The first Green Lantern trailer has arrived, essentially adapting the swagger and above-average-Joe heroism of Iron Man for Ryan Reynolds and his verdant, ab-hugging CGI bodysuit. Casual flings, military might, learning when and how to use your powers... You'll know more than a few of these tropes when you see them. Let's give director Martin Campbell and crew some credit, however, for also crafting the most hideous comics villain I've ever seen.
Sorry, Heath Ledger; your Joker's disfiguring scars and lip-licking avarice were chilling once, but as promised, the full-blown body horror of Peter Sarsgaard as Dr. Hector Hammond is already giving me cold sweats. I will not sleep! Actually, perhaps I might if I watch the rest of the trailer again, which basically feels like watching the whole... movie... in two and a half minutes.
But come on: What a movie! I mean, come on: Ryan Reynolds strutting, Blake Lively scolding, choirs rawking, heads balooning, veins bulging... When I audition to replace Gene Shalit, this is my Mummy 3. (And you can't deny the Spanish subtitles add a special something; I really hope Campbell keeps them in the final film.)
VERDICT: Sold!