Green Lantern Wrapped + Harry Potter Writer Boards Sequel« FirstShowing.net

Back in February, production began on DC Entertainment's, Martin Campbell-directed adaptation ofGreen Lanternstarring Ryan Reynolds. Now just over one hundred days later DC Entertainment's CCO and comic book writerGeoff Johnswroteon Twitterthat principal photography had wrapped for the superhero flick and,"as co-producer of the film, I am very, veryproudof what we’ve got in store. Much more to come."As DC moves into the effects heavy post-production process,Varietyreports that writerMichael Goldenberg(Harry Potter& the Order of the Phoenix) has been brought in to write thealready in developmentsequel.

Having adapted the longest book in theHarry Potterseries, Goldenberg is no stranger to adapting a story with extensive mythology and rabid fans and making it fit into a very nice cinematic package.Order of the Phoenixwas a hard book to cram into a two-and-a-half hour movie, and I can't imagine an entire collection of comics being any easier to adapt. It sounds like he's the right man for the job though. Aside from his work in theHarry Potterfranchise, Goldenberg also worked on a re-write for the originalGreen Lanternscript, so he's not entirely fresh meat for the comic book property. Glad to see WB and DC making good decisions.

Warner Bros had already ordered Greg Berlanti, Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim (who wrote the first Green Lantern) towrite a treatment for the sequel, but this rapid progress with almost an entire year before the franchise even launches means the studio has taken a Green Lantern oath of its own. That trio of writers were also working on a treatment forThe Flashas well, but would have to choose only one of the projects for which they would write the actual script (hint, hint). So with Goldenberg's boardingGreen Lantern 2as writer, it sounds like they've chosen to write the full screenplay forThe Flashas their next job.Excited?

Meanwhile, actorTemuera Morrison(who plays Abin Sur in the movie ) hasalready talked about plansto bring his character back for a sequel, so we've got a slight idea of where Goldenberg will be heading with the script, plus there's Sinestro's inevitable path. Stay tuned as moreGreen Lanternupdates become available.

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