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Ryan Reynolds Talks About The Origin In Green Lantern Film

How much of the upcoming film will be about Green Lantern's origin?

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In an interview with Mtv, Ryan Reynolds went a little more in depth about the story of the upcoming DC Entertainment film, Green Lantern. He discussed what the film would contain, which is obviously an origin story:

 It is [an origin story] to a certain degree, but it's not a labored origin story, where the movie [truly] begins in the third act," he explained. "The movie starts when it starts. We find out Hal is the guy fairly early on, and the adventure begins.

Ryan went on to make another point about the Green Lantern film, comparing it to the recent Iron Man film:

 That to me is the tough thing to get right," he explained. "And that's something that they did get right [in 'Iron Man']. You see why this guy's in the suit, and that's what's interesting to me. Not that he is in the suit, but why.

With Green Lantern: Secret Origin and the First Flight DVD movie, Green Lantern fans around the world have had the origin of Hal Jordan pounded into their heads pretty well. So, most of us are hoping it's not another flat-out retelling of the story.
He makes a great point. Anyone can make a super-hero film, but it takes a great cast, writer, and director to come together to take that super-hero film to the next level, to make it not only exciting but also compelling. Iron Man hit that on the head, and hopefully, Green Lantern will too. One of the things I personally hope we see more of is Green Lantern training camp on OA.  

Green Lantern is scheduled to start shooting next summer.