Fan-Made Green Lantern Trailer, "Starring" Nathan Fillion

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By Seth Freilich | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (37)

Sorry. but our boy Nathan has not been signed to play Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern. However, some clever fan has put together a little trailer envisioning what such a flick might look like and I’ll tell you this — knowing nothing about the actual Green Lantern movie, which is however long away from actually being made, I guarantee you this movie would be better.

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Unbelievable...why is this person not making movies? Or at the very least trailers, it seems like no one even knows how to make those anymore.

Posted by: Mona at May 26, 2009 5:50 PM

That looks amazing. It makes me kind of sad to realize that it's not real. It doesn't even ruin it for me that most of those scenes are easily identifiable. Can anyone ID what that Sinestro-looking dude is from?

Posted by: Francis Sandow at May 26, 2009 5:51 PM

GodDAYUM. And that trailer was the FAKE? Are you kidding me? Holy fuck dude, that just looked shitballs AWESOME.

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at May 26, 2009 5:53 PM

That trailer's good. Dead good. As Mona pointed out many don't know how to make trailers anymore. They often give too much away of the story or actually put you off watching a movie instead of attracting you. Job well done to whoever did this.

Posted by: barf at May 26, 2009 6:08 PM

What a great little moment to start my four-day week...I would stand in line to see this movie, and I know nothing about the Green Lantern; I don't even like comics.

Posted by: Jerce at May 26, 2009 6:08 PM

Mmmmmmmmmm *wipes drool off keyboard*

Yeah, I'd go see that.

Posted by: Wormer at May 26, 2009 6:12 PM

I really hope the clowns who are actually making this movie are reading the internets this afternoon and they stumble upon this trailer.

Shit, they might sue. They don't want people to see how good the movie COULD have been.

Posted by: annoyingmouse at May 26, 2009 6:22 PM

Stuff like this proves that, as usual, the Internet has given the normally unknown and unheard a place to display their talents. And that Hollywood isn't hopeless; it simply has a really bad infestation of idiots leaving droppings everywhere.

And I kinda wish there was a competition for people to direct comic-book movies, or any geek-centric movies really. This guy and the Batman: Dead End dude would totally rock the hell out if it.

Even better, if it was mostly web-based. Have the trailers, the entrants, everything online. Don't even bother with TV. Like a cross between Who Wants To Be a Superhero, Dr Horrible, Project Greenlight and that Fox show with the directors that was absolute shit.

Posted by: Vermillion at May 26, 2009 6:30 PM

I would gladly pay $10 to watch that in high def on a big screen. Seriously. Can we make this happen?

Posted by: Venture82 at May 26, 2009 6:44 PM

Wow. I have zero knowledge about any type of comics, and I still had to watch it three times in a row just because it was so awesome. Really a shame there aren't any actual movies like this being made anymore. Couldn't tell you the last time a trailer got me that excited.

Posted by: neurotica at May 26, 2009 6:44 PM

Wow. Just wow. I wonder what Nathan thinks about this.

Posted by: Candy at May 26, 2009 6:52 PM

I wonder what Nathan thinks about this.
Nathan Fillion likes it a LOT. Nathan Fillion tweets. (Please don't ask me how I know this. Also please don't ask me what the knowledge has done to my opnion of him.)

Posted by: Jerce at May 26, 2009 6:57 PM

Also please don't ask me what the knowledge has done to my opnion of him.

But I must. I absolutely MUST!

Posted by: Vermillion at May 26, 2009 7:05 PM

But I must. I absolutely MUST!

It aches a little to know that the Number One Favorite in my personal movie harem is a...a twit...terer.

Posted by: Jerce at May 26, 2009 7:07 PM

And please Godtopus let that particular Interblab craze die, as quickly and quietly as possible.

Posted by: Jerce at May 26, 2009 7:08 PM

Thanks Jerce. I'm allergic to Tweeting. I hate it with all my guts.

Posted by: Candy at May 26, 2009 7:25 PM

Mmmmmmmm Green Lantern (Mal Reynolds) vs. Sinestro (Hugo Weaving) for 2 hours? Yeah I can do that.

Just please do me a favor and put Hal in space after 20 minutes of the movie, and then just go 1/2 space opera, 1/2 punch-everything-in-sight without a "love interest" or "extraneous bullshit".

Movie outline;

Meet Hal Jordan-->Abin Sur lands-->Hal gets the ring-->Sinestro & Hal--> Hal kicks Sinestro's ass-->Hal goes home-->Sinestro breaks out, raises some Yellow Lanterns-->Sinestro blows up some planets-->Hal Hunts Sinestro-->Big Huge battle on Oa & in space-->Fin

Posted by: Dan at May 26, 2009 7:57 PM

This is one of the very few times I've posted here but sweet Jesus... I think other than a few seconds in the middle there (and aside from recognizing certain bits from other movies), it was pretty damn hard to recognize that was a fake.

I've never been particularly fond of this character (my weakness is the color yellow!) but I want this movie. Let us Pajibans find some way to fund what will surely be a a Gods-damned masterpiece.

Seriously, yellow, though? Why is it that it seems to me only DC heroes have random weaknesses? Superman (kryptonite/magic) and The Green Lantern (YELLOW).I guess movie Spider-man has a weakness for ticklin' the ivories, but that's different.

Posted by: mangrilla at May 26, 2009 8:13 PM

What was that last scene from, with the guy in the office talking to him about getting superpowers?

Posted by: CatBallou at May 26, 2009 8:15 PM

I thought only chicks said "squee".

Posted by: Midnight Monkey Madness at May 26, 2009 8:27 PM

Why doesn't he have a job in the film industry making awesome movies? For all we know he just MAY be in the film industry but because of artistic and thematic differences is unable to let his true talent shine forth in the face of stifling mediocrity and overbearing bosses.

In light of this, THIS may be one of his efforts at independent work which the higher up REFUSED to see because:1. he's lower down in the hierarchy and therefore does not need to be heeded and 2. he was unwilling to let them take the credit.

So, my boy decides to kill some time and comes up with the above piece of awesomeness!

Does that theory work?

Posted by: Four Eyes at May 26, 2009 8:49 PM

Or he might be Spielberg slumming? *shrugs*

Posted by: Four Eyes at May 26, 2009 8:54 PM

What was that last scene from, with the guy in the office talking to him about getting superpowers?

I am slightly ashamed to admit that I know the answer to this question: The scene is from a complete waste of time, film and talent called White Noise 2: The Light. It starred Nathan Fillion and Katee Sackhoff and it still managed to suck worse than Paris Hilton.

Posted by: Jerce at May 26, 2009 8:58 PM

This really has nothing to do with anything, but a few years ago my friend Jenni and I got really, really high and watched White Noise, and I thought it was the funniest goddamn thing in the world (this impression may or may not have been chemically related) and now one of my favourite things to do is call her and whisper, "Go now!" and hang up on her.

Yeah, I'm an awesome friend.

Posted by: Sarina at May 26, 2009 9:25 PM

While I hate twitter and the vapid narcissism it stands for, I feel like Fillion can be given a pass since he appears to be using it for the purpose of spreading proper grammar. By the skin of his teeth, but I think we can let it slide.

Posted by: Blonde Savant at May 26, 2009 9:29 PM

Fuck. Me. Rhonda.

I wasn't excited about the Green Lantern movie at all... Until I saw this.

Now anything real will be a Goddamn let down. This has simultaneously revitalised but also ruined the actual movie.

Brilliant!

Posted by: Bane at May 26, 2009 10:05 PM

Seth, I...

...I fucking hate you.

I also love you for showing this awesome to me, but I want to know you should die for getting my hopes up even for a second and then on top of that, after my hopes are dashed, showing me what might have been.

Also, I want to find out who made it, and how they hacked my brainsignal.

Posted by: Shadowen at May 27, 2009 4:09 AM

As resident superhero, I'm saddened that I'll have to wait until I get home to watch this thing. IMHO, Nathan would be pretty great as Hal Jordan and pretty kick ass in the jade-and-jet uniform of the Green Lantern Corps.

BTW, for those of you who enjoyed this and are NOT comics fans, check out a trailer called "Grayson", and another called "World's Finest" You can thank me later.

Posted by: Green Lantern at May 27, 2009 10:29 AM

And I kinda wish there was a competition for people to direct comic-book movies, or any geek-centric movies really.

It could be called Project Green Lantern; in the same vein as Project Greenlight.

Posted by: Rykker at May 27, 2009 11:09 AM

Wow, that was balls out fantastic. And yes,I am totally sad this is not real.

Now, off to watch it again!

Posted by: Stella at May 27, 2009 11:18 AM

I liked it even more the second time around.

Can we please figure out who made this and ask them to start making movies, pronto? Or at least figure out when they make new trailers so we can watch...

Posted by: Stella at May 27, 2009 11:23 AM

Holy shit, that was seven kinds of awesome. And since Brad Cooper has been confirmed as not the one to wear the ring, here's hoping that Fillion gets it.

Posted by: ASterisk at May 27, 2009 11:23 AM

Yeah. What they said.

Posted by: tamatha at May 27, 2009 11:34 AM

Wow! Just wow! If that's not the real movie trailer then I don't want to see the real movie.

Posted by: BWeaves at May 27, 2009 11:40 AM

godDAM that was unspeakably awesome, and therefore I am a sad panda. Because I won't get to see that movie.

Mangrilla: DC heroes have those goofy weaknesses because Silver-Age DC was plot driven, as opposed to Marvel being character driven. Mostly.

Posted by: firedmyass at May 27, 2009 12:28 PM

By the power of Greyskull!

Anything that Hollywood creates is going to pale in comparison.

Posted by: Liz at May 27, 2009 12:48 PM

Fuck ME!!! Whoever made this trailer is already about 1000x more talented than about 80% of the directors working in Hollywood today!

Oh, Mal, I would watch you in ANYTHING!!!

*changes moist panties*

Posted by: dammitjanet at May 28, 2009 1:49 PM

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