As the pieces begin to fall in place for bigscreen adaptations of The Green Lantern and The Green Hornet, we realize that some of you might have trouble telling the two properties apart. Now, with Movieline's hand-dandy guide, you can ace any fanboy conversation after just a few minutes! Let's begin:
STAR
Green Lantern: Ryan Reynolds
Green Hornet: Seth Rogen
ACTOR'S NATIONALITY
Green Lantern: Canadian
Green Hornet: Canadian
DIRECTOR
Green Lantern, left: Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)
Green Hornet: Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
CHARACTER'S ORIGIN
Green Lantern: Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell for DC comics in 1940
Green Hornet: Had its genesis in 1930s radio serials, but has had multiple incarnations in comic books, TV, and film
COSTUME
Green Lantern: Green eye mask, green and black spandex outfit
Green Hornet: Green eye mask, dapper hat and suit
SPECIAL POWERS
Green Lantern: A "power ring" that grants the Green Lantern the ability to create or do virtually anything
Green Hornet: A talent for hand-to-hand combat, plus the finest technology money can buy (including a specially equipped automobile named "Black Beauty")
ACTUAL IDENTITY
Green Lantern: Whoever wears the ring becomes the Green Lantern, and there have been several different Lanterns through the character's history. Reynolds will be playing Hal Jordan, a test pilot given the ring by crash-landed alien Abin Sur
Green Hornet, right: Britt Reid, wealthy playboy and newspaper magnate
SIDEKICKS
Green Lantern: Depending on the Green Lantern, there have been a whole range of supporting characters, including taxi driver Doiby Dickles and Inuit engineer Thomas Kalmaku
Green Hornet: Asian manservant Kato (famously played by Bruce Lee in the 1966-67 TV adaptation)
CAN HE FLY?
Green Lantern: Yep
Green Hornet: Nope
MOVIE RELEASE DATE
Green Lantern: June 17, 2011
Green Hornet: July 9, 2010