08-07-2004, 12:23 AM
Posted 06/08/2004
Source Newsarama
According to this weekâs Entertainment Weekly, the rumors of actor Jack Black stepping in as an (admittedly paunchy) Green Lantern, were just that â rumors. âI took a meeting with someone who has the rights, but thereâs no [Green Lantern] script,â Black told EW. âIâd be interested if there was a really good writer attached, but itâs far from a [done deal].â
Blackâs comments seemingly justify DC Comics VP of Marketing and Sales Bob Wayneâs comments at San Diego when asked if the casting of Black was a reality: âI live in no fear of ever seeing that movie [referring to a Green Lantern film starring Black].â You see, he said he lived in no fear of it, because, as he saw it (apparently knowing that the Black casting was only a rumor) knew it wasnât going to happen.
Wayneâs comments confused many (who thought that Wayne wanted to see the film with Black as Green Lantern, and wasn't afraid of his experience in the theater watching the hypothetical film), proving that sometimes marketing guys can be too clever for their own good.
The article in EW focuses mainly on DC adaptations headed toward the screen, and how comic fans seemingly have less and less to fear (Catwoman notwithstanding, apparently, though the article â in a magazine owned by DC parent company Time Warner suggests that the property was mishanded) thanks to DC film side of operations coming under control of Gregory Noveck, who was hired last December. Batman Begins screenwriter David S. Goyer is quoted as saying that Noveck âgets itâ in regards to seeing DC properties as films.
Continuing, the article points out the challenge ahead for films based on DC properties, namely, bringing their heroes down to earth â something thatâs needed despierately, thanks to the ability for Marvelâs blockbusters, Spider-Man and X-Men to resonate with their audiences on an emotional, human level. Not so easy to do when youâre talking about a goddess in Wonder Woman, or Superman. The article states that problems in adapting the heroes into accessible characters for films was partly responsible for the long delays in bringing them to screen.
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PHEWWWW!!!!!
Source Newsarama
According to this weekâs Entertainment Weekly, the rumors of actor Jack Black stepping in as an (admittedly paunchy) Green Lantern, were just that â rumors. âI took a meeting with someone who has the rights, but thereâs no [Green Lantern] script,â Black told EW. âIâd be interested if there was a really good writer attached, but itâs far from a [done deal].â
Blackâs comments seemingly justify DC Comics VP of Marketing and Sales Bob Wayneâs comments at San Diego when asked if the casting of Black was a reality: âI live in no fear of ever seeing that movie [referring to a Green Lantern film starring Black].â You see, he said he lived in no fear of it, because, as he saw it (apparently knowing that the Black casting was only a rumor) knew it wasnât going to happen.
Wayneâs comments confused many (who thought that Wayne wanted to see the film with Black as Green Lantern, and wasn't afraid of his experience in the theater watching the hypothetical film), proving that sometimes marketing guys can be too clever for their own good.
The article in EW focuses mainly on DC adaptations headed toward the screen, and how comic fans seemingly have less and less to fear (Catwoman notwithstanding, apparently, though the article â in a magazine owned by DC parent company Time Warner suggests that the property was mishanded) thanks to DC film side of operations coming under control of Gregory Noveck, who was hired last December. Batman Begins screenwriter David S. Goyer is quoted as saying that Noveck âgets itâ in regards to seeing DC properties as films.
Continuing, the article points out the challenge ahead for films based on DC properties, namely, bringing their heroes down to earth â something thatâs needed despierately, thanks to the ability for Marvelâs blockbusters, Spider-Man and X-Men to resonate with their audiences on an emotional, human level. Not so easy to do when youâre talking about a goddess in Wonder Woman, or Superman. The article states that problems in adapting the heroes into accessible characters for films was partly responsible for the long delays in bringing them to screen.
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PHEWWWW!!!!!
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