Duncan Jones is no stranger to Twitter, frequently using the social-media platform to connect with fans and share his thoughts. But surely he must’ve known the potential hornet’s nest of blowback he might receive by casually dismissing Green Lantern as “dumb.”
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The filmmaker of “Moon” and “Warcraft” took to Twitter in the wake of the recent news that Warner Bros. was pursuing a “Lethal Weapon“-in-space approach (lol) to “Green Lantern Corps” and made it clear that he wouldn’t direct the project (not that he was rumored or anything), breaking down the problems with the character and what he thinks the take should be (again, he’s not directing, and doesn’t want to):
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Well, the ball is your court, Warner Bros., at least as far it goes with Duncan Jones. Certainly, whoever is hired to make the movie will have a few hurdles to overcome, not least erasing the memory of the Ryan Reynolds-starring “Green Lantern” from 2011.
