The Green Lantern franchise is one that is yet to be translated into a big-screen or adapted in live-adaptation. While the project was announced almost a year back, with Greg Barlanti directing and Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green penning the scripts, no updates were made until today.
Guggenheim spoke to ComicCon.com, revealing that he has been working his “ass off” for the project, adding that the film will feature an “incredibly faithful rendition of [Hal Jordan’s] character.”
“It honors everything everyone loves about the hero. We approach it from a fan’s perspective. Every step of the way, we ask ourselves what we want to see and what the fans will want to see. I think we have a script that will actually satisfy on those levels.”
More on the movie as it develops.
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Variety reports that Warner Bros. Pictures is holding new meetings with DC Comics to discuss a new direction for its film adaptations. Recent DC films have done well – Batman and Superman come to mind – but many of its projects are stuck in limbo, including the Wonder Woman and Flash projects.
It is assumed that DC and Warner are feeling the pressure of the success Marvel Studios has been having with its many film adaptations. Here’s a statement released by WB:
"While we are not going to go into the specifics of the meetings, we’re constantly looking at how best to exploit the DC Comics characters and properties. DC is an incredibly valuable asset to Warner Bros. and plays an important role across the entire studio by providing development and franchise opportunities for all media, including films, television, home entertainment, animation, consumer products, video games and digital platforms."
What do you guys think? Just how much should DC ramp up its movie production abilities?
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Warners Bros. and Rawson Thurber is sending “Elfquest,” the cult comic by Wendy and Richard Pini to the 
big screen.
Thurber is set to write, direct and produce the feature, whose format is undetermined.
The original comic was self-published starting 1978 by Pinis. The story follows a tribe of elves, Wolfriders, in their attempts to survive and link with other dispersed elves on an Earth-like planet with two moons. They lookouted for tribes of humans and trolls, both of which acted as allies and enemies.
The series, at certain points in its production was published by both Marvel and DC Comics, attracted a more mature audience as it went along, with scenes of battles and sexuality that were intense for that period.
Hollywood has long tried to adapt the series, and several attempts at an animated series or feature have been made over the years.
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