choice for the role of Hal Jordan was Bradley Cooper. But Warner Brothers had their eye on Ryan Reynolds. In the first of many decisions, Campbell was overruled and Reynolds was cast over Cooper. The fact that Campbell was stuck with a leading man he didn’t want reportedly lead to clashes on the set.

According to Reynolds, he agreed to star in the movie without having seen the script because at that point, there wasn’t one. After decades of sitting on Green Lantern, the studio was starting to worry about their competition. Traditionally, Warner Brothers had been successful with their Batman and Superman movies while Marvel licensed their superheros to studios that butchered them. But recently, movies based on Marvel characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men had proven popular.a summer movie season crowded with other superhero movies. The studio was determined to have the movie ready for that release date come hell or high water which meant keeping to a tight schedule. Shooting had to be pushed back to accommodate script revisions and casting continued into shooting. While filming, Reynolds suffered a shoulder injury which added further delays.

The pressure only intensified during post-production. The studio basically froze Campbell out of the editing process. DC Comics editor Geoff Johns and Warner executive Jeff Robinov had input into the final cut. Large chunks of the movie ended up on the cutting room floor leaving narrative holes that no longer made sense. Meanwhile, special effects were running behind schedule. Warner Brothers has effects teams working overtime to have the