# Here's what Ryan Reynolds looks like as the Green Lantern **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874 "2010-07-16T02:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/1 "2010-07-16T02:57:32Z")
Color me impressed! > **[UPDATE!! A Pic Of Ryan Reynolds As Green Lantern!!](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/45775)** > > Merrick again A bodaciously-huge/embiggenable/high res version of the same image is online over at Collider. Find it HERE. Merrick here The cover of the next Entertainment Weekly will give us our first sense of Ryan Reynolds as Green ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/2 "2010-07-16T03:01:15Z")
I’m usually pretty forgiving of movie outfits, but I couldn’t like that less. The glowy bioorganic thing just doesn’t work for me, and something about the mask really looks off. Then again, I think the perfect GL movie would be to simply take the first five or six issues of Silver Age GL and film them VERBATIM as absurdist action comedy, so I’m probably in the minority. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/3 "2010-07-16T03:02:31Z")
That’s fucking terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/4 "2010-07-16T03:05:43Z")
Just kinda supports my theory that they’ve pretty much tapped all of the super-heroes that can make it to live-action without being some combination of campy and cheesy. I’m not sure why Batman or Ironman or Wolverine seem to work while I really can’t picture a successful Thor or Green Lantern movie, but there you go. I think the publics gonna get sick of the next crop of comic-book inspired films pretty fast. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/5 "2010-07-16T03:14:23Z")
That’s a CGI suit, right? It’s just mapped on and he’s wearing a skin tight suit for them to map it on there. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/6 "2010-07-16T03:28:56Z")
Is Green Lantern’s costume supposed to be a direct manifestation of his powers, rather than just ordinary (or extraordinary) cloth? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/7 "2010-07-16T03:35:43Z")
I still think Reynolds is more like Deadpool than Green Lantern. Shame they killed Deadpool in that weird Wolverine movie. I know, they still thought about making the movie, but I doubt he’ll be both Green Lantern and Deadpool. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/8 "2010-07-16T05:19:49Z")
Does anyone else think his head looks like it was carved from a sponge? Just me? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/9 "2010-07-16T05:20:50Z")
Really not liking it. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/10 "2010-07-16T05:22:12Z")
edit: nothing to see here; nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/11 "2010-07-16T06:30:14Z")
It makes him look like he’s been flayed and dipped in radioactive waste. Not a good look. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/12 "2010-07-16T10:40:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Is Green Lantern’s costume supposed to be a direct manifestation of his powers, rather than just ordinary (or extraordinary) cloth? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/13 "2010-07-16T10:53:21Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Shame they killed Deadpool in that weird Wolverine movie. I know, they still thought about making the movie, but I doubt he’ll be both Green Lantern and Deadpool. Last I heard, the Deadpool movie is still a go and… his “death” at the end of X-Men Origins: Wolverine will restore him to his previous wise-cracking ways and allow him to break the fourth wall ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/14 "2010-07-16T11:23:28Z")
Reading these posts reminds me that Comic Book Guy is, in fact, not an exaggeration. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/15 "2010-07-16T11:49:56Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > Reading these posts reminds me that Comic Book Guy is, in fact, not an exaggeration. It’s not our fault it sucks. For comparison, here’s a piece of fanart of Reynolds in a Green Lantern costume that does not suck: [link](http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/green-lantern-ryan-reynolds-as-hal-jordan-in-costume-fan-photo.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/16 "2010-07-16T11:52:13Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > It’s not our fault it sucks. > > For comparison, here’s a piece of fanart of Reynolds in a Green Lantern costume that does not suck: [link](http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/green-lantern-ryan-reynolds-as-hal-jordan-in-costume-fan-photo.jpg). still looks goofy (and the segmented thorax makes him look like a lobster). I think its the mask more then the suit. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/17 "2010-07-16T11:53:02Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > For comparison, here’s a piece of fanart of Reynolds in a Green Lantern costume that does not suck: [link](http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/green-lantern-ryan-reynolds-as-hal-jordan-in-costume-fan-photo.jpg). Are you joking? That looks like a leftover costume from some long-forgotten Power Rangers spinoff. At least the image on the EW cover looks interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/18 "2010-07-16T11:57:05Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Are you joking? That looks like a leftover costume from some long-forgotten Power Rangers spinoff. At least the image on the EW cover looks interesting. Well, comparatively speaking. It at least looks like he’s wearing clothes that wouldn’t get him arrested for indecent exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/19 "2010-07-16T12:04:47Z")
Too bad those contact lenses weren’t available for the **Annie** movie. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874/20 "2010-07-16T12:36:39Z")
I like it. I’d have preferred a mix of green and black, but I like the textured look. Not wild about the mask shape, but the eyes are cool. Although - does his \*hair \*look green to anyone else? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-ryan-reynolds-looks-like-as-the-green-lantern/546874.md?page=2)