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'Green Lantern' sequel 'still planned to go ahead'

Published Sunday, Jun 26 2011, 21:34 BST | By Tom Ayres | 10 comments

Green Lantern Entertainment Weekly cover

Warner Bros is reportedly keen to begin work on a Green Lantern sequel despite the first film's mediocre box-office performance.

Green Lantern topped the US box office last week, but suffered a 66% drop off this weekend, bringing its overall domestic total to $89.3 million.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner are said to be "somewhat disappointed" by the film's performance, but are still keen to continue the DC Comics franchise.

Warner president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman downplayed the importance of the drop-off, insisting that Green Lantern was still settling in, and that fanboy films always suffer an initial decline in their second week of release.

Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard, and cost around $200 million to produce before marketing, but has so far received a poor reception from critics.

Reynolds recently admitted that he had already begun researching further Green Lantern stories in the hope that there is a second film.

Watch the trailer for Green Lantern below: