Director of The Green Lantern Martin Campbell talked to Coventry Telegraph about the massive amount of special effects in the film.

He admits it will be a big challenge in bringing to life a hero trained on another world to wield a ring of great power and join an intergalactic police corps.

Campbell said: “It’s daunting. Just the process, something like 1,300 visual effects shots, it’s mind-blowing, quite honestly.”

Campbell explained that the amount of FX work was due to the Green Lantern’s powers generated through his mystical ring.

“It’s energised by a battery on the planet of Oa, which taps into the willpower of everyone in the universe.

“From that ring you can form constructs. So if you got into a fight, you could form a giant fist. Or a fighter plane.”

All the digital wizardry will be expensive – and although Warner Bros hoped to shoot in Sydney and take advantage of tax concessions, the budget was pushed to unacceptable levels by the strengthening Australian dollar.

1300 special effects shots?!  That’s going to take a long time, but they have plenty of it since the movie isn’t out until the summer of 2011. The movie is obviously going to be a major hit, I just hope it doesn’t turn out cheesy like Fantastic Four. I doubt it though, Martin Campbell is a solid director.

Source: Coventry Telegraph

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