Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern Return Officially Sends Ryan Reynolds’ Notorious Movie Back Up Streaming Charts
HBO’s well-reviewed Green Lantern series Lanterns is reportedly driving renewed interest in the 2011 film Green Lantern, which has reached seventh place in HBO Max’s top-ten streaming chart. The development matters because the film was widely seen as a failed attempt to launch a DC cinematic universe, but viewers appear to be revisiting it following the franchise’s return to live-action television.
Lanterns stars Kyle Chandler as veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, with Nathan Fillion returning as Guy Gardner after appearing in Superman. The 2011 film starred Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan and made $237 million worldwide against a reported $200 million budget; it received a 25% Rotten Tomatoes score and drew criticism for its effects, exposition and villains. Both productions feature elements including Hal Jordan and Sinestro, played by Mark Strong in the film and Ulrich Thomsen in Lanterns.
- Lanterns has helped push 2011’s Green Lantern to HBO Max’s top ten.
- The Ryan Reynolds film is currently seventh on the service’s chart.
- The original film was a critical and commercial disappointment.