Posted 2/1/12 3:49 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, News
As one of Hollywood's biggest comic book fans, Ryan Reynolds has aligned himself with several high profile superheroes in recent years, with varying degrees of success. His most ambitious effort to date, "Green Lantern," flew into theaters, but disappointed financially and didn't exactly dazzle the critics.
MTV News caught up with the actor while he was promoting his next film "Safe House," and Reynolds opened up about how he looks back on his films, "Green Lantern" in particular.
Posted 1/31/12 3:04 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds. "Deadpool." We want it to happen. It has to happen. But every year we move away from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," the less and less hopeful we get that we'll actually get to see Reynolds crack wise as the Merc with the Mouth.
Luckily, Reynolds himself remains optimistic about the film's eventual prospects. Speaking with MTV News at the press junket for "Safe House," Reynolds revealed that "the script is there [for 'Deadpool'], everything just comes down to budget and time."
Posted 9/13/11 5:35 pm EST by MTV News Team in Dark Horse, News
by Lauren Zaremba
After a ton of casting news over the past few months and a stop at Fenway Park, it looks like filming for “R.I.P.D” is fully underway in Boston.
New photos were snapped on set yesterday as Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, two of the film’s stars, stood around an eye-catching Dodge Challenger.
Posted 8/16/11 11:24 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Dark Horse, News
When Jeff Bridges says that "R.I.P.D." is going to be "really out there," you know the movie will be a special brand of crazy.
Chatting with The Los Angeles Times, Bridges discussed how his excitement for the comic book adaptation has grown since seeing the film's concept artwork. The "Tron" star also said he is glad to work with Ryan Reynolds, who he called "a good guy." But Bridges didn't stop talking about was how different the movie's premise is.
"It’s going to be fun and strange," he said. "We’re a couple of dead cops looking for dead people who are pretending to be alive."
Posted 8/3/11 10:52 am EST by Kara Warner in Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds has had a busy summer. Heck, he's had a busy couple years. And as much as I would like to leave him alone for a bit and not bug him about future projects (i.e. let "Green Lantern" earn a few more dollars at the box office, or focus on his next flick, "The Change-Up," for example), I can't interview him and not check in on superhero sequels, "R.I.P.D." and "Deadpool."
When MTV News caught up with Reynolds alongside his "Change-Up" co-star Jason Bateman at the premiere for their new R-rated comedy on Monday, I asked him if what he said previously about doing either "R.I.P.D." or "Deadpool," but probably not both, is still true.
"'R.I.P.D.' I'm doing next and then hopefully 'Deadpool,'" Reynolds said. "It's in development still."
Posted 6/16/11 10:46 am EST by Kara Warner in DC Comics
FROM MTV MOVIES: No matter how different the characters, costumes and mythology, there are a lot of similarities among comic book superheroes, especially those of the big-screen variety. The latest entry into the comic book movie annals is this week's "Green Lantern," in which star Ryan Reynolds sports a fashion commonly associated with superhero types: spandex.
Well, his co-star Blake Lively insists the Green Lantern isn't wearing a suit of spandex, but rather a suit of "energy." Still, given the fact that these characters seem so comfortable sporting outfits of the stretchy, pliant variety, we asked the stars and attendees at Wednesday's "Green Lantern" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre when they think it's cool for dudes to wear spandex — outside the superhero realm, of course.
"Ooh wow, that's good," Ryan Reynolds said of our query. "Ballet. Definitely ballet. That's in the top five at least."
Continue reading 'Green Lantern' Stars: Don't Try Superhero Fashion At Home! at Movies.MTV.com.
Posted 6/15/11 10:16 am EST by Splash Page Team in DC Comics
"Green Lantern" hits theaters this weekend, bringing the adventures of ring-wielding superhero Hal Jordan to the big screen.
While many of you are probably well aware of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, there's a good chance that the new film will be the first introduction to DC's cosmic police force for much of the audience. With that in mind, we had the stars of the film provide a brief explanation of their characters and role in the "Green Lantern" universe.
Describing Hal Jordan, Ryan Reynolds told MTV News his character is at "an all-time low" when the alien Abin Sur bestows upon him a powerful ring, inducting him into the "elite, intergalactic police force" known as the Green Lantern Corps. Read More...
Posted 6/13/11 10:13 am EST by Danica Davidson in DC Comics, News
“Green Lantern” will finally arrive on the big screen later this week, and star Ryan Reynolds seems to be very happy with how the ambitious film turned out. Speaking with MTV News, he assured fans that it’s even better than he had hoped.
“For me going into it, my expectations were really just to learn, not just about the character, but about film making like that,” Reynolds said. “I was just so blown away to see what they accomplished with, juxtaposed with the stuff that we shot. We’re shooting at the blue screen stage, you know, with nothing interactive at all.” Read More...
Posted 6/10/11 1:16 pm EST by Rick Marshall in DC Comics, News
With just about every comic book movie hitting theaters these days, it's hard not to wonder about studios' over-arching plans for characters with rich histories like Green Lantern, who's making his big-screen debut next week.
When MTV News recently sat down with "Green Lantern" stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, we asked them how much they know about the in-development script for "Green Lantern 2" and what it it might involve for their characters.
"I'm pretty aware [of the 'Green Lantern 2' story]," Reynolds told MTV News.
"Really? They don't tell me anything," added Lively. "This is awkward." Read More...
Posted 6/9/11 12:01 pm EST by Rick Marshall in Marvel, News
Ryan Reynolds will make his debut as Hal Jordan next week in "Green Lantern," but for the Marvel-inclined masses, there's another upcoming Reynolds role that's foremost on their minds: mouthy mercenary Wade Wilson, a.k.a. Deadpool.
During the press junket for "Green Lantern," MTV News made sure to ask Reynolds about the status of Deadpool's solo film, which recently snagged visual-effects veteran Tim Miller as its director.
"I love Tim," Reynolds told MTV News. "Tim is someone who we all vetted through and through. He's a guy who captures the spirit of it, and he's also an incredible visual artist." Read More...