The 2011 comic book film Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, was supposed to be the original starting point for the DCEU cinematic universe. Most fans just pretend it never happened. The failure of the Green Lantern film was so radioactive in the cultural zeitgeist that the TV show for the CW’s Green Arrow, starring Stephen Amell, dropped the “Green” from its title. If the only thing you know about Green Arrow is Stephen Amell, then you need to learn more about the best Green Arrow comics.
Before 2008’s Iron Man, there were plans for a Green Arrow film. It was going to be called Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max. It was a prison escape film featuring Green Arrow. But the film was never made.
