Green Lantern's Powers In DC's Recent Superman Trailer Reveal How Hal Jordan Can Be Redeemed After Ryan Reynolds’ Movie

Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan was not exactly exciting, and the latest Superman movie trailer shows how the new DC Universe can do right by the most famous Green Lantern. Back in 2011, I was excited about seeing Hal Jordan in a live-action movie for the first time. As he is my favorite Green Lantern, I had high hopes for the film. However, Reynolds’ Green Lantern has easily become one of the most criticized DC movies of all time.

The actor knows it, which is why Reynolds’ more popular superhero franchise, the ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool movies, always cracks jokes at the DC film’s expense. Green Lantern was such a failure that the DCEU did not even use any of the Green Lanterns from Earth. Thankfully, James Gunn’s DC Universe is fixing that mistake by including multiple popular Green Lanterns, and I believe that David Corenswet’s Superman and another upcoming DC project show how Hal Jordan could be redeemed in live-action.

The Superman Trailer’s Use Of Green Lantern’s Powers Is Exactly What I Hoped To See

Multiple Green Lanterns Are Already Confirmed For The DCU

Hal Jordan will not appear in Gunn’s Superman movie. However, an actor who has played him for a long time in animation, Nathan Fillion, will. The star gives life to another Green Lantern in Superman, the H๏τ-headed Guy Gardner, and we have been able to see little bits of footage that show the hero using his powers in the DCU. While there is a sH๏τ of the standard beam of green light, a moment shows Guy barely flicking his wrist and sending a giant hand at enemies.

Guy Gardner did not have to break a sweat at all to let out a powerful attack, which I love, as it shows that the DCU is going to finally make Green Lantern’s powers not only creative in live-action, but also pack the kind of punch they should. Towards the end of the trailer, we can’t really see Guy since the sH๏τ is focused on Superman and Lois Lane in their apartment, but the Green Lantern is seemingly containing a giant sun-looking monster by himself. The DCU’s Green Lanterns are as powerful as I had hoped.

Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan Was Lackluster In Multiple Ways

The Actor Had Better Luck As A Superhero With Marvel Than DC

I’m a Ryan Reynolds fan. Due to that, I was looking forward to what he would bring to Hal Jordan. Sadly, I don’t think that the actor brought a comic book-accurate version of the most famous Green Lantern to life. While the film tried to make the character a little more serious than most roles the actor has had so far, his Hal Jordan was still far too comedic for how I believe the hero should be portrayed.

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In fact, I feel like Reynolds’ time as ᴅᴇᴀᴅpool has shown that he would have been perfect for the Green Lantern in James Gunn’s Superman, Guy Gardner. Going back to Reynolds’ version of Green Lantern, aside from the scene where he made a racing cart and track with his Green Lantern constructs, I felt like the film left a lot to be desired when it came to depicting the scope of Green Lantern’s powers. However, with Guy summoning great energy with minimal effort and being creative about it, I have faith the DCU will fix that mistake.

Lanterns Can All-Around Fix Hal Jordan & I Couldn’t Be More Excited

The DCU Already Has Plans For The Most Famous Green Lantern

While Hal Jordan will not be the Green Lantern in Superman‘s Justice Gang, which appears to be the prototype version of the DCU’s Justice League, the character has already been cast and will debut soon in the franchise. Friday Night Lights‘ Kyle Chandler will play Hal Jordan in Lanterns, the HBO series that is set to follow Hal as a veteran showing the ropes to new recruit John Stewart, played by Rebel Ridge‘s Aaron Pierre. The story seems solid, with the duo investigating an Earth-set mystery with a True Detective-like tone.

Confirmed Green Lantern For The DCU	First DCU Appearence	Actor
Guy Gardner	Superman	Nathan Fillion
Hal Jordan	Lanterns	Kyle Chandler
John Stewart	Lanterns	Aaron Pierre

That description has me excited, as it cements that we will have a more serious take on Hal Jordan that fits the character, unlike what Ryan Reynolds did with him in Green Lantern. Despite being set on Earth, we have already seen stunt videos of characters flying, and since the cast includes characters like Sinestro and Guy Gardner, I feel like Green Lantern’s powers will be a huge part of the show. As such, DC can take cues from Superman and make Hal’s powers exciting in live-action.