“Inexperienced Lantern” is a notable sore spot for Ryan Reynolds, who was set to usher in a brand new period for DC storytelling. Stories say that Hal Jordan’s cinematic debut misplaced Warner Bros. round $75 million, making it one of many greatest disasters in Reynolds’ profession and destroying all hopes for a sequel. Reynolds believes the movie flopped as a result of the manufacturing centered an excessive amount of on costly particular results as an alternative of character growth. The image was additionally launched after movies like “Iron Man” and “The Darkish Knight” took the superhero style in a brand new, bolder route. Finally, “Inexperienced Lantern” felt like a relic from the previous that did not perceive what viewers needed. Naturally, critics tore the movie aside — it has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Reynolds later launched “R.I.P.D” to equally disappointing outcomes. A buddy cop image about deceased detectives who hunt supernatural forces, “R.I.P.D.” was poised to be competent summer season fare for audiences in 2013. Primarily based on the comedian e book of the identical identify, the movie was anticipated to be the beginning of a affluent franchise, but it surely reportedly misplaced the studio over $50 million. Reynolds’ comedy was launched throughout a particularly crowded weekend, going through competitors from “The Conjuring” and “Despicable Me 2” making the “Males in Black”-like movie the least fascinating image for audiences. Phrase of mouth additionally wasn’t there as critics ripped it to shreds. Regardless of poor opinions, Reynolds’ supernatural flop defied the chances and dominated Netflix in 2023.
After his nearly career-ending monetary misfires, Reynolds took a much-needed break from the style, earlier than reemerging together with his greatest moneymaker.