Green Lantern (2011)

Reynolds may now be back in the title role for Deadpool, but it’s been a long road to superhero stardom. The actor who previously played Hannibal King in the universally loathed Blade: Trinity and some version of Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, hopped over to the world of DC Comics for this film. As Hal Jordan, Reynolds does what he can with the material, but the film around him is so poorly constructed and CGI-heavy that it never managed to capture much of an audience. Moreover, Green Lantern was at first considered to be the launchpad for a DC Comics shared universe, but it was so reviled that the company decided to postpone any reboot plans until 2020. Going cosmic is a tricky move for comic book films, but hopefully, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy has proven that it can be done right. With any luck, Warner Bros.’ in-development Green Lantern Corps. film will be worth the wait.