Green Lantern suit goes CG

Right now you all must be thinking “What the hell is going on here? The Green Lantern’s suit is going to be put together with computers!?”. Well, even though the news is quite disturbing at first, let’s explain what exactly this means. The folks over at /Film (via CS!) dish out the information in their exclusive piece.:

That’s right. No suit. When I was first told this info, I didn’t believe it. I actually didn’t even consider it as a real possibility. But the information I’m about to reveal has since been backed up by two other independent sources. I stand by this information 150% — this is legit. I risk my reputation on it. Ready for it? Okay…

The suit that Ryan wears on set is a grey tracking motion/performance capture suit with led lights. That’s right — Green Lantern’s suit will be mostly CG!

I’ve heard that when the cg is complete, the suit will look like a manifestation of his power. And while I couldn’t confirm this, I’ve heard that DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has seen the designs and given them his blessing.

The suit is lined with white LEDs, which I initially thought might be used to give a practical glow (kind of like how Billy Crudup wore blue LEDs to give the actors around Dr. Manhattan a blue glow in Watchmen), but I’ve since been told might just be for mo-cap tracking purposes.

Now that it’s confirmed that nobody will be able to see Reynolds in the actual Green Lantern outfit until the CG is done with it, what do you think of this different take on the science fiction superhero’s costume? The Green Lantern is currently in the middle of filming in New Orleans with the directional reigns being held on tight by Martin Campbell. The DC Entertainment and Warner Bros Pictures film is poised to come out in theaters on June 17th, 2011.