Green Lantern in other media

Adaptations of Green Lantern in other media
Created byBill Finger
Martin Nodell
Original sourceComics published by DC Comics
First appearanceAll-American Comics #16
Films and television
Film(s)Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Television
show(s)		The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967–1968)
Aquaman (1967–1970)
Super Friends (1977–1985)
Justice League (2001)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012–2013)
Lanterns (TBA)
Games
Video game(s)Justice League Heroes (2006) Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (2011)

The many incarnations of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern have appeared in numerous media over the years.

Dedicated media featuring Green Lantern primarily include: the 2012–2013 animated television series Green Lantern: The Animated Series, the 2011 live action film Green Lantern with accompanying video game Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, and animated films Green Lantern: First Flight in 2009 and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights released in 2011.

Novels/audios

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Green Lantern: Sleepers is a trilogy created by Christopher J. Priest and written by Mike Baron, Michael Ahn, and Priest. Each book focuses on a different Green Lantern—Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott, and Hal Jordan, respectively.

Pocket has published a series of Justice League of America novels. Of these, Exterminators by Christopher Golden includes Jordan as part of the team, and Hero's Quest by Dennis O'Neil is a solo Green Lantern story.

All of these stories have been made into full-cast dramatizations released by GraphicAudio.

Television

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Animation

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Live-action

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Films

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Ryan Reynolds plays Hal Jordan in the film Green Lantern
Christopher Meloni voices Hal Jordan in Green Lantern: First Flight
Nathan Fillion voices Hal Jordan in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Live action

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Green Lantern

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Main article: Green Lantern (film)

A live-action film titled Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan and directed by Martin Campbell was released on June 17, 2011.[14] The film, being the character's first theatrical appearance, featured an origin story. The movie was neither well-received nor financially successful. Some of the film's most criticized aspects were the CGI elements that featured heavily.

DC Extended Universe

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Main article: DC Extended Universe

Justice League (2017)

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Green Lantern Yalan Gur, appears in a flashback in Justice League (2017), during the sequence which depicts Mankind, Amazonians, Atlanteans, the Olympians and the Lantern fighting Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. The Lantern conjures a giant hammer with their power ring to fight the armies of Apokolips, but is overpowered and killed by Steppenwolf. The power ring then leaves their finger and flies away to find a new worthy individual to inherit it.[15]

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

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Director Zack Snyder confirmed on Christmas 2020, that in Zack Snyder's Justice League, Green Lantern is part of his Justice League and has confirmed Hal Jordan is "at another location" in response to a fan asking if Hal is at star labs or somewhere else, confirming Jordan's existence in his universe and possibly in the film.[16] Kevin Smith confirmed in January 2019 that a scene was filmed in Principal Photography featuring a Green Lantern and Alfred at Bruce Wayne's lake house but was later reshot by Snyder with Superman. The latter version was included in the home release of Justice League as part of a deleted scene segment titled The Return of Superman.[17][18] He also confirmed Green Lanterns and the Green Lantern Corps played a significant part in Snyder's planned Justice League trilogy and presumably the then planned Green Lantern Corps film, (see below), as before September 2017, it was planned to take place in Snyder's universe and meant to tie in to Snyder's planned Justice League trilogy.[19] However, the failure of Justice League (2017) and success of Wonder Woman caused Warner Bros. to shift away from Snyder's vision.[20][21] A scrapped credits scene featuring Kilowog and Tomar-Re visiting Bruce Wayne at his lake house in night was cut in post production in 2017. All of this was to set up Justice League sequels and the then planned Green Lantern Corps movie.[22][23] Zack Snyder revealed he had planned for John Stewart to appear at the end of the film along with another Green Lantern, likely Kilowog and Tomar-Re. He said he filmed half of it back in 2016 during principal photography in London, with green lights shining on Alfred/Bruce. He intended to complete it as part of pick-ups shooting later in post-production but left the movie. When his movie got green lit, he finished shooting it with a theater actor Wayne T. Carr at Snyder's house on the driveway. The scene was later repurposed then to have both Stewart and Martian Manhunter talking to Bruce.[24][25][26][27] However, Warner Bros. did not like the idea of Snyder introducing John Stewart as they have their own ideas for him elsewhere not connected to Snyder's universe. Thus, a compromise was made and Snyder repurposed the scene to feature Martian Manhunter, revealed earlier in the film to be General Calvin Swanwick, first introduced in Man of Steel, played by Harry Lennix. He visits Bruce Wayne at his lake house which was shot in late October 2020 during additional photography for the film.[28][29] Snyder also revealed he had an early idea for an additional Lantern in that scene to be played by Ryan Reynolds, but scrapped it early on and never spoke to him about it.[30][31]

Green Lantern Corps
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A rebooted adaptation of the Green Lantern titled Green Lantern Corps was first announced as part of the DC Extended Universe in 2016. It was intended to be the tenth installment of the universe.[32] The movie would have reportedly featured numerous Green Lanterns, with Hal Jordan or John Stewart from earth as central characters. It was later stated that both of those characters, along with the Green Lantern Corps may appear in Justice League sequels.[33][34] In January 2017, Deadline reported that David S. Goyer and Justin Rhodes were hired as co-screenwriters, with the story written by Goyer and Geoff Johns. Goyer will also produce the film with Johns and Jon Berg.[35][36] In June 2018, Geoff Johns was hired to re-write the script, in addition to producing, with Johns stating that the script will draw inspiration from his New 52 run of the character.[37] In July 2019, Christopher McQuarrie said that he had sent a proposal to Warner Bros. a year prior, which had ties to the Man of Steel sequel, but he moved onto other projects due to what he perceived as no progress on developing the film.[38] By November 2019, Johns was expected to deliver his script by the end of that year.[39] As of 2021, it seems the movie was reworked into the recently announced Green Lantern HBO Max series.[40] On April 1, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the film is in development again at Warner Bros. John Stewart will be featured in it as confirmed by Zack Snyder who said he was forced by Warner Bros. to remove his own in-universe version of the character from his movie.[24][41]

Animation

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Green Lantern animated films

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Character in ensemble

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Video games

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  • The Emerald Twilight storyline was to be adapted into a video game for the Mega Drive and Super NES by Ocean Software.[52] The game would have allowed players to assume the role of Kyle Rayner and take on the threat of Hal Jordan as Parallax. The game was cancelled.[53]
  • John Stewart appears as a playable character in Justice League Heroes. Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner are featured as unlockable characters.
  • John Stewart appears as a playable character in Justice League: Heroes United.
  • Hal Jordan appears as a playable character in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.[54] His special moves include a fist-shaped projectile, hammer constructs to smash foes, a large hand that slams foes to the ground, and a brick wall shield that absorbs projectiles. His heroic brutalities involve encasing the opponent in a force bubble and then rapidly contracting it, and crushing the opponent between two large hammers. In the game's trailer, Green Lantern is seen being beaten by Sonya Blade using martial arts and super strength before Captain Marvel saves him, and is seen defending a weakened Superman from Liu Kang (his counterpart from the Mortal Kombat Universe) in the Fortress of Solitude. Later, Sonya fights Green Lantern again and Green Lantern defeats Sonya Blade. He is also seen speaking with the Guardians of the Universe and being confronted by Lex Luthor, who is consumed by the "combat rage" and asserts that he deserves to have Hal's power ring.
  • Guy Gardner appears as a playable character in the Wii version of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold video game,[55] with Hal Jordan being playable in the DS version. Arisia Rrab and Kilowog make appearances as well.[56] Also, a statue of Alan Scott can be seen in the Gotham City level of the Wii version.
  • Hal Jordan appears in Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, a video game based on the Green Lantern film.
  • Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Kilowog appear in DC Universe Online. John Stewart fights alongside the heroes against Sinestro and the Sinestro Corps, Hal Jordan and Green Arrow fight alongside the heroes against Eclipso and an out-of-control Spectre, Kilowog is the target of a bounty mission for villains and Kyle Rayner is a boss in the Coast City instance along with Amon Sur and Atrocitus. The player also helps Hal Jordan and Kilowog, along with other unnamed Green Lanterns in the Star Labs instance, which also includes Sinestro and Arkillo. The Corps is heavily involved in the entire "War of the Light" saga spread over several episodes, culminating in the final showdown against Nekron.
  • Hal Jordan appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
  • Hal Jordan appears as a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us, as both a Green Lantern and a Yellow Lantern. Yellow Lantern Hal Jordan is from a parallel Earth and fights for Superman's Regime, after becoming a member of the Sinestro Corps. Green Lantern Hal Jordan defeats both his counterpart and Sinestro on occasion and in the end they are forced to stand down when the heroic Superman defeats his villainous counterpart and his regime. Yellow Lantern and Sinestro are taken to Oa by Green Lantern to stand trial for their crimes. John Stewart and later a mobile version including Jessica Cruz are also featured as alternate skins.
  • Hal Jordan appears as a playable character in The Lego Movie Videogame.
  • Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Kilowog and Duck Dodgers appear as playable characters in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
  • Hal Jordan and two parallel Earth versions of him appear as playable characters in the multiplayer battle arena game Infinite Crisis, voiced by Adam Baldwin (Prime), Nolan North (Atomic), and JB Blanc (Arcane).
  • Hal Jordan appears as a playable character in Injustice 2. John Stewart is also featured as an alternate skin. In the game story, after being rehabilitated by the Guardians, Hal Jordan was able to reclaim his post as Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Now as an ally of Batman in the protection of the world, Hal is willing to prove to everyone (including himself) that he deserves a second chance. In his ending, after bringing Brainiac to Oa to stand trial, Hal learns that Sinestro has escaped imprisonment. Since the Green Lanterns are too weak from battling Superman's regime for a frontal assault, Hal agrees to go undercover as a Yellow Lantern, hoping that his willpower will be able to withstand the ring's addiction.
  • Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz and B'Dg are playable characters in Lego DC Super-Villains. However, Hal Jordan as Green Lantern got a DLC version based on his appearance in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

Fine arts

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In the fine arts, and starting with the Pop Art period and on a continuing basis since the 1960s, the character has been "appropriated" by multiple visual artists and incorporated into contemporary artwork, most notably by Mel Ramos, Dulce Pinzon, Lesya Guseva, Nate Gowdy,[57] and others.[58][59][60][61]

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