Green Lantern 2: Why Ryan Reynolds" DC Sequel Never Happened

Summary

• Green Lantern 2 was shelved due to poor reception and Ryan Reynolds' lack of interest in reprising his role as Hal Jordan.
• Reynolds' career rebounded with Deadpool after Green Lantern, showcasing his ability to lead a successful superhero movie.
• James Gunn is rebooting Green Lantern in his DC Universe, focusing on Hal Jordan and John Stewart in an upcoming HBO Max series.

Ryan Reynolds notably played Hal Jordan, a.k.a. Green Lantern, in DC's 2011 movie, though several factors contributed to why Green Lantern 2 never happened. Before Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman revamped the DCEU timeline, Warner Bros. tried its hand at an origin story for Green Lantern, an intergalactic police officer from DC Comics. 2011's Green Lantern starred Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, a human who becomes a member of the Green Lantern Corps after being given a ring that grants him superpowers. The film also featured Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, and Angela Bassett.
As with any franchise-starting material, Green Lantern was originally going to receive a sequel to continue Hal Jordan’s story with Ryan Reynolds reprising his role, had the film been well-received, as Warner Bros. intended for Green Lantern to be the first installment in a new DC shared universe. The end credits for Green Lantern even set up the never-to-be-made sequel in which Thaal Sinestro (Strong) is corrupted by the dark power of the yellow ring of fear. Nevertheless, the planned sequel was abandoned in September 2011, only three months after Green Lantern's release.


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