Green Lantern (animated film)

Green Lantern is a 2032 computer-animated space opera drama tilm written and directed by Fabiola Andrade in her feature directorial debut. Based on the DC Comics organization of the same name, the film stars the voices of America Ferrera, Samuel L. Jackson, Cree Summer, and Mark Strong. The fourth film in the DC Animated Theatrical Universe, it centers on Jessica Cruz as she struggles with her PTSD when she becomes the newest member of the Green Lanterns.

A film based on Jessica Cruz' Green Lantern would be annoumced in early 2026 as one of the early filns planned fpr the DCATU. The film would enter production in 2029, with Andrade attached to write and direct. Ferrera, Jackson, and Summer would be cast in early 2030, with Strong joining shortly after. While the film would draw some inspiration on Cruz' DC Superhero Girls (2019) version, the filmmakers would adapt her comic book origin story, and would seek to include elemenys from the character's Honduran heritage. Sony Pictures Imageworks would provide the animation, with animators combining hand-drawn and computer-animation for effects involving the Green Lanterns' rings.

Green Lantern would be released in July 1, 2032, to critical acclaim and commercial success. Critics would deem the film as an improvement over the 2011 film, and would praise its dark tone, action sequences, emotional weight, vocal perfornances, screenplay, and direction. The film would earn 990 million dollars over its 90 million dollars budget. Green Lantern would be nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Picture.

Synopsis
The DC universe expands its cosmic scope with Green Lantern, the story of Jessica Cruz, a young girl with horrible scars following the lost of her friends. Her life then suffers another change when she is choosed to wield a Green Lantern ring and become part of the Green Lantern Corps., a cosmic group dedicated to protect the universe from evil. However, Jessica's scars leave her unwilling to use her ring. But once the devious Siniestro appears to take over the universe, Jessica must confront her inner demons and step up to the challenge in order to save the universe from his clutches.

Voice cast

 * America Ferrera as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern: The newest member of the Green Lantern Corps., who struggles with PTSD. Ferrera said the film "really explores how her trauma affected her, and how she fights it", saying tyat "in the end, the film is less about putting trauma behimd us and more on how to fight it, day by day, to live".
 * Samuel L. Jackson as John Stewart / Green Lantern: Cruz' mentor, and a veteran member of the Green Lantern Corps. and the Justice League. Javkson descrobed him as "one hell of a badass mentor" who "learns to let out his heart". Jackson add-libbed several of his lines during recording, which director Fabiola Andrade said was to "make the character as natural and badass as possible"
 * Cree Summer as Alia: A Green Lantern and Stewart's partner. Summer described her as "everything Stewart is not, joyful and hiperactive, but with a deep sense of duty". Andrade said they choose to include a minor comic book character because "that gave [the producers] a lot of creative freedom.
 * Mark Strong as Siniestro: The leader of the Siniestro Corps., with plans to conquer the universe.

Additionally, Kevin Michael Richardson reprisee his role as Kilowog, a Green Lantern. The Guardians of the Universe, creators of the Green Lantern Corps., are voiced by Phil LaMarr, Josh Keaton, Kari Wahlgren, and Kimberly Brooks.