Why is Ryan Reynolds Deadpool and Green Lantern?

‘ The main lesson Ryan Reynolds took from his experience making Green Lantern was that he needed to be more involved in the process; this led him to go all in and produce Deadpool, and the rest is history.

Does Ryan Reynolds hate the Green Lantern movie?

Ryan Reynolds has never been shy about voicing his opinion on the infamous Green Lantern movie. Despite the film’s bad rep, it’s gaining a following on streaming services and a new generation of superhero fans are watching the DC Comics movie for the first time.

Does Ryan Reynolds regret taking ‘Green Lantern’?

This isn’t the first time Ryan Reynolds has publicly admitted that Green Lantern didn’t work well as a movie, and it probably won’t be the last. However, the actor has also said several times that he doesn’t regret taking the Hal Jordan role, and would even take it again if he had to do it all over.

Why did ‘Green Lantern’ fail?

Its star Ryan Reynolds has since found his superhero happy place playing Deadpool, and looking back, he realizes that the reason Green Lantern failed was because it went into production before there wasn’t a firm grasp on what the movie was supposed to be. As Reynolds put it:

What went wrong with Ryan Reynolds’ first DC movie?

So what went wrong with Ryan Reynolds’ first — and to date, only — DC Comics movie, Green Lantern, in order to earn such distaste from not only fans and critics, but its main A-list star? Why did Green Lantern only make $220 million worldwide on a $200 million budget — a figure that doesn’t even include its including marketing costs?

Is Ryan Reynolds coming back to the DC Extended Universe?

As rumors circulate that Ryan Reynolds could be coming back to the DC Extended Universe with a cameo as Green Lantern in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, as well as a new Green Lantern series coming to HBO Max, Ryan Reynolds’ 2011 foray into big-screen DC Comics adaptations Green Lantern deserves a closer look.