Ryan Reynolds Shares Life Lesson He Learned from Box Office Flop ‘Green Lantern’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
- Ryan Reynolds spoke at the 2025 TIME100 Summit held on Wednesday in New York City.
- He reflected on the production and shortcomings of his 2011 movie Green Lantern.
- Reynolds noted the film spent "a lot of money" primarily on "just spectacle."
- He stated the key lesson learned from the experience was "Character over spectacle."
- This perspective significantly influenced his subsequent successful film projects like Deadpool.
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Ryan Reynolds Shares Life Lesson He Learned from Box Office Flop ‘Green Lantern’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Ryan Reynolds is looking back at Green Lantern. The 48-year-old actor appeared on stage at the 2025 Time100 Summit on Wednesday (April 23) held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. During his conversation, Ryan shared the life lesson he learned after his 2011 DC Comics superhero movie flopped with both fans and critics. Keep reading to find out more…“I learned all the most amazing lessons I could ever have in the creative space from that …
Ryan Reynolds says his critically panned box-office flop 'Green Lantern' taught him a lifelong lesson
Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in "Green Lantern."Warner Bros. PicturesRyan Reynolds said that lessons learned from the making of "Green Lantern" affected his career."Character over spectacle is the lesson that I took with me," he said of the critically panned film."In retrospect, I think that really changed my point of view," Reynolds said."Green Lantern" wasn't loved by fans or critics, but it did leave its leading man, Ryan Reynold…
Ryan Reynolds Shares Lessons He Learned From ‘Green Lantern,’ Teases Upcoming “Ensemble” Project
The 'Deadpool & Wolverine' star was a speaker at this year's Time 100 Summit, where he looked back on his career and spoke about his production company Maximum Effort.
GREEN LANTERN Star Ryan Reynolds Reveals The Biggest Things He Learned While Making The Failed 2011 DC Movie
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has revealed the biggest lessons he learned while shooting 2011's Green Lantern, explaining how his suggestion for a dialogue scene was shot down in preference for "spectacle."
Ryan Reynolds Reflects on GREEN LANTERN and the Painfully Valuable Lessons of a DC Flop — GeekTyrant
Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to poking fun at his 2011 DC movie Green Lantern. But, in a recent appearance at the 2025 Time 100 Summit, the actor took a more reflective tone, opening up about what the infamous DC flop taught him, and how it helped shape his approach to storytelling moving forward.At the Business of Creativity panel (via The Hollywood Reporter), Reynolds got candid about the $200 million misfire, describing it as a pivotal moment…
Did Ryan Reynolds Learn Anything From 'Green Lantern'?
It's very easy to clown on huge actors doing huge movies that don't work, but in this fickle business, the deeper I get, the more I am just happy to see anyone working. And I hope they learn something that benefits them in the future. That's why I was so heartened to see Ryan Reynolds talking about the major lessons he learned while shooting Green Lantern. This is a film that has become sort of a punchline in Reynolds' very successful career now…
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