7 Times Fan Reaction Actually Changed Movies

7. Green Lantern - The Comedic Version Is Scrapped

The Initial Idea: Before the unintentionally-hilarious Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, Warner Bros was seriously considering pursuing an action-comedy version of Green Lantern with Jack Black as the lead.

The Fan Reaction: When Robert Smigel’s script hit the internet, fans were not amused. Even though it was only a first draft, the story was so completely wrong that many writers took the time to point out its numerous failings online.

Tonally, it was meant to be like The Mask, featuring an overweight everyman named Jud, who used the ring comically. His methods included stopping a villain with prophylactics and conjuring up a green Superman to spin the Earth backwards.

When Jack Black was cast, cementing both the comedic nature of the film and the studio’s intent to pursue it, the uproar reached a fever pitch. Combined with the poor results of Catwoman, a movie that was similarly unfaithful to the comics, the fan reaction was enough to get the whole thing canned. If only we knew the movie we had brought about to replace it....