It was revealed during the Warner Bros. SDCC 2015 panel that the Green Lantern reboot will be called Green Lantern Corps. Warner Bros. flashed a logo for the film on a jumbo wraparound screen in Hall H.Since then, we haven’t heard much.
But now, JoBlo has a little bit more early information. As you might expect from the title, Green Lantern Corps won’t just focus on one Green Lantern. The two taking center stage are (unsurprisingly) Hal Jordan and John Stewart, in what is being described as a “Lethal Weapon in space” type buddy cop movie.
Going this route instead of another solo film isn’t all that surprising when you consider that Warner Bros. wants to put as much distance as possible between this and the disappointing 2011 movie that starred Ryan Reynolds. Turning this into a team movie not only takes the origin story out of the equation, it probably means this one will spend most of its time in space. More sci-fi, less earthbound superheroics should help everyone involved.
No cast is yet in place, nor is there a script or director. Early rumors that Chris Pine would play Hal Jordan quickly proved unfounded, as he’s busy playing Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman movie. Tyrese Gibson has been campaigning heavily for the role of John Stewart, but that hasn’t come to anything yet, either. At least not officially. Don’t be surprised if we hear something soon, though, since he’ll almost certainly be in Justice League Part One, which is starting production in 2016.
Green Lantern Corps is scheduled for release on June 19, 2020.