May 14, 2009
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Fresh off her triumphant solo directorial debut of WONDER WOMAN, Lauren Montgomery shifts gears from Amazons and mythology to intergalactic intrigue as the director of GREEN LANTNERN: FIRST FLIGHT, the fifth in the ongoing series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies.
Montgomery has been a central force within the DC Universe animated original movies, directing one-third of the series’ initial film, SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY, and wowing critics and fans alike with her solo directorial debut at the helm of WONDER WOMAN. With GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT, Montgomery takes the next step in her burgeoning career, directing the initial full-length story to feature the DC Comics super hero and an entire universe of fascinating characters. She is once again teamed with executive producer Bruce Timm, this time working from an Alan Burnett script that focuses on Hal Jordan’s recruitment to the Green Lantern Corps and his discovery of a secret conspiracy that threatens its philosophies, traditions and hierarchy.
Here are a few blurbs from director Lauren Montgomery about the upcoming animated film, GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT...
On how much of a origin story we will see: "As we had already done the origin story a few movies back in JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER, we really didn't want to spend a whole lot of time telling that same story over again. So [Hal Jordan's] origin story is over and done before the opening credits."
On the story being told in this film: "[GL: FIRST FLIGHT] more of an overall Green Lantern Corps story and Hal's existence within that group. And it’s not Hal on Earth being a super hero – we’re in space for virtually the entire movie, so Alan gave us multiple backgrounds and scene settings so we could explore the galaxy. That made it even more interesting – seeing and exploring different alien locales and lifestyles. Being away from Earth is incredibly liberating in terms of design possibilities."
On her favorite scene in the movie: "We have a scene about 17 minutes into the movie when Hal and Sinestro go into this establishment looking for a killer, and even though you’ve already seen some of the alien Green Lanterns, this is the first time you get an eyeful of the alien characters that Jose Lopez designed. The place is packed with all these really cool aliens, and they’re all so crazy looking. But you know their personalities immediately. It’s a very tense, cool scene and you really get to see how different that world is from Earth. That’s the defining scene from the movie that lets you know you’re not in Kansas anymore."
Lauren Montgomery focused on the big picture, but she take the time to do the character design on
Boodikka (voiced by Tricia Helfer) for the all-new DC Universe animated original movie.
Director Lauren Montgomery said character designer Jose Lopez
“ran wild” in creating a galaxy of new creatures.
It’s Hal Jordan to the rescue in GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT,
the all-new DC Universe animated original movie!
GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT will be available on July 28, 2009. Visit the official site at GREENLANTERNMOVIE.COM.
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