The scene in the film's end credits showing a resurgence of the yellow power ring of fear, with Sinestro becoming corrupted by its dark power, teased the planned sequel.
(meta data) TITLE: Warner Bros. to Pursue 'Green Lantern' Sequel - The Hollywood Reporter 206 captures 28 Jun 2011 - 25 Oct 2022 About this capture COLLECTED BY Organization: Alexa Crawls Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. Collection: Alexa Crawls Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20110628215633/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com:80/news/warner-bros-pursue-green-lantern-205703 Industry Tools Daily PDF Log out Log in Hot Topics ### BET Awards Winners, performances ### True Blood Premiere news, photos ### Emmys Lead-up to TV's big night # Warner Bros. to Pursue 'Green Lantern' Sequel 1:23 PM 6/26/2011 by Pamela McClintock Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures ## The studio won't walk away from the superhero franchise, despite the film's soft box office performance. Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel to Ryan Reynolds' superhero pic Green Lantern, despite the film's soft performance at the box office. our editor recommendsBox Office Report: 'Green Lantern' Falls Saturday for Soft $52.7 Million Weekend Total'Green Lantern' Fares Better with Fans Than Critics Sources say Warners still believes in the franchise, even if the studio is "somewhat disappointed" with Green Lantern's result. Over the weekend, Green Lantern fell a steep 66% at the domestic box office, grossing $18.4 million for a cume of $89.3 million. That's a big decline. Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman said the movie is settling in, pointing out that fanboy pics often see a significant drop-off in their second weekends. PHOTOS: Summer Movie Blockbuster Gallery Still, Green Lantern fell off more than recent superhero pics Thor and X-Men: First Class. Thor dropped 47% in its second weekend, while First Class dropped 56%. Similar films that have seen the same sort of dip that Green Lantern did include Hulk, which dropped nearly 70% in its second outing. Green Lantern cost $200 million to produce before a sizeable marketing spend (rival studios say it was one of the most expensive on record). Warners, preparing for the end of Harry Potter, needs new franchises, so was willing to invest big in Green Lantern. 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Green Lantern (film)
Canceled sequel.
 
In 2010, director Martin Campbell confirmed the possibility of a "Green Lantern" trilogy. Warner Bros. originally planned on "Green Lantern" being the first entry of a new DC film series, and commissioned a script for a sequel from Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim while filming for the first film was underway. In August 2010, Michael Goldenberg was still attached to write the screenplay, based on the sequel treatment.