‘Green Lantern’ Director Martin Campbell on Why the Superhero Film Flopped: ‘Our Bad Guy Was Just a Cloud With a Face on It’
During a recent press event for his upcoming thriller “Cleaner,” Campbell shared that the filmmaking process didn’t spark any interest in him about making superhero films: “Absolutely none.” He attributed its commercial disappointment (earning $237 million against a reported budget of $200 million) to his lack of familiarity and subsequent disinterest in the genre.
(Note: I have attempted to make the sentence more conversational and easier to read, while still preserving the original meaning.)