film american superhero film based comics character film stars directing script comic book writers subsequently rewritten tells story test pilot selected human member given ring grants confront threatens upset balance power universe film entered development progress remained stalled hired write direct october brought board february forced vacate director position live action actors cast july february filming took place march august louisiana film converted post production released june received generally negative reviews criticised film screenplay inconsistent tone choice portrayal villains use cgi praised performance film box office grossing million production budget million film negative reception disappointing box office performance cancelled plans sequel instead opting reboot character extended universe movie set release plot years ago beings called guardians universe green essence create police force called divided universe sectors sector defeated imprisoned lost sector planet present day escapes prison strengthened encounter crash survivors planet feeding fear gain strength pursuing nearly killing escapes crash lands earth commands ring find worthy successor test pilot working aircraft chosen ring transported crash site dying green telling speak oath home says oath later away home planet meets trains veteran corps members corps leader believes unfit fearful jordan returns earth keeping power ring scientist summoned father senator secret government facility perform autopsy body piece inside corpse enters hammond giving powers cost discovering chosen secret work father influence hammond attempts kill father helicopter party jordan saves senator party guests including childhood sweetheart later hammond successfully kills father burning alive jordan learns coming earth guardians tell desired control yellow essence fear embodiment fear arguing way fight fear fear requests guardians forge ring yellow power preparing earth destruction order protect jordan appears tries convince guardians fear turn users evil power reject pleas returns earth try defeat feeling defeated returning earth jordan saves hammond brief showdown arrives hammond life force killing havoc fierce battle new found strength jordan away earth sun destroying killing loses consciousness battle falls sun saved later entire bravery tells jordan bears responsibility protecting sector green mid credits scene steals yellow ring places finger causing green suit eyes change yellow cast green test pilot act inducted force fueled green energy said known green life followed fell love character met called film origin story certain degree origin story movie begins act movie starts starts find guy fairly early adventure begins alternatively chris pine discussions role justin_timberlake contenders fan campaigned ultimately audition vice president long time love interest writer citing unnamed sources said lively leading contenders included stunt work rehearsed stunt coordinator casino quantum aerial stunt created matrix lively explained director likes real fights close dirty feet air best core minutes body day thrilling young scientist exposed yellow energy fear causing brain grow enormous size grant powers preparation role stated actually hang biologist think eccentric guy find entertaining actually worked lecture green character remarked got shades gray young hammond green green mentor strong affirmed film follow origin story film closely follows early comics starts mentor slightly suspicious sure obviously human certainly strict unsure wisdom green strong said character military guy isn immediately bad kind person bad course comics written initially heroic figure revealed outfit aspects character closely follow character early days widow peak thin reason originally based david like justice conceived comic books congressional aide government agent differences comic book film character said added character intellectual bright nonsense means business personality getting trenches united_states senator father movie human villain crash lands earth recruits replacement morrison said took hours prosthetic makeup character filming morrison commented scene ring suits cgi grey suits things cool working great voice bird member teaches use cosmic powers rush stated initially familiar drawn seeing concept art explaining got offer said haven film said completely computer generated character saw artwork said love guy voiced owl legend guardians voiced thought improve half bird half fish don live action film rush compared role previous roles played figure queen elizabeth sir going mentor sort king speech imagine setting office london different people kind theme suppose voice drill sergeant trainer new recruits character duncan fan comic book stated real type tough guy knows actually comic books superman fought tie engineer aircraft said cast casting agent saw performance boy wrote directed jewish mother father says production opening role film wasn don know white black voice guardian universe imprisoned exposed yellow energy fear additionally plays father portrays aircraft designer father cast older brother production development early approached cult filmmaker comic book writer finished writing superman lives script film smith turned offer believing suitable candidates film point offered chance write direct warner considered property action comedy completed script set star lead role studio dropped comedy idea following poor fan reaction internet offered chance write direct flash film impressed screenplay opted direct actor writer comic book fan character pitched warner idea trilogy starring performing duties intended introduce possible sequels finished script birth hero june receiving positive feedback potential release date studio abandoned concept october signed direct film write comic book writers draft trio script leaked internet revealed story included hero origin included characters cameo appearance appeared set major nemesis shortly afterward said script contain inspired adams run comic 1970s work early 1980s added writers looked 2000s stories saying interesting finished draft secret origin story arc started reading secret origin real interest seeing solve problem certain elements trying origin modern day audience address example hell sur flying space ship green don ask question silver age writing answer things pre production december writers written drafts screenplay warner preparing pre production forced vacate director position attached leave february entered negotiations direct release date set december moved june justin_timberlake producers choices starring role july july warner announced cast green website reported january crew member written blog film day filming begin weeks january cast negotiations portray negotiations play february joined cast senator hammond following month new joined cast respectively filming production budget million initially scheduled begin filming november start date pushed january production moved louisiana march test footage filmed involving stunt cars principal photography began march new_orleans days filming began joined cast government agent staple universe april revealed play father test pilot june filming begun month reported cast role older brother july reported injured shooting scenes film separating shoulder lots pain post production confirmed twitter account film ended principal photography august entered post production interview mtv_news director asked film effects heavy epic scale commented process like visual shots mind blowing honestly asked created power rings campbell stated nice things sit going imagination studio confirmed mtv_news film release january reported begun shoots key scenes los_angeles california march reported joined cast voice cgi created character april entered negotiations voice april reported raised visual effects budget million hired additional visual effects studios bolster ranks team working overtime meet film june launch soundtrack soundtrack released stores june soundtrack composed worked based films dark knight soundtrack published release world premiere took place june hollywood california days later film released north_america home media released dvd blu ray october blu ray release includes extended cut adds extra minutes footage running time totaling minutes marketing marketing promotion film cost million footage film shown san diego comic con footage widely released online november thirty seconds footage airing following day entertainment tonight theatrical trailer film shown screenings available online november initial trailer met poor reception fans result film marketing campaign delayed studio worldwide marketing president stated reason response trailer lukewarm big scale sequences weren ready suffered afford april debuted minutes footage san_francisco hollywood reporter reported footage audience minute cut footage later released online animation march comics reported animated film works direct video project timed release live action movie summer animated project likely look origins including ring interview producer revealed sequel animated movie discussed cancelled picture achieving immediate success hoped hope live action film renew interest sequel animated movie entitled officially announced june instead comics began releasing series comics week film released covering lives characters events film written members film production team comics covering free excerpt prequel comic released online secret origin green corps days release film roller coaster flags debuted roller coasters named coincide film release ride opened november year australia ride based original comic video game produced tie video game rise playstation xbox double games versions wii nintendo nintendo 3ds games reception box office opened friday june north_america earning million midnight runs film went gross opening day fell saturday weekend total earning spot second weekend experienced decline largest second weekend decline superhero film according box office data analysis website grossed canada internationally bringing worldwide total industry analysts felt failed perform expectations hollywood reporter speculated needed approximately million considered financially solid reception received negative reviews critics review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads noisy written impressive budget decades comics mythology metacritic film score based critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews variety gave green great review stating visually lavish sci adventure highly unstable goofy downright derivative new_york_times said bad despite dazzling hard body physique earnest efforts support fine performers like associated_press called amalgamation dialogue special effects aren especially special roger_ebert chicago_sun-times mixed feelings stating intend plausible intends sound light assaulting audience sensational special effects want british newspaper telegraph named green worst films conversely hollywood reporter gave positive review saying film serves elements self humor suggest doesn seriously felt film offers dazzling array visual effects likable hero beautiful leading lady colorful villain good backstory doesn seriously los_angeles_times said science fiction space opera superhero epic works fits starts disparate parts effectiveness production comic book kind way promoting portrays famous comic book superhero said filming frustrating need visionary movie like classic studio story poster don script know want let start shooting film references time scenes opening scene features picture later scene character says don super suit green animated accolades cancelled sequel planned reboot director confirmed possibility trilogy originally planned entry new franchise commissioned script sequel filming august retained write screenplay based sequel treatment scene film end credits implying resurgence yellow power ring fear including corrupted energy strongly suggested planned sequel september dismayed film negative reviews disappointing box office return abandoned plans sequels june confirmed film extended universe stating onward possible films expand shared universe confirming property featured upcoming film version said interest taking new version character film announced plans releasing solo film titled june eleventh installment reportedly featured film
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