Finally, some good news for all those DC fans! Producer Donald DeLine talked to the boys of CHUD about the long languishing Green Lantern film. While nothing has kicked into high-gear yet, the future is bright for Hal Jordan.

DeLine confirmed that Jack Black is no longer attached to the lead role, which should make all fans sigh with relief. And it is no longer being touted as a comedic movie. Isn't it nice when Hollywood wakes up and realizes they've wasted time on a really dumb idea?

They are currently awaiting the first draft of a script by Greg Berlanti, which DeLine was hopeful would be on his desk very soon. They are looking to make it a sensible origin story of Hal Jordan, with all the heroics and aliens the story requires. Okay, I'm guessing on the alien part, but I don't really see them changing that.

Nor has the death of Justice League Mortal affected this Green Lantern movie -- as seems to be the case with all the Justice League characters, since they were operating on completely different wavelengths.

As I have mentioned previously, there is a large poster of Hal Jordan era Green Lantern gracing the wall of my study. Although my primary love for comic books has always and will always reside with Marvel, there is a distinct soft spot in my heart for Green Lantern. I also think several DC comic characters have very strong movie potential, and have thus typically rejoiced when the possibility of a Green Lantern movie gets mentioned. However, there is one large and glaring exception to my eagerness for such a film, and it rests in the person of Jack Black. For reasons which truly baffle my feeble little mind, Black has persisted in his interest to put together a ridiculous, farcical Green Lantern movie. Thankfully, when early news of such a script got out, the fans rose up and with one voice proclaimed "get your hands off of the Green Lantern, Jack." And they proclaimed it loud enough that Black got the message.

Yes, Jack Black recently admitted such a script did exist, but the very negative reaction from fans everywhere put a stop to any thoughts of making it a reality. So congratulations to you, fans -- you have stopped a great travesty. I like to think we here at Cinematical contributed in some small way to stopping this catastrophe thanks to all of you who shared your comments on the prospect when it floated past the first time. Well played, readers.

This continues to be a very, very strange association in my mind. Jack Black is a funny man, and I actually enjoy him as an actor. The Green Lantern is a great super hero, and there's a giant poster of golden age Green Lantern gracing the wall of my study. So to sum of these brief thoughts: I like Jack Black. I like the Green Lantern. So why am I so afraid of the two of them joined together? The best explanation I can think of is another example. I love dill pickles. I also love death by chocolate ice cream. Under no circumstances would I ever want my dbc served with dill pickle topping. Two delightful experiences, but delightful for separate reasons which do not easily overlap.

And yet, Jack Black persists in being interested in a Green Lantern movie project. He was recently giving a radio interview, and mentioned that he'd still like to earn the project a green light (green light for Green Lantern, oh I'm SO clever I should write headlines for the NY Times). According to Superhero Hype, Black is still trying to get a developed script and apparently still has at least some interest maintained over at Warner Brothers. My hope for seeing a GL movie is confused and tainted by my fear of Jack Black being involved. What to do, what to do?