i personally have high hope for this movie and still cant believe it's actually going to be made!

Hal Jordan is confirmed to be played by Ryan Reynolds so far and no other casting news as yet.

Release date is June 17th 2011 of next year from Warner Brothers.

LEEE777
10/31/2009
Coventry Telegraph

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62 Comments

	; ) LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 12:43 AM
	Yeah, I think the constructs will be tricky to pull off.It should be cool, though.Spider-Man 3 had about 900, while this has 1300.While I didn't like the film, it did look really good.Let's hope this is a visual masterpiece. kenny38606 - 10/31/2009, 2:07 AM
	Kenny @ A visual masterpiece! Great words!! Lets hope so buddy, an lets hope they don't do any green boxing gloves or the famous Reynolds grin and it should be mind blowing! LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 2:13 AM
	If he carries anything in a giant picnic basket construct I will leave the cinema. Laughing. wards - 10/31/2009, 2:35 AM
	Wards @ I think id join you lol! Why did YOGI BEAR just come into my head??!! : D LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 3:00 AM
	I really hope this movie does well. Campbell has done some pretty decent movies with plenty of action, so he seems like a decent fit. It definitly has huge potential to make Batman status money and hopefully set up a new franchise for DC. SlaughterHouse - 10/31/2009, 6:35 AM
	Jason Isaacs for Sinestro, maybe he is not as tall as Reynolds but he got the attitud Ship - 10/31/2009, 6:49 AM
	Green Lantern is a pimp! "In brightest day, in darkest night No pussy shall escape my sight Let all the fine ladies within my sight Eventually feel My lantern's might." 181319 - 10/31/2009, 6:54 AM
	I think the only way it is done right is if they let marvel make it lol. thunderforce - 10/31/2009, 6:58 AM
	LEEE@ Nice find :) teabag - 10/31/2009, 7:25 AM
	green lantern is one of the only 4 DC characters i actually like, so i REALLY hope this is good. but i don't know how easy it will be to bring this to life. i'm on the fence, i don't know what to think. this could end up being extreme cheese. but i hope not CorndogBurglar - 10/31/2009, 7:35 AM
	@wards so true i would be laughing too if i see a giant picnic basket in the movie. to me the only way this movie could work well if the Green Lantern does not make silly shapes like the giant picnic basket, a car, etc. they need to keep his power simple enough to make sense on film. jazzman - 10/31/2009, 7:43 AM
	@ jazzman i also hope we don't see a giant hand a hundred times too, though. CorndogBurglar - 10/31/2009, 7:48 AM
	You just know GL is gonna give the giant green finger to Sinestro :P teabag - 10/31/2009, 7:52 AM
	Ship @ You better jump SHIP!! Coz TEABAG is right, a Giant huge big green finger to ISAACS as SINESTRO! ; D No [frick]ing way! HUGO WEAVING all the way!!! : D Something very SINISTER going on here!!! : D LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 8:06 AM
	mr leee would you like chickin for dinner?if so go and get it!! oh yeah well done lol x lc - 10/31/2009, 8:30 AM
	I would not want to see a boxing glove either but making a freight train construct then hitting someone with it would be awesome. I cant believe this movie is being made Hal Jordan is my favorite comic book character. And the Green Lantern comics are the only comics I read regularly since they brought him back. Dmon - 10/31/2009, 8:57 AM
	I've been really worried about the special effects on this movie. i really just don't see how they are going to do it. hopefully campbell has a better idea then me. seems one of the hardest abilities to put into film. lvlheaded - 10/31/2009, 8:58 AM
	im glad that the guy who did casino royale is doing this movie.....i just hope the special effects are up to scratch or its gonna look LAME!!!! :o( FAD - 10/31/2009, 9:02 AM
	I want the constructs to look like they did in Geoff's GL: Secret Origin :) And if the ring talks like an AI computer, I'm sold MultiPurposePoni - 10/31/2009, 9:03 AM
	MULTI @ Now that is cool!!! Kudos dude! ; ) And yes to Constructs like in Secret Origins, deff! DMON @ I cant believe its happening either buddy, especially with HAL, plus GUY GARDNER is in it too, [frick]ing A!!! Well FAD @ Ivlheaded @ Guys by the sounds of hit, there blowing a big part of it on the Green Lantern ring effects, so with technology today its gonna be something we've never ever seen on screen before, so it does sound like its going to be amazing!! A space opera masterpiece in the making minus green boxing gloves lol. Yeah CASINO ROYAL brilliant movie! Lc @ I want chicken 2nite, chicken 2nite!! ; D And Happy Halloween Everyone! LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 9:17 AM
	Lee@ totally agree with the Sinestro casting! Weaving's warped head along with Agent Smith's voice would be perfect for the role. TNTjesus - 10/31/2009, 9:21 AM
	Hopefully this movie will be awesome unlike Ultraviolet. Which was not awesome but I saw it in the theater 5 times. Number21 - 10/31/2009, 9:23 AM
	Lee@ totally agree with the Sinestro casting! Weaving's warped head along with Agent Smith's voice would be perfect for the role. TNTjesus - 10/31/2009, 9:25 AM
	TNTjesus @ Cheers man!! ; ) Number21 @ Your joking??!!! Damn, ive seen it once when i bought the DVD, okay actually twice, its good in places but really ive forgotten all about that movie. 5 times man??? GEEZUZ, ive never seen any movie that amount of times at the flicks?! Kudos to you! Infact ive never seen any movie more than twice at the cinema lol and that a couple of one offs. : D LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 9:35 AM
	well if u do want it get it then am sick of gettin things for u and last nite i did a wonderfull meal for u and what did you do u stay on here well i think those ppl mean more to you than me so get them to do it for you!! @leee lc - 10/31/2009, 9:37 AM
	lc@ im hungry now :) teabag - 10/31/2009, 9:51 AM
	Ah ha! @LEEE better buy your girl some flowers!!!!! BTW, that is a great pick for SINESTRO, can't imagine anyone else in the role since you came up with that!!! Talontd - 10/31/2009, 10:05 AM
	the cgi and special effects need be massive for this film...esp with the space setting... weaving for brainiac but isaccs is sinestro!!! Anil Rickly - 10/31/2009, 10:17 AM
	Campbell's quotes about the lantern and power ring almost sound like someone who only knows what they've been told about the character, not a director who's intimately familiar with the character he's now in control of. I don't know, suddenly I'm a little worried. This isn't James Bond where he can wing it without having to read any of Fleming's books. Hope I'm wrong. Velox - 10/31/2009, 10:19 AM
	Ouch! Lc @ Can ya phone me from your moms??! My phones charged. Talontd @ Cheers man, an yeah i better lol! ; P TEABAG @ What you on about? Your making it! : D Anil @ Hell no! : D Velox @ Good point and yeah, i hope your wrong too dude. LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 10:20 AM
	This movie is going to be amazing. Probably even better than Iron Man 2is going to be. Watchtower31 - 10/31/2009, 10:28 AM
	@talonted thanks lol @leee what like now? you know i wont be comin home till about ten!! @teabag too bad lol x lc - 10/31/2009, 10:29 AM
	It's going to be a challenge, making the effects look convincing and not too cartoonish, but I know they can pull it off. Can't wait for this movie. Jason Isaacs for Sinestro InTylerWeTrust82 - 10/31/2009, 10:55 AM
	@ number 21 did you really just compare this to ultraviolet?? they're nothing alike, lol. do you use ultraviolet as a comparison for all CBMs?? CorndogBurglar - 10/31/2009, 11:33 AM
	This movie would be a real dream come true for me. As long as I can remember I've wanted to be the emerald guardian. Hugo Weaving is the obvious choice for Sinestro by the way. I've got my ring on order already. I'll polish it everyday till the movie opens! I sure hope they do it right, the technology is certainly available, no excuses as far as I'm concerned! BrownTornado - 10/31/2009, 11:34 AM
	This movie would be a real dream come true for me. As long as I can remember I've wanted to be the emerald guardian. Hugo Weaving is the obvious choice for Sinestro by the way. I've got my ring on order already. I'll polish it everyday till the movie opens! I sure hope they do it right, the technology is certainly available, no excuses as far as I'm concerned! BrownTornado - 10/31/2009, 11:36 AM
	Good find LEE! So this movie will be taking place in space as well? I know nothing about GL and with all of the Marvel stuff I buy I cant afford to start buying the characters comic books anytime soon, lol! I'll be going to see it obviously but does anyone know of any decent graphic novels I could pick up about the characters origins or whatever?! JoshW - 10/31/2009, 11:47 AM
	Josh: Pick up GL "Secret Origins" by Geoff Johns. It's a great read, and is the perfect way to start your knowledge of the GL universe going. InTylerWeTrust82 - 10/31/2009, 11:49 AM
	i'm feeling like this is going to be a great film. everything i've read from martin campbell implies that he's been well versed in the GL universe and intends to stay very close to the source material. deathmetalbrian - 10/31/2009, 11:55 AM
	TYLER @ Your right its gonna be a challenge but its going to be amazing, its gotta be! An i told JOSH to pick up EMERALD DAWN too month ago, he wont budge he's a MARVELITTE!! ; D JOSH @ Cheers man and what TYLER said, a great read fella check it out! I can see your point though about DC, a lot of stuff to pick up and read. Do you read any Independants by the way?? BRIAN @ I really hope so, this should be an Epic masterpiece! TORNADOS @ Kudos! Hey what is that AVATAR of your there? Cant make it out lol?? : / Lc @ ; ) LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 12:31 PM
	TYLER: Thanks man! I'd at least like to know something about the character before the movie comes out, lol! I was tempted to start buying GL when the movie news started flowing but I left it as there was some new event starting with the character (DC always seems to have one event after the other making it near imposible to just start buying any of their books!) Thanks again for the tip though - I'll definitely check that out! JoshW - 10/31/2009, 12:33 PM
	LEE: LOL! I did actually look for that but I couldnt find it in stock anywhere! I'm glad you reminded me though because I'll look when I next go to a comic book store (there isnt one anywhere near me so I get all my comics through the post!) To anwer your question though, I very rarely pick up any non-Marvel stuff. I get the odd thing like a 24 tie in comic that came out a little while ago but none of the comic sites I go on really cover any non Marvel/DC stuff so I dont hear about them for the most part! There are a few I've heard of that Im planning on getting sometime soon though! Any recommendations? JoshW - 10/31/2009, 12:38 PM
	@leee that c u nt jim started on me again in sebs and keeps sayin sh it about how u beat me i mean wtf like as if u would ever do that god am sooooo [frick]ed off now lc - 10/31/2009, 2:39 PM
	Josh: No problem. Secret Origins is great, fills you in on how Hal became Green Lantern, and his training on Oa and first mission with Sinestro. The artwork is great too. Lee: I have little doubt that the movie will be fantastic. Like I said, it's going to be a challenge, but they certainly can do it, for sure. InTylerWeTrust82 - 10/31/2009, 2:54 PM
	Lc @ Been there, its dead as a doe doe??? TYLER @ i have little doubt too man, this is going to be a gem among gems for CBM's, never has anything this big or scale been done, i know they can do it too dude! JOSH @ Cool, but it really depends on your own tastes, i think best thing to do is get a couple of TRADES an amazing one that changed DC History would be CRISIS!! But theres so many, i think though MARVEL do tend to make their stuff more easy to collect which is a good thing! Also JOSH @ KINGDOM COME, JUSTICE, stuff like that! As for Independents, theres so many, i think GRENDEL is [frick]ing cool, but you've got early SPAWN, DARKNESS, etc etc, too many to think about really, you can see why im behind on my titles, an its mainly MARVEL, i blame this site for taking my spare time away lmao! : D Nah, i really should crack on and get up to date with everything! If i can think of really good ones i'll let ya know! ; ) LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 3:26 PM
	Nice article LEEE Been anticipating this one for the summer of '11. It's been considered most hyped over Thor and Spiderman of that May! So lets hope is lives up to it, and the CGI doesn't look like "video-game" graphics!! XD know what I'm saying... ;) Minotauro - 10/31/2009, 3:34 PM
	@CorndogBurglar i agree i hope not we see a giant hand a hundred times too in the movie. jazzman - 10/31/2009, 4:28 PM
	i never got any flowers :( bad leee bad boylol x lc - 10/31/2009, 5:05 PM
	MINO @ Agreed man!! ; D JAZZMAN @ Lol! lc @ oops! LEEE777 - 10/31/2009, 5:16 PM
	Great article LEE .... Eliza Dushku for Carol Ferris ... damn she is sexy thegreek - 10/31/2009, 5:37 PM
	Eliza Dushku??? Yuck no!! There's actually a truck load of hot brunettes that could play her. Not one that looks like a former stoner turned popular. Phinehas - 10/31/2009, 6:26 PM
	Emily Blunt or Rachel McAdams for Carol Ferris jazzman - 10/31/2009, 8:01 PM
	Now we're talking. But can't imagine McAdams as a ruthless bitch like Sapphire. Phinehas - 10/31/2009, 9:49 PM
	I'd like to see Jessica Biel or Carla Gugino for Carol Ferris MultiPurposePoni - 11/1/2009, 1:50 AM
	sounds like they are on the right track. It's amazing to me that they are even trying to do this really. It's a truly ambitious project. In a Hollywood obsessed with making every movie "dark" and (lol) "realistic" it's actually a pretty bold move to do one that takes place out in space, with a character that has ambiguous energy powers. It could be the shot in the arm that CBM's need. :) DarthMulder - 11/1/2009, 5:49 AM
	MPP- I thought about Gugino, but I was uncertain about her age playing out in a series of films over a decade. Reynolds 33 Gugino 38 Her youthiness may not hold out. Phinehas - 11/1/2009, 1:32 PM
	Oh, but her hotness does :) Too bad Monica Belucci can't fake an American accent or she would be perfect! I don't care if you think she's too old, she's hotter than 90% of the younger actresses out there. MultiPurposePoni - 11/1/2009, 6:10 PM
	Please note that I did not deny she was hot. In fact, I acknowledged that I considered her for the role. I would go even further in suggesting that your right when you say she may be the better of all the brunettes out there. But after/when women hit 40, with all the physical trainers in the world, they don't seem to be able to hold on to their youthful beauty. We are talking about casting, right? Monica Bellucci -45 No way! Classic beauty? Of coarse! Lasting? Nope. Phinehas - 11/1/2009, 8:25 PM
	MPP - She is ultra hot... Phinehas- Why are u hating on Eliza... I think she is pretty hot and has done some action stuff that is why i was thinking of her... thegreek - 11/1/2009, 9:51 PM
	Look, she is attractive, but a little low on the hotness meter. If I had to choose between a young not-as-hot chick, and Carla Gugino, I'd have to go with the fading flower. Phinehas - 11/1/2009, 9:54 PM
	Dushku is the 'go-to geek-babe' for any fantasy casting call, and she's not even all that hot. I've always thought she was a little strange looking. I don't know, I'm just judging from her tweets but she's F'n annoying too. Velox - 11/1/2009, 11:09 PM

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