It Looks Like GREEN LANTERN CORPS Could Be Directed by David S. Goyer
Earlier this year we learned that Man of Steel and Batman v Superman screenwriter David S. Goyer was brought in to write the script for Warner Bros. Green Lantern Corps with Justin Rhodes. Now a new rumor suggests that Goyer could actually end up directing the movie.
The news comes from The Tracking Board reporter Jeff Sneider during a recent episode of Meet the Movie Press, which is the podcast that he co-hosts. Here's what he said about it:
“I’m hearing David Goyer could very well wind up directing Green Lantern Corps himself. When you look at screenwriters that are taking the plunge and directing these movies themselves, we saw rumors last month that Simon Kinberg was going to direct the next X-Men movie. David Goyer is responsible for this entire DC Universe, he wrote Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. He wrote Man of Steel, he is the architect, if you will. He is writing and producing Green Lantern Corps, so it’s just very well, what I have heard, one of those situations where he could be like ‘Listen, I think I may be the best guy for the job, nobody knows this like I do.'”
Goyer has been hit or miss with me on the screenplays he's written. His best work comes from his work with Christopher Nolan on the Dark Knight films. Goyer has directed a few films in his careers such as Blade Trinity, The Unborn, and The Invisible which were all very mediocre films.
I've gotta say, Goyer definitely wouldn't be my first, second, or third choice to direct Green Lantern Corps. I think WB can do better, but I assume he's pushing to direct it and with the relationship he has with the studio, they might actually give him the gig. We'll see. As of right now, this is just a rumor.
What do you think of Goyer possibly coming in to helm Green Lantern Corps for WB? Do you think he could do a good job with it?