Green Lantern (2011) on Netflix
PG-1320111h 54mActionAdventureRomanceSci-Fi
A dying alien's ring chooses test pilot Hal Jordan, making him the first human Green Lantern. Sinestro doubts him on Oa; scientist Hector Hammond is exposed during an autopsy.
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Plot summary
The Guardians of the Universe forged the Green Lantern Corps from the green energy of willpower, splitting the cosmos into 3,600 sectors and assigning one ring-bearing protector to each. Abin Sur of Sector 2814 once imprisoned the fear-fed being Parallax, but Parallax broke free and left him mortally wounded, and his crash on Earth sends his ring searching for a replacement. It settles on Hal Jordan, a test pilot at Ferris Aircraft, who recites the oath and is carried to the Lantern homeworld of Oa, where veterans Tomar-Re, Kilowog and Sinestro put him through training. On Earth, scientist Hector Hammond is summoned to examine Abin Sur's body under Amanda Waller's supervision, and a remnant of Parallax within it enters him, granting him psychic powers while Parallax itself draws near the planet.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Green Lantern (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Bradley Cooper was among the actors considered for the role, along with Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine and Jon Hamm, but his audition was unsuccessful because he kept imitating Christian Bale's Batman voice despite Campbell telling him to tone it down.
- Berlanti was off the project by February 2009, with Martin Campbell entering negotiations to direct; speaking about the experience in 2016, Berlanti confirmed that he had been fired as both director and writer and had nothing to do with the finished product.
- In its second weekend Green Lantern dropped into third place behind Cars 2 and Bad Teacher with a 66 percent decline, the largest second-weekend decline for a superhero film at the time.
