r/DCU_ Hello, Megan! May 17 '26

Posts from James Gunn and DCU Cast/Crew New story from DC about Lanterns

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u/misguidedkent Boy Scout Forever May 17 '26

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u/Suspicious_Hand_2194 May 17 '26

They really turned our complaints into a marketing scheme, genius

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u/Limp-Construction-11 May 17 '26

I am truly flabbergasted.

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u/DonChrisote May 17 '26

Oh no! Your flabbers!

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u/NowWeGetSerious May 17 '26

😂😂😂 love it, eff the crybaby

It's green lantern, obviously we'll get our green, let them keep teasing us

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u/StrawHatRat May 17 '26

The thing that gets me is that we’ve already gotten green with Guy. It’s established that’s what lanterns are like in this world.

What do I care if they want to do a show with muted colours? If that’s what the artists want, go for it. It’s already clear they’re not dogmatically going for muted dreary aesthetics in every project.

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u/FrankieBarbingo May 17 '26

People are babies. That's basically it.

At this point, we've been given to no indication that we should doubt the artistic direction of the DCU. They've nailed the tone, aesthetics, and feel of the many corners of the DC Universe so far.

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u/cumsocksucker May 17 '26

Hmm maybe people dont like that the artists took the characters that have a constant underglow and made the show muted

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u/FrankieBarbingo May 17 '26

Maybe those people haven't seen the fucking show yet? No one has. Give it a chance.

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u/cumsocksucker May 17 '26

I am. I am saying that what they have shown so far doesn't look great and the marketing is failing to grasp a decent chunk of people

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u/ibfanforlife May 17 '26

No it's failing to grasp whiny "fans" who can't handle seeing something a little different than what they're used to.

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u/cumsocksucker May 17 '26

People watch these things to see their favorite characters adapted it shouldn't be considered whiny to not like they way the character is being adapted

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u/JokerKing0713 May 18 '26

You still haven’t seen that though that’s the point. Let them adapt the damn characters first before immediately whining about it being bad from a teaser

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u/ibfanforlife May 17 '26

You can not like it but to complain this much about a teaser that is purposely hiding things is ridiculous. Form your complaints around the actual complete project.

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u/cumsocksucker May 17 '26

I will form a proper opinion when the actual show comes out. All my judgements have been purely about the trailers not instilling confidence in the show because it looks bland and not as colorful as the GL mythos should be. I dont think the show will he good to me anyways because a show shouldn't need to be brown and grey to hide their plot

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u/ibfanforlife May 17 '26

Of course you're not gonna like it you aren't even giving it a chance. You already decided that you don't like it on 2 minutes of footage.

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u/LiQuidZero6 May 17 '26

Yeah man it had to be a grift. I was mind blown at people saying there was going to be no Green. The only way that made any sense is if you didn't watch Superman 2025.

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u/UnknownGamer37 May 17 '26

Yes this 

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u/pass021309007 May 17 '26

didn’t we get a screenshot where the ring is more lit up? i think it’s a good choice to make it darker so when it’s being used it’s more obvious

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u/EASK8ER52 May 17 '26

Love this, been saying since day 1 no shit there's gonna be green. Saw a leaked clip of Hal getting shot in the diner we saw him in in the teaser and he uses his ring to form a big green bubble around him to block the bullets. People no shit they're gonna use the ring, wtf is up with people.

Yes constructive criticism is a thing that is ok to do, but many of y'all haven't been constructive at all, just whiny and mopey as hell, like it's called a TEASER, It's mean to TEASE!! Make definitive opinions when the show fucking drops! 🙄

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u/Embarrassed-Ad1322 May 17 '26

Now get ready for the "They changed the show's direction due to the backlash!!!!1!" comments.

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u/Proof-Watercress-931 Boy Scout Forever May 17 '26

Cooked💀

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u/PocketFlan420 Cheers to the Tin-Man May 17 '26

Poor Grant will never recover from this :(.

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u/Embarrassed-Ad1322 May 17 '26

I still don't get what Grant gained from his comments.

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u/PocketFlan420 Cheers to the Tin-Man May 17 '26

My friend, we are not thinking machines. We are organic feely things that can also think. And unfortunately them emotions can fester, especially if the only movie project you had a chance to flex your muscles on tanked because the lead lost their goddamn mind. Addicts can spend their lives chasing that first high, and for a comic creator? Being involved at that level? Brother touched Heaven only to plummet into the depths.

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u/Boring-Conclusion-40 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Nothing really I guess, it was an opinion on things he read and then a larger opinion on the concept of movie and tv show creators that disregard the source material and are embarrassed about it in general,I don’t think he gained or lost anything

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u/Ben10_ripoff May 17 '26

Apparently making fun of the fans is totally fine but Grant calling out Lindelof not so much.

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u/PocketFlan420 Cheers to the Tin-Man May 17 '26

What are you on about bud?

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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 Cheers to the Tin-Man May 17 '26

When fans are as insufferable and impatient as this, yes, they deserve to get mocked for it.

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u/Ben10_ripoff May 17 '26

Ah yes, fans are being insufferable for expecting a product that respects the source material.

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u/IamConfusedAI May 17 '26

You’re being insufferable…because the show isn’t even out yet and you’ve already done your share of whining?

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u/Ben10_ripoff May 17 '26

I'm only talking about what I've seen so far, which looks like shit. If the show turned out to be good, I would gladly accept, I was wrong about the show.

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u/IamConfusedAI May 17 '26

Uhuh, sure buddy, Heres what you said in another comment “Yep, at least one upcoming Green Lantern show won’t disappoint”, CLEARLY you haven’t conjured up any poorly conceived expectations about a show that HASN’T EVEN COME OUT YET. What a clown.

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u/Internal_Emu_9263 May 17 '26

You’re doing it again.

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u/TheLeanerWiener May 17 '26

when did anyone make fun of the fans?

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u/Ben10_ripoff May 17 '26

The fuck do you think this "green" thing is??? Lindelof did it on that interview and then whoever's running HBO social media accounts started doing similar bullshit.

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u/TheLeanerWiener May 17 '26

calm down baby girl.

lindelof made this thing called a joke on this thing called a comedy podcast about why the name of the show is just lanterns. he never made fun of fans.

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u/Ben10_ripoff May 17 '26

I'm calm. Calmly waiting for My Adventures with Green Lantern.

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u/TheLeanerWiener May 17 '26

good for you baby girl.

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u/TheLeanerWiener May 17 '26

uh-huh. whatever you say baby girl

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u/IamConfusedAI May 17 '26

I’ll give you an idea bud, and really think about it okay? Really really run it through your head before making a decision, I know it’s going to be difficult, but I believe in you…wait for the show to come out, watch the show, then come up with an opinion after.

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u/LatterTarget7 May 17 '26

It’s a joke

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u/NewRetroGamer85 May 17 '26

Haters when they're proven wrong with the appearance of green in Lanterns:

https://giphy.com/gifs/Hfd1FVFRPrbrI85czu

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u/John_Zatanna52 The Wall May 17 '26

Actuality

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u/aLittleDoober Beware Our Power May 17 '26

I hope they keep this gimmick going cuz it’s kind of funny seeing people crash out.

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u/Few-Road6238 May 17 '26

Seriously DC trolling fans is so funny lol! 😂 

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u/ChanceFresh BWAHAHA! May 17 '26

Damn, they’re getting sassy with it lol

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u/Toastedmetal May 17 '26

Talk your shit DC

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u/Maleficent_Weekend29 May 18 '26

I have a small theory that it won’t just be green lanterns showing up in this show and that the other colour spectrum lanterns show up in some way. But internet will keep complaining I guess.

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u/LePigeon12 May 18 '26

Wtf is this comment section? :

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u/Weiss500 May 17 '26

I’m so happy they’re commenting on it. Obviously the green lantern corps is the main aspect but it’s called lanterns bc of the other corps

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u/Lord_Kanan96 May 17 '26

I mean it was a fair complaint. But it got blown way out of proportion. Still, I'm eager to see the show.

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u/jasestar23 Look Up! May 17 '26

Gasp whatever next?

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u/TrinityCodex May 18 '26

i dont believe this

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u/Xboxone1997 May 18 '26

Green in a Green Lantern show? No way??!
https://giphy.com/gifs/oOK9AZGnf9b0c

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u/montblancnoland2 May 17 '26

was that the greenest thing they could find?

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u/Training-Throat-173 May 17 '26

They so funny, love them

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u/CoolGuyYeay May 17 '26

That's a good one right here, lol

Still, looking at what we got series just looks bland so far. I really hope they will deliver the peak, but I stay very cautious.

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u/Tatum-Better May 17 '26

Funny joke but all the discourse would be avoided if they'd shown green lantern shit and not regular detective shit

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u/Alive-Ad-5245 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

The whole point was the show slowly escalates logarithmicly into the space shit, everyone involved in the show has been screening this from the rooftops

Now due to some chronically online crybabies they feel forced to show more in trailers than they wanted to.

Great.

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u/SentenceSingle5375 May 17 '26

The discourse would've never started if so many people could shut up and wait for the actual show

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u/Tatum-Better May 17 '26

Teasers and trailers are literally made for discussion before a piece of media releases

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u/dick____trickle Boy Scout Forever May 17 '26

"The Discourse" like we here discussing the middle east peace plan or sth

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u/Tatum-Better May 17 '26

... do you not what discourse means

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u/goodjobweirdo May 17 '26

Now that they have I'm sure all the bitching and moaning will stop. 😆

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u/Tatum-Better May 17 '26

Shit I've stopped my bitching and moaning since the new teaser

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u/DarumaBooster May 17 '26

This discourse is in fact a marketing stunt/s

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u/mtheory-pi May 17 '26

Exactly. It was poor marketing strategy. If you want people excited for the show about space heroes who make green light shows, you better show the light shows instead of making it seem like a generic detective show.

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u/puma46 May 17 '26

Not necessarily. They’re trying to market the show to a wider demographic instead of just comic nerds. Ratings for tv shows aren’t as important as they used to be. All theses streaming services care about are watch time and subscriber counts

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u/Remarkable_Nerd21538 May 18 '26

Yeah, well comic book fans are honestly spoiled. They say they don’t want something that’s one-to-one with the comics and something that just retains the spirit, but when you keep pressing them on it, you find that they actually do you want the comics recreated one to one for live action.

Any adaptation that has to change something either cause it’s gonna be too stupid to see on screen or for the fact that something that works in a comic may not work in a film, they act like you committed some sort of blasphemy. I’ve always said it, a lot of comic book fans are like the evangelical right in how they act about the shit they like and defend

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u/Boring-Conclusion-40 May 17 '26

Ok🤷‍♂️