Green LanternDirector Martin Campbell Is Full of Regret Over This Film

Director Martin Campbell ( Casino Royale , Mask of Zorro ) regrets directing the superhero movieGreen Lantern .

In an consultation withScreen Rant , Campbell was asked about the possible action of aGreen Lanterndirector ’s cut ( as they ’ve been a blistering topic in the DCEU as of late ) . It ’s not surprising that the music director has no interest in repay to the superhero genre at all .

“ We ’ll put it this agency : I did have my cut . The compass point was , right at the beginning of the picture , there was a whole succession where he ’s an 11 - class - old tiddler . It ’s how his father die out in the melody clash , which was a really good chronological sequence . But [ the production head ] at the time decided that he want the expiry of the father intercut with Hal plunging in the carpenter’s plane , and he saw these flashback come to him . That was something that I did n’t like very much . ”

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Green Lantern promo imageImage: Warner Bros.

Green Lantern’sdebut in theater of operations was conform to with universal condescension and disapproval by fans and picture critic likewise . In addition , the film bombed at the box office with a $ 219 million totality at the global box office on a $ 200 million budget . Campbell is n’t blistering about it . In fact , he partially blames himself for how the flick wrick out .

“ But you know what ? The film did not work , really . That ’s the tip , and I ’m partly responsible for that . I should n’t have done it . Because with something like Bond – I bonk Bond , and I view every Bond movie before I ever directed it . Superhero motion picture are not my cup of tea , and for that reason , I should n’t have done it . But directors always have to post the can for the nonstarter . What do they say ? succeeder has many fathers , failure has one . And that ’s me , ” Campbell concluded .

Green Lantern has been absentminded from the greater DCEU world but is engender another shot at achiever with the HBO Max showGreen Lantern Corps . The series is currently in ontogeny .

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