/Film is reporting that even thought Green Lantern has gone into production, we shouldn’t expect to see any leaked pictures of Ryan Reynolds in a Green Lantern costume. Here’s a bit of what Mr. Sciretta had to say:
I must first remind you that Ngila Dickson, the costumer designer on the film has won an Academy Award for a little film called The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Maybe you’ve seen it before? Don’t let her Xena: Warrior Princess roots scare you, she worked on the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Last Samurai (another film which earned her an Oscar nomination), The Illusionist, Blood Diamond and The International. She has an impressive IMDB page, for sure.
Ngila was tasked with trying to find a way to do something that stands apart from all of the other superheroes spandex suit designs we’ve seen in the past. Honestly, isn’t the look becoming overused?
Remember, the Green Lantern suit is something that should look alien — it needs to seem other worldly. It encompasses any creature that wears the ring, and Hal Jordan is the first human to ever wear the suit. This was a chance for Dickson to do something different. You also have to consider that Hal changes into the suit multiple times in mid scene, and the cg also allows him to do this.
I’ve heard that when the cg is complete, the suit will look like a manifestation of his power. And while I couldn’t confirm this, I’ve heard that DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has seen the designs and given them his blessing.
Of course, the argument can be made that with so many films relying so much on CG these days there is a certain charm about the practicality of an actual, physical costume. That said though – Green Lantern is one of the few DC heroes I know a fair amount about, and if there was ever a superhero who a CG suit would work for, it’s Green Lantern. /Film hit is right on the head, the suit is a manifestation of his power ring, CG almost seems like the way you’d have to do it!
You can of course read everything /Film had to say on the matter here.
What do you guy-bots and girl-bots think? Yay or nay to a CG GL costume?