The Buy Pile for July 7, 2013
James Wortman Another Independence Day weekend is in the books and, hopefully, you all made it through your BBQ festivities with your fingers and your dignity intact. In terms of comics, these…
Green Lantern
Not So Fast, ‘Green Lantern’ Sequel …
Although there were some early reports that Warner Bros. had greenlit (ha!) a sequel to the financially struggling (and pretty mediocre) Green Lantern film, Warner Bros. has affirmed that another…
Well, ‘Green Lantern’ Pretty Much Sucks
Given Green Lantern’s dismal reviews and disappointing $53.2 million opening weekend, it seems almost cruel to add yet another bad review to the pile. The movie has already been savaged…
‘Green Lantern’ Gets an Extra $9 Million to Fix Effects
So, you know how the Green Lantern trailers we’ve been seeing make the film look like a video game cutscene…from like 10 years ago? Well, as reported by Variety, Warner…
‘Deadpool’ Has a Director
It looks like Fox is finally getting the ball rolling on Deadpool, its X-Men spin-off featuring everyone’s favorite Merc with a Mouth. Deadline.com reports that visual effects guru Tim Miller…
‘Green Lantern’s’ Light Noticeably Absent on Super Bowl Sunday
Allow me to join the legions of comic book geeks who were very, very impressed with Paramount’s Super Bowl ads for Thor and Captain America this past Sunday. The commercial…
The ‘Green Lantern’ Trailer Looks Terrible
Dodgy CGI. Lame jokes. Cheesy voiceovers. Ladies and gentlemen (mostly gentlemen), judging by this just-released trailer, I’m pretty confident that next summer’s Green Lantern film is going to suck—or at…
Green Lantern’s Movie Look Revealed!
There’s not much to say about Entertainment Weekly’s first look at Ryan Reynolds’ computer-generated costume in the upcoming Green Lantern film that hasn’t already been said by a multitude of…
Ryan Reynolds Is Green Lantern in Upcoming Film
Warner Bros. has chosen Ryan Reynolds to star in its upcoming Green Lantern film after an exhaustive casting process, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio had also screen tested…