Warner Bros. and DC's Green Lantern is infamously known as one of the most critically panned superhero films ever released. However, lead star Ryan Reynolds has managed to find the humor in the film's failure over the years. Now, Reynolds has taken to social media to roast Green Lantern with a new cut of the notorious film.
Released in 2011, Green Lantern marked Warner Bros. and DC's first attempt at bringing the Emerald Knight to the big screen in a live-action feature film. Unfortunately for fans of the character, the lambasted film failed to perform well at the box office and the financial losses effectively ended any plans for sequels.
Over the years, Reynolds has not withheld his true feeling towards Green Lantern and even advised fans against renting the film on Apple TV earlier this year. Now, the self-deprecating actor has posted a video of what he calls the 'Reynolds Cut' of Green Lantern, which he says contains some "judicious cuts" in order to make the film as great as possible. The cuts reduce the original film's running time of 2 hours and 3 minutes down to a smooth 27 seconds. Despite this drastic reduction, the Reynolds Cut still manages to deliver as much depth and viewer satisfaction as the original. Perhaps even a tiny bit more.
Reynolds' most recent dig at Green Lantern is likely a reference to the famous 'Snyder Cut' of Justice League, a rumored alternate version of the superhero team-up film that some fans believe Zack Snyder intended to release before a family tragedy led to him leaving the project during the post-production phase. Following Zack Snyder's exit from the film, Avengers director Joss Whedon was brought on board to retool Justice League for the theatrical version, which opened to mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office. In the years following the theatrical release of Justice League, fans called on Warner Bros. to release Zack Snyder's original cut of the film in a campaign that culminated with HBO Max announcing an alternate version of the film will be released on the streaming service in 2021.
Although Green Lantern remains a sore spot for some fans, Reynolds' latest jab at the film may provide the closest thing to seeing this incarnation of the Emerald Knight join forces with the Justice League, at least for the time being. After all, Warner Bros. and DC's plans for The Green Lantern Corps film is expected to feature a completely new version of Hal Jordan alongside other members of the titular organization.
Of course, Green Lantern remains so notoriously bad that even supporters of Reynolds' version might think it best to start over with a fresh take on the character. Either way, at least the film has given Reynolds enough material to humor us for years to come.
Green Lantern is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Source: Ryan Reynolds/Twitter